Water Programs Associate (Remote)

charity: water

10d • $52,000 - $55,000 • Remote

About The Position

As Water Programs Associate you’ll be on top of all the information flowing in and out of our water programs in the field. Reporting to the Water Programs Senior Manager, you’ll manage the data related to thousands of water projects, know the status of grant implementation for a dedicated set of partners, and be responsible for tracking and keeping accurate records for all grant outputs. You'll work with a small, hardworking, and high-performing team to make sure that charity: water's funds are invested in the most relevant and effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs out there. You'll help build new systems that make our partnerships models of efficiency and transparency and position our programs to achieve maximum impact today and over time.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in international affairs, public health, public administration, or a related field.
• At least two years of experience working or interning for an international humanitarian, development, or grantmaking organization.
• Superb organizational and project management skills.
• A high level of attention to detail and the ability to efficiently manage your time across multiple work streams.
• Exceptional problem-solving, collaboration and execution.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel, and Google Workspace.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for company sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with or exposure to the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector.
• Relevant international work or study experience.
• Proficiency in French.

Responsibilities

• Managing and monitoring grants management administration for a portfolio of programs, including tracking project status, maintaining historical records, managing timelines, and ensuring programs meet proposal conditions and expectations.
• Maintaining the grants database and ensuring all necessary information is accurate, up to date and readily available to partners and staff.
• Reviewing partner proposals each half-year and partner reporting each quarter, providing clear and concise feedback to the Water Program Manager for partner revisions, including assisting in clearly communicating all revisions with partners.
• Scheduling and facilitating meetings, drafting reflective meeting minutes and team presentations, and monitoring action items from both team and partner meetings.
• Processing reports and managing the grant agreement process including drafting, reviewing for accuracy, finalizing, and ensuring timeliness and compliance with charity: water requirements.
• Writing and reviewing program-related copy for the fundraising team to use in external communications.
• Relaying the status of proposals and grants to other charity: water departments that utilize the data for reporting purposes.
• Assisting with travel arrangements for the Programs team including managing travel agendas, flights, visas, and maintaining updated country information affecting travel.
• Managing a variety of administrative tasks needed by the Water Programs Manager and Portfolio Manager.
• Working collaboratively with each charity: water department to make sure their involvement in our water programs is maximized and efficient.
• Demonstrating a mastery of charity: water's systems, processes, administrative needs, and record-keeping at the associate level role with the ability to easily train or instruct other team members in these systems and tasks.
• Taking initiative on the team through team projects, trainings, and/or other opportunities.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Summer Fridays
• 6-week paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of employment
• Annual bonus potential through The Pool
• 401k plan + employer match
• Medical covered at 85% + Dental/Vision contributions
• FSA + dependent day care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance, STD, LTD
• 16-week paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents
• Stipends for Home office, Professional Development, and a You-do-You Perk
• TSA Pre-check reimbursement
• Flexible working hours; team members are expected to be online 10am - 4pm ET regardless of location, plus three hours per day asynchronously, which factors in an hour for lunch

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level