Company Name
The Klarman Family Foundation
Company City
Boston
Company State
MA
Job Location
Boston, MA
Company Information
The Klarman Family Foundation seeks to identify areas of unmet need and to advance solutions to addressing them. Their intention as a Foundation is to help make measurable progress in improving the lives of others. Founded in 1990, The Klarman Family Foundation granted approximately $82 million in 2021 to advance its philanthropic interests.
Job Description
The Grants Analyst is a new role at the Foundation and a member of the grants management team, which focuses on maximizing the impact and effectiveness of grantmaking at the Foundation. Working on every program and on every grant, the grants management team is a critical partner in the management and implementation of the “how” of program strategies. The team designs systems to interact with grantees, manage the grant lifecycle, aggregate information, analyze data, and share learning and best practices. Highly regarded across the Foundation for their expertise and collaboration, the grants management team prioritizes and values creativity, flexibility, curiosity, use of best practices, and mutual support.
Grants Management staff work as respected resources, thought partners, and catalysts for innovation, and partner with program teams and collaborate closely across operational and administrative functions to facilitate the grantmaking process and achieve foundation goals. They also engage across all levels of the foundation by leading cross-organization projects, committees, and initiatives. From developing and refining tools and processes, to implementing systems and advancing best practices, grants management staff play a pivotal role in all grantmaking activities and have a valued voice in all aspects of the foundation’s work.
The Foundation is in an exciting period of growth; in addition to the Grants Analyst, the Foundation is hiring for a Senior Grants Officer, and is adding a new Analyst and Director for Strategy and Learning, as well as a Program Manager to support Local Initiatives and Partnerships.
The ideal candidate will be an effective project manager with the ability to provide proactive data management support across the Foundation, a curious, self-directed analyst and problem solver, and a strategic thinker with strong attention to detail with a process and systems mindset.
YOUR POTENTIAL IMPACT
Reporting to the Director, Grantmaking Operations & Information Technology, the Grants Analyst will work closely with the Senior Grants Officer to support day-to-day grants management, ensure grantmaking data integrity, and keep the pulse of internal data needs to provide timely analysis for key stakeholders across the Foundation.
Primary duties and workstreams of the Grants Analyst are expected to include:
• Set, uphold, and promote best practices and standards around data collection, management, and reporting, including with an equity lens.
• Perform pre- and post-approval grant processing, including intake of grantee submissions, assigning and monitoring various workflows, coordinating with finance on grant payments, and ensuring record completeness.
• Provide process and data entry guidance and follow up to staff and grantees along the grantmaking lifecycle, including maintaining grantmaking projections with program staff.
• Support configuration, testing, reporting, and training for the GivingData grantmaking system.
• Manage the Foundation’s employee matching gift program.
• Produce routine and ad-hoc grantmaking reporting and analysis for both internal and external stakeholders, including in preparation for manager, program, and Trustee meetings and grant approval points.
• Contribute to the learning and assessment of the Foundation’s priorities and grantmaking by collaborating on research and analytical projects with other Foundation staff.
• Identify opportunities and strengthen the Foundation’s capacity to use data for improved planning, learning, communication, and decision-making.
• Develop insightful products/tools (e.g., visualizations, dashboards, memos, and presentations) to communicate research findings and analysis to Foundation staff and Trustees.
• Assist with internal project support, as needed.
Job Qualifications
The Klarman Family Foundation recognizes that a person’s skills and competencies can be gleaned in myriad ways, including via life experience. If you do not meet all the qualifications listed, you are still encouraged to apply for this position.
Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of relevant professional experience, strong database, research, and data synthesis skills, and be able to balance strong attention to detail with an engaging, consultative, relationship-focused approach to working with people.
Core competencies include:
• Ability to communicate effectively, collaboratively, and diplomatically across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive nature, with excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and presentation.
• Project management, multi-tasking and prioritization skills with experience meeting deadlines.
• Flexibility and agility working across content areas with an appreciation for the intersections among issues.
• Good judgement, resourcefulness, and ability to problem-solve, troubleshoot, and follow projects to completion.
• A collaborative orientation coupled with the ability to manage up and across an organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and relational databases; experience with grantmaking systems a plus).
• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau/Power BI) a plus.
• A strong sense of teamwork, humor, and integrity.
• Exposure to the nonprofit sector and grants management a plus.
The salary range for this exempt position is $85,000 – $110,000 depending on prior experiences and skills. Comprehensive benefits for this position include paid leave, health and dental insurance with a flexible spending account and dependent benefits, a transit account, and a 403(b)-retirement plan. The Foundation is committed to professional growth and development for all employees, and to the continued learning and practice required as an organization to build and foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
All Foundation employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as well as boosted, and the Foundation will require any new employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted by their date of hire as well, absent a medical or religious accommodation as approved by the Foundation.
This position is based in The Klarman Family Foundation’s Boston office and is eligible for a hybrid of in-office and working from home.
How to Apply
More information about The Klarman Family Foundation may be found at: www.klarmanfoundation.org
This search is being led by Britni Russell-Bianchi and Robert Diggs of NPAG. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG’s website.
The Klarman Foundation commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our mission is best advanced by contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects the diverse communities that we serve is a priority, and we encourage applicants of all ages, cultures, races, colors, religions, national or regional origins, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or other status protected by law.