Grants Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Ensures the smooth operation of the full grantmaking lifecycle, from application intake and review through award, contracting, compliance, reporting, and closeout.
• Manages all vendor contracts for the grants program, ensuring proper execution, compliance, and alignment with organizational policies.
• Designs and generates reports and datasets that support internal learning, impact assessment, and external reporting to partners and stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains clear documentation, procedures, and guidance for grants systems and processes, and trains and supports staff in their effective use.

This role creates positive change by designing and maintaining systems that enable ethical, efficient, and compliant grantmaking, supporting CCI's mission to shift cultural paradigms and catalyze better solutions for creatives and their communities.

Required skills, experience, qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in grants management, systems administration, or operations within a nonprofit or philanthropic setting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in CRM and data systems (Salesforce, Submittable, SignRequest, Zapier preferred), with ability to partner with vendors and translate complex systems into clear guidance.
• Knowledge of best practices in grants management, contracting, compliance, data governance, trust-based and equity-centered grantmaking, and ethical data practices.
• Proficiency in using G Suite and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, or equivalent software.

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

The Center for Cultural Innovation is a national nonprofit that shifts cultural paradigms to catalyze better, alternative solutions for creatives, culture bearers, creative entrepreneurs, and their communities, envisioning a future where U.S. creative and cultural expressions reflect the potential of its people.