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Job Title: Grants Manager


FLSA Status: Non-Exempt


Position Type: Full-time


Department: Finance


Job Level: 4P


Pay: $111,600


Reports To: Finance Director


Work Location: Staff are required to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are 3 days/week in-office hybrid at the Earth Island Institute office in Berkeley, California.


About Earth Island Institute: Earth Island Institute (EII) is a leading nonprofit environmental organization that has been at the forefront of efforts to protect the environment and its inhabitants for over forty years. EII supports grassroots activists through a powerful network of approximately 65 sponsored projects working in the United States and around the world. EII's projects safeguard forests, oceans, and wildlife; support youth and women’s environmental leadership and underserved communities; combat climate change; and promote environmental justice, sustainability, and resilience. EII further advances, informs, and inspires action through the New Leaders Initiative and its annual Brower Youth Awards, which provides youth leadership recognition and mentoring; Earth Island Journal, which provides unparalleled coverage of global environmental news and perspectives, both in a quarterly print issue and in daily stories online; and Earth Island Advocates, which uses the law to fight for the planet and its inhabitants. For more information, please visit earthisland.org.


Earth Island has launched a contract lifecycle management system, as well as a new grant management feature in their established financial software, providing greater visibility for staff and projects to track contract execution, understand their financial status, support successful spend down of grants, and track cost-reimbursement awards for their grant lifecycle. This new role will bring capacity to the project support staff in the finance and program advisor departments to utilize new grants management tools in order to understand the financial outlook for the project network, while being a resource to individual projects to plan their revenue management.


Position Overview: As a member of the Earth Island finance team, the Grants Manager will serve as the primary coordinator and reviewer of all outgoing and incoming grants, will be responsible for federal grant compliance and reporting on restricted and unrestricted awards, and will work across departments to anticipate, identify, and resolve issues. This role is especially critical for providing big picture revenue trends, assessing risks and liabilities, and communicating effectively the overall financial health of Earth Island’s fiscally sponsored projects to its leadership team. In addition, the Grants Manager will lead efforts with the Service Coordination team to improve internal processes and increase organizational effectiveness, particularly with respect to grants and revenue management.


Reporting to the Finance Director, the Grants Manager role is a full time exempt position. This role works cross-departmentally, specifically directly with program staff supporting the fiscal sponsorship program, the legal team to elevate compliance issues, and the finance team to streamline and utilize grant management systems. This position has a direct impact on the programmatic and operational performance of the organization.


This position is an excellent match for an experienced nonprofit finance professional who loves thinking about systems and how to improve them; is a problem-solver by nature; understands budget and financial reporting and grant requirements; and seeks to join a dynamic, innovative, and high impact organization. 


You will find a complete position description, list of key responsibilities and requirements, and application instructions here: earthisland.org/index.php/take-action/opportunities


Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: Earth Island Institute provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.


We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, including women and people of color, to apply. Research has shown that these groups are often less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. At Earth Island, we value diversity and believe that a range of perspectives contributes to our success. If you have at least 60% of the qualifications listed and a growth mindset, we encourage you to submit your application.


Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. If you seek an accommodation, please advise in writing at the time you apply. If you seek an accommodation for the application process, please send an email to Michelle Thompson at HR@earthisland.org.