Deep Sky is hiring a
Public Funding Manager

Summary

The job is for a bilingual Public Funding Manager role in Deep Sky, a carbon removal project developer. The role involves managing complex public funding programs, identifying funding opportunities, and preparing financial statements and reports for grants. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years' experience in grant or fund management, a master's degree in business, economics, engineering, or related field, and bilingual French/English skills.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in grants or funds management
• A master’s degree in business, economics, engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience
• A network of contacts in Canadian and/or US institutions and broad knowledge of public funding and mechanisms in industries such as renewables, utilities, large manufacturing projects
• Strong commercial acumen and a willingness to work against clear and quantifiable targets
• Ability to communicate complex matters at various levels of hierarchy
• Bilingual French/English is required
• Detail-oriented and highly analytical yet practical

Responsibilities

• Manage complex public funding programs with various internal and external interfaces
• Orchestrate and write grant applications at a significant scale, in partnership with projects managers and leaders across the organization, particularly in the Policy and Science teams
• Keep a detailed calendar that includes all deadlines and milestones for public funding opportunities: submission dates, implementation of effective data collection procedures, reporting, follow-up, etc
• Identify funding opportunities and assess the eligibility of Deep Sky projects for public funding opportunities
• Align public funding opportunities with other sources of financing and strive for optimal funding structures on a corporate and project level
• Help maintain records of financial transactions related to grants and ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Prepare complete and accurate financial statements and reports for grants
• Participate in special projects as needed, notably in new standards related to financial accounting for climate and carbon credits, and project/infrastructure financing

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and meaningful equity in a trailblazing climate company
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental benefits
• Unlimited vacation