Director, Grants & Strategic Initiatives

The role

You will work with the Foundation co-founder to advance new projects, manage grants and grantee relationships, and build processes for philanthropic decisions. You will move initiatives from concept through development, pilot, and launch.

What you will do

• Move selected initiatives from early concept through development, pilot, and launch
• Work with the Foundation co-founder to define initiative impact, scope, and implementation
• Research existing efforts and identify where the Foundation can add value
• Develop and manage project plans with budgets, milestones, and responsibilities
• Coordinate the launch and execution of collaborations with nonprofit organizations and community leaders
• Track progress and resolve day-to-day obstacles
• Manage grant workflows from inquiry and due diligence through award coordination and monitoring
• Review proposals, budgets, and organizational capacity
• Serve as a primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of grantees
• Build operating discipline and practical procedures for grant review and oversight

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in philanthropy, nonprofit management, program development, consulting, or a related field
• Substantial responsibility for independently managing complex projects
• Record of execution taking an idea through implementation
• Ability to assess a proposal and budget and identify material risks
• Strong relationship skills to earn trust and navigate differing priorities
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of Jewish life and the Jewish communal landscape
• Comfort building something new and working through ambiguity
• Discretion and sound judgment

About the company

TriEdge is establishing a new philanthropic foundation to strengthen the social, economic, and cultural foundations of Jewish life.