Location: Denver, CO

Grants Team Manager

Salary: $110,000-$140,000

Closing: 9/6/2023

About the Position
Walton Enterprises has an opening on the Walton Family Foundation Legal team seeking a skilled, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as Grants Team Manager.

This position is for a grants management professional with at least 5 years of experience. Ideally, you will have a working knowledge of the legal rules that apply to tax-exempt organizations, specifically private foundations. This role manages the WFF Grants Management team.

• Oversee and develop the WFF Grants Management team of 4-6 associates
• Play a key role in continuously improving grants management processes, resources, and capabilities to inform opportunities for greater efficiency and efficacy; ensure processes are documented and up to date
• Partner with colleagues and other departments to better collect and reflect grant data in reporting and tax returns
• Support WFF in maintaining up-to-date processes and policy and documentation
• Help train associates on WFF grant processes and policies as well as relevant IRS regulations relevant to private foundation grantmaking
• Maintain grantmaking templates (e.g., application, agreement letters, reporting); partner with Legal, Technology and other key stakeholders to update as needed.
• Inform and help to implement requirements for software systems to support grants management
• Serve as a resource on IRS regulations and other Federal and state laws applicable to grantmaking
• Serve on / coordinate WFF-wide Effective Grantmaking Group

Qualifications

• 5+ years of grants management experience with a deep understanding of grants processes and related financial and compliance issues, with a very strong preference for private foundation-related grantmaking experience
• At least 2 years of staff management experience, including proven track record in staff development
• Knowledge and experience with grants management systems, data tracking, and reporting
• Proven organization and planning/time management skills; ability to meet deadlines
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual skills
• Highly collaborative, hands-on leadership style and track record
• Strong understanding of IRS rules and regulations governing private foundations

Additional Helpful Experiences

• Knowledge about IRS lobbying and campaign intervention rules is a plus.
• Change management, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement experience.

Personal Attributes

• You are helpful, a team player, and show respect while collaborating with others
• You are results-oriented and exercise sound judgment in your work
• A lifelong learner who is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation
• A visionary who plans with imagination and wisdom
• You are dedicated to achieving excellence and working with others to tackle the tasks at hand

How to Apply
Apply online at: https://weioffice-foundation.icims.com/jobs/1171/manager%2c-grants-team/job