Join a dynamic community impact team in a hands-on role that keeps grants operations running smoothly while supporting a major grants-management implementation. This temporary position is ideal for someone who thrives on organization, clear communication, and keeping multiple priorities moving forward with accuracy and care.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records for applicants, grantees, awards, payments, reporting, and related documentation.
• Serve as a responsive first point of contact for routine questions, status updates, reminders, and information requests from applicants and grantees.
• Track active grants, deadlines, follow-ups, and outstanding actions, and escalate issues or decisions when needed.
• Coordinate administrative tasks across the grant lifecycle, including intake, review support, award communications, agreements, payments, reporting, and closeout.
• Prepare organized packets, status updates, meeting materials, decision logs, and follow-up documentation for internal stakeholders.
• Support cleanup, validation, and migration preparation for grant records and related files.
• Help manage an implementation timeline, task tracker, decision log, and risk log for a grants-management platform rollout.
• Coordinate meetings, notes, action items, and information exchange across internal teams and external partners.
• Support testing, training, documentation, and post-launch readiness activities.
• Create clear process documentation and a strong handoff package to support operational continuity.

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in nonprofit management, public administration, business, project management, communications, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in grantmaking operations, nonprofit administration, database administration, program coordination, project management, or a related area.
• Experience maintaining detailed records and coordinating deadline-driven workflows.
• Strong written communication skills and a professional, service-oriented approach.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track dependencies, and document decisions clearly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, spreadsheets, shared file systems, databases, and virtual collaboration tools.
• Ability to handle confidential information and work within established approval and data-security practices.
• Strong organization, accuracy, follow-through, and judgment in knowing when to escalate issues.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with YourCause, GrantsConnect, CSRconnect, or another grants-management or corporate social-impact platform.
• Background supporting software implementation, data migration, user acceptance testing, training, or change adoption.
• Knowledge of grant agreements, charitable due diligence, payment administration, nonprofit reporting, scholarships, or impact data.
• Experience in a corporate foundation, corporate giving program, community-impact team, or nonprofit organization.
• Ability to create practical documentation, workflows, and handoff materials that support long-term continuity.

Horizontal is committed to building inclusive workplaces where people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential to strong teams, thoughtful service, and better outcomes for the communities we support.