Finance - Compliance Lead, Grants & Contracts
About The Position
Reporting to a Grants Manager, the Compliance Lead will help ensure the smooth and effective completion of a wide range of programmatic tasks and functions related to grants management. The Compliance Lead will support a wide variety of grants, contracts, and gifts across the Programs team and a variety of global initiatives which together support several million dollars in grantmaking annually. The Compliance Lead should be a detail-oriented, collaborative, and self-directed team member with strong time management skills. The Compliance Lead will coordinate closely with ClimateWorks' Programs as well as the Finance and Grants teams to ensure smooth processing and administration of grants and contracts.
Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant work experience is required, ideally in nonprofit grants and contracts administration; experience with international grants and contracts administration a plus.
- Experience with a grantmaking database or Salesforce is a requirement; Google Drive, Slack, or Asana is a plus.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to reach out to different organizations within the ClimateWorks network and to interact effectively with diverse profiles at external organizations.
- Ability to juggle numerous competing demands and priorities, responding quickly to truly urgent requests.
- Bachelor's degree and interest in or experience with environmental issues.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently (both virtually and in-person) with minimal supervision.
- A commitment to a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment.
Nice To Haves
- Fluency in Mandarin a plus.
Responsibilities
- Processing and entering data related to grants, contracts, gifts and organizational records using shared resources such as Fluxx, Google Drive, and Salesforce.
- Reviewing supporting documents (including budgets and financial statements on grant submissions) to ensure compliance guidelines are met, sometimes working directly with grantees and contractors to resolve issues.
- Maintaining metrics for grants and contracts processing.
- Coordinating on grantee update reports — sending report reminders, reviewing and compiling reports, and tracking submission metrics.
- Contributing to annual grantmaking forecasts across multiple programs on a monthly basis.
- Providing other grants- and contracts-related assistance as needed.
- Acting as first point of contact to frequent internal inquiries regarding grant and contract processing, awards, and amendments, and as a frequent point of contact with grantees and contractors to support grantmaking.
Benefits
- ClimateWorks offers an excellent benefits package:Healthcare Plans:
- Multiple options available through Kaiser & UHC
- HMO - 100% coverage for employee and dependents
- POS - Employee pays difference beyond HMO coverage (3 out of 4 POS options are at 100% coverage for employee and dependents)
- Dental –100% coverage for employee and dependents
- Vision – 100% coverage for employee and dependents
- Fertility Benefit
- Fertility care through Carrot Fertility. Access to on-demand doctor-approved content, pregnancy support, and virtual chats with medical, legal, and regulatory experts.
- Disability Benefit (long and short-term)
- Life Insurance (3x base salary up to $750k for employee only)
- PTO
- 20 days (1st year)
- 25 days (2nd - 8th year)
- 30 days (9th year)
- Holidays
- 11 Observed and 2 floating
- 401k Plan
- After 6 months of service, CWF automatically contributes 9% of gross earnings per pay period to retirement fund
- After 6 months of service, CWF matches 100% of employee contributions up to a max of 6% of gross earnings per pay period
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
