The Grantmaking Operations Manager ensures the efficient administration of the overall grantmaking process across a team that spans multiple geographies. An integral member of the Program Team, the Grantmaking Operations Manager works closely with the Program team to coordinate the day-to-day grantmaking infrastructure and management.
The Grantmaking Operations Manager works to ensure that both the administration and overall systems and process of grantmaking run efficiently and accurately as part of our collective mission-driven work. The role requires attention to detail, systems-mindedness, a high degree of self-motivation, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborative communication and relationship skills and the ability to creatively problem-solve.
Grassroots International connects people in the US with global movements that defend land, territory, water, food, seeds and the earth. Together we address the root causes of injustice and oppression, and build alternatives that nurture human rights, ecological justice, and liberation. We do this through grantmaking, social action, and philanthropic leadership. As a public foundation, Grassroots International raises its budget annually. Our organizational culture is collaborative, relational, and deeply mission-driven.