Associate Contracts & Grants Manager

OVERVIEW

SEI is seeking an Associate Contracts & Grants Manager to lead the full spectrum of contract and grant management across a portfolio of education and workforce programs. This position will be based in our San Rafael, CA headquarters, and will support our growing team and programmatic engagements across the country. Typical working hours are Monday-Friday, include occasional travel and field support, and require flexibility for occasional evening and weekend work. The Associate Contracts & Grants Manager reports to and supports the activities of SEI’s Executive Director and other program directors in addition to primary job role here.

IMPACT

In this position, you will play an integral role across the organization and our project teams, to ensure that we plan for, track and deliver on the environmental education, workforce, community capacity building and equity outcomes that we commit to achieving.  You will help us to build out, oversee, and maintain the requisite focus, systems and protocols that support us to operationalize our programmatic goals, thus enabling the growing impact of our team’s sustainability workforce education, training, and leadership building programs, from kindergarten to early career.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

We seek candidates that share SEI’s commitment to equity and environmental justice, who share a commitment to work and learn within an anti-oppression framework. Persons of color, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.  SEI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity. We believe that a wide array of perspectives contributes to creative climate solutions where all communities thrive. We strive to reflect diverse communities, especially those most impacted by climate change and other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustices.  
 

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 or more years of experience working with contracting and grants, programs relating to sustainability education and/or green workforce.
• Access to reliable transportation for work related commitments.
• Demonstrated mastery in project management & work organization.
• Track record of expanding your role, responsibilities & associated outcomes. 
• Genuine commitment to centering equity & diversity in the work.
• Foundational knowledge of: educational, workforce, & climate/environmental concepts & constructs. 
• Basic understanding of the nature of & players within public agencies, nonprofits, businesses & educational institutions. 
• A keen ability to lead and support the execution of in-depth contracts and grants.
• Strong communications skills to support fluid contracting dialog with our funders and other outside entities such as consulting attorneys, as well as internally with SEI directors, managers, program leads, and business services  colleagues.
• Provide material support to fundraising initiatives, including partnership development and grant/ proposal writing, execution of required forms for proposals, etc.
• Lead or oversee the process of key contracts and professional services agreements from development to execution to final reporting.
• Develop and help to normalize the systems, processes and administrative structures that enable robust, efficient and fluid contracting and contract management, including interprogram accounting and invoicing, and operational leadership related to programs.
• Lead, own, and manage updates to the organization's project/contract management systems.
• Responsibility to execute program related compliance items.
• Serve a key role in working across our teams to plan for and to collect the data, outcomes and stories that support dynamic progress and final reporting, in addition to external communication/presentation of our team’s work and collective impact. 
• Be a key liaison between program staff and our accounting & operations teams.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEI requires all employees be vaccinated for COVID with exceptions for health & religious reasons. This position requires applicants to perform the following tasks: Read/comprehend, write, perform calculations, communicate orally, reason and analyze, use fine finger movements, use a computer and mouse, sit, stand, walk, drive a motorized vehicle, carry and/or lift up to 40 pounds, reach above shoulder level, bend, squat, crouch, kneel, push/pull, grasp.

ABOUT SEI

SEI is a teams-based, non-profit organization based in San Rafael in the Bay Area, CA, with offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Seattle, Sitka (Alaska), and the greater New York area, dedicated to building leaders to drive sustainability solutions. For over 24 years, SEI has partnered with schools, communities, and businesses to develop a sustainability leadership pathway from elementary school to early career. Our flagship programs educate and empower students, workers and emerging professionals to create thriving, resilient communities.

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HOW TO APPLY

Email a resume and cover letter describing how your interest, qualifications, and experience are a perfect match for this position, to SEI at contracts@seiinc.org.  Include “Associate Contracts Manager” and the platform you are applying from in the subject line of your email.  Target start date is as soon as possible. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.