Director, Grant Management & Climate Projects

About Director, Grant Management & Climate Projects

At San Diego Foundation, we value our diverse and experienced staff who are committed to our mission of improving the quality of life within all of San Diego’s communities. We strive to be an employer of choice, offering a competitive compensation package, and a professional and vibrant work environment for those who have a passion for our mission that is carried out every day by providing leadership for effective philanthropy and promoting community solutions.

San Diego Foundation is seeking an experienced, mission driven Director of Grant Management & Climate Projects who will be responsible for leading SDF’s management of both State Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) and EPA Community Change Grants (CCG). This would involve but is not limited to coordination of the RICCE collaborative of 14 projects and plans, serving as liaison with state and federal grant program staff, oversight and project management of RICCE projects, grant accounting and financial management, and management of a two-person team plus consultants hired to support the RICCE collaborative. The selected Director must possess the technical ability and capacity to navigate state and federal funding, coordinate the required reporting and invoicing for both state and federal grants, and develop processes and practices that build partner capacity for successful project implementation.   

The Director position will be housed within SDF’s Environment Initiatives (EI) team and report to the leader of Environmental Initiatives. As part of the EI team, this position commits us to furthering RICCE priorities, which broadly align and support EI’s programs and activities. The following outlines the roles and responsibilities under this position as they specifically advance RICCE in alignment with EI’s priorities and SDF’s greater strategic plan.