Grants Manager

11 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Project and Program Management
Zearn

Zearn

Zearn is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to ensuring every child learns and loves math. Their core product, Zearn Math, is a top-rated K-5 math curriculum that combines personalized digital lessons with daily small group instruction. Zea...

Education Services
51-250
Founded 2012

Description

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for program officers and manage day-to-day funder communications.
  • Own the reporting lifecycle for a small portfolio of high-dollar, multi-year grants and deliver reports ahead of schedule.
  • Lead bimonthly, quarterly, and annual funder reports, translating complex product and implementation data into clear narratives.
  • Prepare leadership for funder check-ins by anticipating questions and assembling data and talking points.
  • Track current and prospective grants to forecast reporting, proposal, and funding milestones.
  • Manage the grant application process for new strategic opportunities across cross-functional teams.
  • Track grant commitments, identify risks early, and ensure internal teams have enough lead time to resolve blockers.
  • Build and maintain grant-management systems, documentation, and a CRM record of all deadlines, interactions, and reporting obligations.
  • Collaborate with Finance to track grant spending and budgets against funder requirements.
  • Develop reusable content libraries, procedures, and narrative materials to improve reporting and proposal efficiency.

Requirements

  • 4-6+ years of experience in grant management or project management, with a heavy emphasis on reporting and execution.
  • Experience as a grantee managing report-outs to funders, preferred over foundation-side experience.
  • Exceptional writing and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder projects with cross-functional inputs.
  • Technical proficiency in data analysis, basic financial tracking of budgets/spend, and AI tools.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Familiarity with compliance structures of large national philanthropic foundations.
  • Experience in the nonprofit or edtech sector, preferred.

Benefits

  • $80,000-$100,000 annual salary.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • 401(k) matching.
  • Parental leave.
  • Flexible PTO policy.
  • Remote work in eligible U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

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