Manager, Capital

  • Echoing Green
  • January 30, 2025
  • 06:00 PM
  • Echoing Green New York, NY
  • Company size : 11-50 employees
  • Job Type & Title : Remote
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  • About Company:

    Echoing Green identifies tomorrow’s transformational leaders today. Through its Fellowships and other initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact. The organization has established a global community of emerging leaders who have launched hundreds of innovative social enterprises to drive social good. In June 2020, Echoing Green launched a $50 million Racial Equity Philanthropic Fund (REPF) and has since increased that fundraising goal to $75 million. With this fund, Echoing Green furthers over three decades of commitment to bold, strategic investments in incredible leaders working on the frontlines of racial equity and justice.

  • Skills:

At Echoing Green, we have a front-row seat to the brightest leaders with the most innovative ideas driving social progress across the world. We are fired up about our Fellows; we are their advocates and their biggest champions.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Capital, we are looking for a Manager, Capital to project manage the year-round implementation of Selections / Disbursements processes for the Programs team.

What You'll Do

As the Manager, Capital, you will lead key workstreams that include:

Follow-on Funding Grant Program Management

  • Oversee Echoing Green's Follow-on Funding Program, supporting Alumni social innovators in transitioning from pilot to scaling stages by providing unrestricted grant funding to validate their models and expand their impact
  • Refine program offerings and selection criteria using qualitative and quantitative data, aligning with Fellow needs, ecosystem gaps, and Echoing Green's strategic plan
  • Prepare and present process updates and proposals based on feedback from internal and external stakeholders (e.g., staff, reviewers, Fellows)
  • Design application forms, scoring rubrics, and evaluation methodologies that reflect program goals and Trust-Based Philanthropy best practices
  • Manage accessible project plans with clear roles, deliverables, and milestones
  • Lead cross-functional teams through up to two grant cycles per year, covering recruitment, screening, decision-making, and due diligence
  • Facilitate post-process debriefs to identify strengths and opportunities for growth, ensuring an equity-centered approach

Messaging and Communication

  • Create user-friendly, jargon-free manuals, training materials, and documents for stakeholders (e.g., process overviews, reviewer training materials, fiscal sponsorship process maps)
  • Draft culturally responsive, clear, and error-free communications for external audiences
     

Grant Management and Payment Processing

  • Maintain accurate systems for Fellow information, design processes for timely payments, and track special offerings like fiscal sponsorships and recoverable grants
  • Oversee systems for collecting Fellow banking, tax, and other required information
  • Collaborate with the finance team to ensure timely payments of grants, stipends, and honoraria
  • Troubleshoot and resolve payment issues for Fellows
  • Develop and enhance processes for managing special financial offerings like fiscal sponsorships and recoverable grants
  • Create communication materials to explain offerings and address Fellows' questions

Echoing Green

New York, NY