charity: water is hiring a
Water Programs Associate, Remote - United States

Summary

The Water Programs Associate will manage data related to thousands of water projects, maintain the grants database, review partner proposals and reports, schedule meetings, process reports, and assist with travel arrangements for the Programs team. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in international affairs, public health, public administration, or a related field and at least two years of experience working or interning for an international humanitarian, development, or grantmaking organization.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in international affairs, public health, public administration, or a related field
• At least two years of experience working or interning for an international humanitarian, development, or grantmaking organization

Responsibilities

• Managing and monitoring grants management administration for a portfolio of programs
• Maintaining the grants database and ensuring all necessary information is accurate, up to date and readily available to partners and staff
• Reviewing partner proposals each half-year and partner reporting each quarter, providing clear and concise feedback to the Water Program Manager for partner revisions
• Scheduling and facilitating meetings, drafting reflective meeting minutes and team presentations, and monitoring action items from both team and partner meetings
• Processing reports and managing the grant agreement process including drafting, reviewing for accuracy, finalizing, and ensuring timeliness and compliance with charity: water requirements
• Writing and reviewing program-related copy for the fundraising team to use in external communications
• Relaying the status of proposals and grants to other charity: water departments that utilize the data for reporting purposes
• Assisting with travel arrangements for the Programs team including but not limited to managing travel agendas, flights, visas, and maintaining updated country information affecting travel
• Managing a variety of administrative tasks needed by the Water Programs Manager and Portfolio Manager
• Working collaboratively with each charity: water department to make sure their involvement in our water programs is maximized and efficient

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Summer Fridays
• 6-week paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of employment
• Annual bonus potential through The Pool
• 401k plan + employer match
• Medical covered at 80% + Dental/Vision contributions
• FSA + dependent day care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance, STD, LTD
• 16-week paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents
• Stipends for Home office, Professional Development, TSA Pre-check and a You-do-You Perk
• 2-4 annual travel requirements to spend quality in-person time with the team