DIRECTOR, GRANTS MANAGEMENT

Core responsibilities:

• Manage efficient workflow to support the full grant lifecycle, including organization verification, grant recommendation, grant agreement, payments, amendments, reporting, and close out
• Monitor and evaluate grant progress and deliverables to ensure milestones are met, compliance requirements are satisfied, and finances are in order
• Manage grantmaking timelines, workflows, and internal coordination for grantmaking strategies and initiatives, ensuring alignment with program goals and deadlines
• Directly supervise and mentor two high-performing team members while building and maintaining relationships with grantees across the global portfolio

This role drives effectiveness and impact in grantmaking operations to help end combustible tobacco use, which remains the leading preventable cause of death globally, by supporting the urgent need to help the one billion people in the world who smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.

Required skills and experience:

• Accomplished professional with prior experience at a private foundation and deep understanding of the grant lifecycle
• Demonstrated sound reasoning, creativity, good judgment, and ability to think critically across unique situations
• Detail-oriented with solid quantitative and analytical skills, strong organizational abilities, and capacity to establish plans and meet deadlines
• Strong emotional and situational intelligence with ability to work collaboratively, build trust across stakeholders, and nurture a culture of accountability

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

Global Action to End Smoking, Inc. is an independent U.S. nonprofit 501(c)(3) grantmaking and research organization whose mission is to end combustible tobacco use, which remains the leading preventable cause of death globally, by identifying and addressing the unique needs of people who smoke as they relate to tobacco cessation and harm reduction.