Grants and Reports Manager

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July 23

🗽 New York – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Spark Microgrants

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Non-profit • Social Impact

Spark Microgrants is an organization focused on empowering communities to drive local change and determine their own paths out of poverty. They provide communities with the opportunity and tools to improve their own lives through innovative approaches and community driven development. Headquartered in New York, they work with various communities, emphasizing the capability of people to lead and govern themselves with adequate resources and support. Their mission includes developing strong, self-reliant communities through partnerships and impactful programs.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2013

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Achieve 100% on-time reporting and deliverable submission • Build strong relationships with Spark’s existing donor partners and actively seek opportunities for thought partnership as Spark continues to learn, iterate and scale its model. • Ensure responsive and accurate communication with all existing funders. • Produce high-quality donor reports that showcase Spark’s impact through both data and storytelling, liaising across teams to gather inputs. • Coordinate with Spark’s finance team to complete clear and accurate financial reporting • Maintain and manage all grant reporting tools, templates, and guidelines. • Represent the organization with external stakeholders (funders, key partners, etc.) and support event planning and logistics when necessary. • Sustain an annual 80%+ funder renewal rate and average increase in renewal funding of 20%+. • Track funding renewal timelines and ensure proactive kick-off of renewal processes • Oversee the drafting and submission of grant renewal applications, facilitating discussion on strategic objectives and gathering inputs from program, impact, and finance team members. • Ensure all renewal applications are appropriately customized to the needs and interests of each funding partner and that they are actively engaged as valued thought partners throughout the renewal processes. • Track all donor deliverables, reporting deadlines and payment schedules. • Manage Spark’s Salesforce database, inputting grant receivables, funder notes and ensuring data is clean and updated. • Coordinate with finance and program staff to monitor grant budgets, timelines and ensure compliance with all grant terms and conditions. • Oversee the receipt of donor funds including sending funding acknowledgement letters. • Regularly review and update confirmed cash flow projections.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with nonprofit grants and reports management, communications, or development, including at least 3 years of progressive experience with grants management, reporting, and donor relations. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting compelling narratives • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines while working with internationally dispersed colleagues • Ability to be flexible and collaborative; to assess capacities and priorities and work with colleagues to meet both immediate needs and mature the growth function. • Experience with CRM systems, preferably Salesforce • Experience working in sub-Saharan Africa and knowledge of the East African context preferred. • Experience with international development and/or community-driven development preferred. • Fluency in English, both written and spoken.