Grantmaking Manager

The Grantmaking Manager provides strategic management, operational oversight, and day-to-day execution of the Center for Craft’s grantmaking portfolio. This role requires the skill set of a seasoned project manager—someone who can coordinate complex, multi-phase initiatives with precision, clarity, and accountability across timelines, stakeholders, budgets, and reporting structures. Responsible for shaping, maintaining, and continuously improving the systems that support grantmaking operations, the Grantmaking Manager ensures that funding initiatives are implemented rigorously, efficiently, and with measurable impact.

Working collaboratively with Program Directors and cross-organizational staff, the Grantmaking Manager helps evaluate program effectiveness, identify operational improvements, and refine grantmaking practices over time to strengthen outcomes, responsiveness, and organizational learning. The position demands exceptional organizational leadership, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while advancing a thoughtful, equitable, compliant, and mission-driven grantmaking practice.

With a particular focus on complex awards of $100,000 and below, the Grantmaking Manager ensures strong stewardship of philanthropic resources while advancing the Center’s long-term mission. This position oversees the full lifecycle of grantmaking at the Center for Craft — from program launch and selection processes to risk assessment, reporting, and evaluation.

This role is ideal for a highly organized and systems-oriented leader who can think strategically about funding structures and institutional priorities. While not required to be a content specialist in craft, the Grantmaking Manager must be able to translate program goals into effective grant frameworks, guide process improvement through evaluation and collaboration, and consistently and precisely manage complex systems. Reporting to the Director of Culture & Business Affairs, the Grantmaking Manager plays a key role in the organization’s administrative operations and long-term institutional capacity.

Compensation: This position is full-time and exempt, with a time limited term (24 months), occasional evenings/weekends, and reports to the Director of Culture & Business Affairs. The starting salary is $60,000, with full benefits including Medical/Dental, Life Insurance, LTD and STD, and 401k, as well as three weeks of paid leave and recognized federal holidays. This position requires onsite work. Relocation assistance is not available.

Deadline: The application deadline for this position is June 1, 2026.