Grants and Operations Manager

The Sam L. Cohen Foundation, a southern Maine foundation whose grantmaking includes Jewish Culture & Traditions alongside the arts, civic life, education, and health and human services, is hiring a Grants and Operations Manager. On a team of three, you'll run the systems behind every grant from application to final report, coordinate the Foundation's finances with its outside accounting firm, and keep a small office running. Reports to the Executive Director and works closely with the Senior Program Officer.

Responsibilities:
• Manage the grants database (Blackbaud GIFTS Online) and process inquiries, applications, awards and declinations across spring and fall cycles
• Review applications for completeness and eligibility, review applicants' financials, and prepare award letters and payments
• Maintain the grants calendar, assemble board dockets, and report on the Foundation's grantmaking
• Enter transactions in QuickBooks, process invoices, reconcile bank accounts, and support budgets, payout planning, taxes and year-end close
• Coordinate board meetings, conflict-of-interest disclosures, records, insurance renewals and vendors
• Serve as grantees' point of contact for site visits and manage a small part of the grant portfolio

Qualifications:
• 4+ years in grants administration, nonprofit operations or finance coordination
• Experience with grants management or accounting databases; QuickBooks or Blackbaud GIFTS a plus
• Comfort reading nonprofit budgets, financial statements and Form 990s
• Clear, warm writing and strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of the southern Maine nonprofit community is helpful; a degree is not required

Salary: $69,000–$75,000

Benefits:
Health insurance, an annual employer retirement contribution, professional development opportunities, and paid time off.

**Schedule:** 30 hours a week, hybrid, based at the Foundation's Portland office.

To Apply:
Send a resume and a cover letter to Gloria at [email protected] by October 26.