Grants Administrator

Grants Department Administrator

The Public Interest Network is seeking a skilled administrative professional to join our Grants Department and work with staff around the country to raise money from foundations, large donors and other institutions. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Grants Department Administrator’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Researching and identifying potential funders;
• Maintaining our central database of information on foundations, staff and board members, and acting as a clearinghouse for information on the funding community;
• Managing our grantseeking activity tracking and reporting system, ensuring the information contained in it is accurate and up to date, and making sure we are meeting key deadlines;
• Producing periodic reports on organization-wide grantseeking performance;
• Writing and editing grant proposals, funder updates, grant reports, and other pitch materials that promote our organizations’ programs, campaigns and values; and
• Building the movement by recruiting staff for our organizations and supporting priority programs and projects, which could include a wide array of activities – from training entry-level staff to phone banking activists to helping with media events.

The Grants Department Administrator position requires a two-year commitment, excellent judgment and discretion and the ability to oversee significant projects. 

Qualifications

We are looking for skilled candidates who are inspired by our vision for a better world and approach to winning change that’s built to last, and embrace our network’s core values. Additionally, top candidates will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of relevant professional experience, ideally in an administrative or project manager role;
• Be exceptionally detail-oriented, deadline-driven, highly organized and have excellent project management skills;
• Have strong writing skills, with the ability to translate complex campaigns and programs into compelling stories. Note: all finalists also will be required to complete a writing and editing test;
• Be flexible, able to embrace new challenges and have a strong work ethic;
• Like, and be excellent at, working with people but also thrive in a behind the scenes role;
• Be able to work creatively and independently, as well as take direction and work as part of a team; and
• Most importantly, be passionate about making a difference on the issues we work on. This is hard work with results that often don’t pay off until far into the future, but you’ll wake up every morning knowing you’re raising money to solve some of our biggest problems with a team of people just as motivated to make a difference as you are.

About The Public Interest Network

The Public Interest Network operates and supports more than a dozen organizations – including PIRG, Environment America and their state affiliates – committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to change.

Our work focuses on the problems that arise from America’s single-minded pursuit of endless economic growth: We’re still burning fossil fuels even though it’s changing the climate. We keep giving antibiotics to healthy livestock, even though it leads to “superbugs” that are antibiotic-resistant. We use plastic products for a few minutes only to throw them away so they pollute the oceans for centuries. 

And our approach is unique: We focus on the big picture, but are relentlessly pragmatic and prioritize making a difference in people’s lives over making a statement. We work with everybody to make change happen, political ideology aside, championing good ideas wherever they come from. And we are serious about the work — we set clear goals, benchmarks and systems to measure our progress, and hold ourselves accountable to making change now and building for the future.

This unique approach gives our staff an opportunity to make a concrete difference for the environment and the public interest — just as hundreds of dedicated staff have done over our 50 year history. If you want to add to this change-making legacy; if you have the passion and the drive that it takes; if you’re looking for a mission, not just a job — then let’s talk.

Compensation & Benefits

The starting target annual compensation range for this position is $35,000-$42,000 and depends on relevant experience, education, and location. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. The Public Interest Network offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, our commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. 

Locations

This position can be based in Los Angeles, CA or Washington, DC.

Our Mission and Values

Why work for The Public Interest Network? Here are ten reasons on our website.

The Public Interest Network operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit our website for things you should know about our network when you apply. Within the first document you will find a link to a second; please read both carefully.

Fund for the Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer and will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

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