Grants Officer, Kataly Foundation

Company: ABFE
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Kataly Foundation, a family foundation based in the San Francisco Bay Area, supports restorative economics, environmental justice, mindfulness and healing justice, and racial justice. Founded in 2018 with the intention of spending out a $445 million endowment over a ten-year time horizon, this growing organization intends to support movements around these issues and serve as a progressive leader in philanthropy.Kataly's mission is to support and provide resources to communities and social movements that are exploring new solutions to persistent, systemic problems. Kataly does this while embracing its role and responsibility in changing systems that led to wealth extraction from these communities in the first place. Kataly moves resources to support the economic, political, and cultural power of Black and Indigenous communities and all communities of color. By transforming its own relationship to capital, the planet, and each other, the Kataly Foundation will redistribute and redefine wealth in a way that leads to transformation, abundance, and regeneration.One important distinction of the Kataly Foundation is that its approach is meant to be inclusive of the communities it seeks to fund. Pursuing a "practitioner-funder" philosophy, the Foundation actively engages leaders in the fields it supports to help make grantmaking decisions. Kataly aims to center solutions where the problems are. In addition, the Foundation is committed to solidarity philanthropy practices: general operating support, creative use of capital, and a commitment to capacity building and network weaving.The OpportunityThe Grants Officer will be a thoughtful and engaged contributor to Kataly's growing team, reporting to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO) and working in collaboration with a fellow Grants Officer. The successful candidate will have experience with grants management processes, grant administration, database management, grantee communications, and a commitment to ensuring the highest quality experience for the Foundation's grantees. Overall, this position will facilitate cohesion across grant processes and practices at Kataly by working in close partnership with the Foundation's program teams and the CFOO.Key responsibilities of the Grants Officer will include:Grants Administration

• Maintain strong, mutually respectful relationships with grantee partners through every point of contact during the grants process.
• Serve as administrative co-lead on data integrity, grant recordkeeping, and diligence practices.
• In coordination with the Grants Officer, process grant awards and provide support to grantees, DAF facilitators, and staff in troubleshooting a broad range of grant-related issues.
• Identify opportunities to streamline the grants process to minimize administrative load for grantee partners and Foundation staff.
• Document and streamline grantmaking processes, recommend improvements, and maintain grantmaking training and guidance materials.
• Support staff throughout the Foundation in processing and accurately recording grant recommendations, check-in details, and payment schedules.
• Facilitate adoption and adherence to the Foundation's grantmaking processes and procedures across program teams.
• Facilitate the grantmaking workflow, keeping the program teams apprised of scheduled deadlines and process changes.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the Foundation's knowledge management solution.
• In coordination with senior staff and technology consultants, participate in efforts to improve and iterate upon Kataly's grants management system and processes.
• Participate in grants and programs collaborative meetings; keep notes, track, and implement action items.
• Engage in donor-organizing, highlighting grantees, and building partnerships in peer spaces.Program Support
• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of each of Kataly's programs and their respective portfolios.
• Serve as the point of contact for as-needed grant data requests and projects, including producing reports on the Foundation's grantmaking and producing data visualizations.
• Support program teams with research on grantee ecosystems, aligned funders, philanthropic advocacy, and collaborative opportunities.
• Maintain relationships in alignment with the philanthropic advocacy strategy at Kataly with a number of philanthropic serving organizations through membership management and relationship building; act as a connector for Kataly staff to organize spaces that further the foundation's vision.Strategic Projects
• Work with CTO Consultant and Salesforce Consultant to design and implement key infrastructure updates to grantmaking database.
• Scaffold grantmaking infrastructure and practice for responsible exits from funding relationships in preparation for spend-out.
• Collaborate with Communications Director and consultants on the development of evaluation and learning design, contribute to storytelling frameworks regarding Kataly spend-out.Candidate ProfileWhile no one candidate will possess every quality outlined for this position, a successful candidate will bring many of the following professional competencies and personal attributes:Passion for the MissionThe successful candidate will reflect integrity and commitment towards fulfilling the Foundation's mission of truly supporting communities to exercise their power and voice and moving the needle on critical issues facing the United States. This leader will believe deeply in the power of philanthropy, social justice, and the common good and demonstrate a passion for Kataly's program areas and organizational values.Responsive and DedicatedThrough clear communication, facilitative expertise and seamless process/project management, the successful candidate demonstrates an attentive, high touch approach to managing the experience of Kataly's trust-based and relationship-centered grantmaking practices for grantee partners and internal staff.Curious InnovatorThe successful candidate demonstrates a deep working knowledge of philanthropic operations while holding the space for healthy critique of philanthropy.Effective Relationship BuilderA successful candidate is relationship driven and understands the value in building trusting relationships not only within Kataly but also with grantees and partners.Within this framework, Kataly Foundation seeks a Grant Officer with the following attributes:
• Significant experience working with information systems and database management software.
• 3+ years of operational experience in a nonprofit, philanthropic, or social impact organization.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of grantmaking processes, workflows, and terminology.
• Experience designing and mapping processes and facilitating learning across a broad range of partners.
• Capacity to train other team members as needed.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• The ability to manage confidential or sensitive information with discretion.
• The ability to interact easily with a wide range of people/styles with a customer service approach.
• Strong internal and external service orientation background.
• Highly organized with an attention to detail and a commitment to rigor/excellent work product.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong work ethic and the highest level of personal and professional integrity.In addition, strong candidates will offer:
• Experience working with Salesforce or an applicable database solution.
• Familiarity and interest in philanthropic best practices and trust-based grantmaking.
• Project management experience and/or certification are a plus.
• Solid operational and implementation experience.
• Exposure, experience, or personal commitment to supporting racial and economic justice-oriented grantmaking.The Kataly Foundation is deeply committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek to have a diverse and inclusive workforce to promote effective work in partnership with all communities and population groups. The Foundation seeks a professional with a commitment to the power of philanthropy, social justice, and the common good; a passion for Kataly's program areas and organizational values; a collegial work style; a sense of humor; and the dedication to work hard toward fulfilling the Foundation's mission of truly empowering communities and moving the needle on critical issues facing our nation.Even though this is currently a remote position, the successful candidate must live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The remote nature of the job may be changed at any time, in Kataly's sole discretion, requiring the employee in the role to attend a Kataly-sponsored work location one or more days per workweek. Kataly may also increase the number of in-person meetings and events even if the job remains remote. A candidate's location, therefore, is a meaningful consideration for Kataly. (Kataly does not provide paid relocation.)This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.Compensation & BenefitsSalary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $150,000. Kataly offers a comprehensive benefits package.
• Group Insurance Benefits: Fully paid premiums for group health, dental, vision insurance, long-term disability, life insurance, and a supplemental health insurance plan intended to cover a substantial portion of out-of-pocket costs from the primary health, dental, and vision plans.
• Kataly 401k Contribution: An employer 401k contribution of 15% of salary (up to the legal maximum), regardless of whether an employee makes their own contributions to the plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): A generous PTO program that can be used for any purpose.
• Paid Sick Time (PST): PST accruals for time off separate from and in addition to PTO.
• Other Time Off: At least 11 paid holidays, a two-week operations shut-down during the last and first week of the year, full days off to vote or work at the polls, and two floating holidays.
• Reflection Week: A week where employees are free from their usual meetings and deadlines to engage in deep reflection around a topic related to their work at Kataly.
• Paid Leaves of Absence (LOA): Up to four months paid LOA for pregnancy disability (from day one of employment); up to four months paid LOA for family and medical leave (after one year of employment), and up to eight weeks of unpaid personal leave.
• Employee Discretionary Grants Program: A discretionary grants program for employees to direct grants to organizations of their choosing.
• Professional Development Budget: An annual allocation for employees to attend job-relevant conferences, meetings, seminars, and other educational events or to engage an executive coach to work on a work-related topic.
• Home Work Space Budget: A generous budget when an employee first joins Kataly to create a comfortable, safe, and efficient home workspace.
• Work From Home Monthly Allowance: A monthly allowance for employees to pay a reasonable percentage of business-related expenses incurred from working from home (e.g., wireless plan, internet plan, utilities, etc.)
• Cell phone: Money towards a new cell phone (owned by the employee) every three years.Koya Partners l Diversified Search Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.All job applicants and employees must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Positions at Kataly are not eligible for employer visa sponsorship, and Kataly will not sponsor applicants or employees for work-related visa status.Kataly Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of any race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, income class, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or marital status, as well as applicants who have been previously incarcerated. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the organization and believe strongly in the increased effectiveness that comes from a diverse workforce, and strongly encourage those from historically under-served, underrepresented or marginalized communities to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.About Koya Partners l Diversified Search GroupKoya Partners, a Diversified Search Group company, is the nation's premier search firm dedicated to mission-driven leadership. Since its founding in 2004, Koya has had an exclusive focus on mission-driven clients and was founded on the belief that the right leader can transform an organization and have a deep and measurable impact on our world. Koya works with nonprofits & NGOs, responsible businesses, and social enterprises in local communities and around the world.Diversified Search Group is consistently recognized by Forbes on its top 10 list of "America's Best Executive Recruiting Firms" and is an industry leader in recruiting transformational leaders for a changing world. The firm is deliberately different in its approach, with best-in-class teams who have decades of experience in cultivating inclusive leaders, understanding the dimensions of diversity, and building equitable teams.
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