SENIOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT ASSOCIATE – GRANTS/INITIATIVES

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation,

founded in 1962 by and for the people of New Hampshire.

We are the place where generosity meets the dedication and ingenuity of nonprofits and the potential of New Hampshire students. For six decades, thousands of people have entrusted their charitable resources to the Foundation, creating a perpetual source of philanthropic capital and making it possible for the Foundation to award more than $70 million in grants and scholarships every year. We have a staff of 54 passionate and dedicated professionals working across the state and are governed by a highly engaged Board of Directors.

The Foundation’s purpose is to make New Hampshire a more just, sustainable and vibrant community where everyone can thrive. Our current strategic plan, Together We Thrive, is focused on advancing equity, racial justice, and economic security. That’s because when a community can draw on the potential, strength, ingenuity, and grace of every person in it, that community will be healthier, happier, more prosperous and a better place to live for all.

Position Summary:

The community engagement and impact associate is a key member of the grants management team and provides a range of administrative support to the department.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Primary Department Support to Grant and Fund Management Practices and Procedures

• Serves as primary Foundation CEI contact for staff regarding Foundation grantmaking and direct fund expense process, procedures, along with Director of Grant Management, CEI colleagues and other Foundation departments.
• Prepares and updates documentation for CEI grantmaking and direct expense procedures for department staff.
• Provides input to and serves on teams related to the analysis, implementation, and management of department grantmaking.
• Manages, and assists with training to other CEI department staff, regarding Foundation grant process, procedures, and policies.
• Manages, and assists with training to CEI staff, in providing responses to grant and fund data needs.

Grants and Contract Support

• Supports in department grantmaking activities in the processing grants from award to payment in the Foundation’s grant systems, completing the required due diligence process, gathering information to assist in grant development, and supporting applicants and grantees throughout the process.
• Serves as part of Grant Management team in responding to nonprofit and general community inquiries regarding Foundation grant and strategic initiative programs and Foundation’s online grant system.
• Supports the retrieval of data from the online grant application system (GrantSource) and the grant management system (Foundant) to assist in department planning and compliance functions.
• Supports the Director of Grant Management in the development and coordination of new grantmaking policies and procedures and the effective follow-up and implementation of those policies and procedures among the department staff.
• Provides assistance and support, in collaboration with the Director of Grant Management and the Donor Engagement and Philanthropy Services department, to track contributed revenue to the Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking.
• Supports department staff with post-contract activities with external consultants/vendors, including ongoing support to ensure timely contract invoice approval and payment processing and tracking expenses against the assigned funds.

Initiatives Administrative Support Partner

• Provides administrative support to department impact and engagement initiatives, as assigned. Support activities include scheduling, organizing, and preparing for internal and external meetings or events including meeting logistics, and invitations; assisting in preparation of department data information, briefing materials, and presentations, and preparing meeting notes, and follow up actions. Also, may provide additional support as needed to advance the initiative goals.
• Provides back up support for other department activities, as needed and assigned, during peak periods of time.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Highly organized, flexible, and efficient
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to draft, proofread, reformat, and compile documents, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and other written materials to Foundation standards.
• Excellent customer service skills, including through telephone, email, or other methods of virtual communication
• Excellent judgment and ability to think critically
• Ability to work under deadline pressure
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to organize multiple tasks/projects, as well as prioritize tasks within projects
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion and judgment
• Ability to make independent decisions and take initiative as appropriate
• Ability to work in teams, and to collaborate well with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and settings including policy makers, community leaders, and residents
• Ability to understand, communicate with and effectively engage with people across cultures
• Belief in the mission and purpose of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• Experience with community and nonprofit work in New Hampshire a plus

Essential Qualifications:

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to the needs of the role.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite of products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.), grantmaking systems, databases, and the internet
• Experience using business intelligence and analytics tools (Excel, Power BI, etc.)
• Experience in grants policies and procedures development, compliance, and implementation of operational procedures
• Ability to quickly learn or engage with new technologies that improve efficiency and further the Foundation's mission
• Valid driver's license

The Foundation offers the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Spending Account
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• FMLA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), more

excellent verbal and written communication skills