Manager of Grants and Community Partnerships

Location:

Brookline, MA, with remote flexibility

Employment Type:

¾-time to full-time, depending on candidate and organizational needs

Start Date:

Fall 2026

Reports to:

Executive Director

The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF) is a public charity dedicated to advancing opportunity and promoting equity through the transformative power of giving. By building philanthropic partnerships, supporting nonprofits and community efforts through grantmaking, and conducting research that informs a shared community agenda, BCF is helping build a better Brookline for all who live, learn, work, and play in our community.

Manager of Grants & Community Partnerships will help BCF build relationships throughout Brookline and support the Foundation's grantmaking, community engagement, and capacity-building work. This is a hands‑on position that will manage projects, coordinate community conversations and events, work directly with grant applicants and grantees, and support the development of BCF's new Community Advisory Council. The Manager will work closely with the Executive Director, BCF staff, members of the Program & Grants Committee (Board Committee), community partners, grant applicants, and grantees.

The right person will be comfortable managing details while also understanding the bigger picture and helping move projects forward.

• Manage the coordination of BCF's community engagement initiatives, including tracking activities, timelines, participation, goals, and outcomes.
• Plan and coordinate community engagement opportunities, including listening sessions, focus groups, informational sessions, and community conversations.
• Build relationships with community partners and serve as a welcoming and responsive point of contact for participants.
• Take notes at engagement sessions and organize community input, themes, and feedback to help inform BCF's work.
• Support planning, promotion, and day‑of coordination for community events and conversations, including Executive Director Round tables and BCF grant information sessions.
• Help develop reports and other materials that communicate what BCF is hearing from the community.
• Work with the Executive Director to identify opportunities to strengthen BCF's relationships with community organizations, residents, and other local partners.

• Serve as a main point of contact for BCF grant applicants and grantees.
• Provide technical assistance and other support to grant applicants and nonprofit partners.
• Provide administrative and project management support throughout the grant review and award process.
• Coordinate partnership calls and follow‑up with grant applicants and grantees.
• Support BCF's technical assistance efforts, including scheduling and promoting sessions, tracking participation, communicating with participants, and collecting feedback.
• Work with the Executive Director and BCF team to identify trends, needs, and opportunities that can inform BCF's grantmaking and other strategic initiatives.
• Support grant‑related data entry and information management within BCF's grant management system.
• Help identify opportunities for BCF to strengthen relationships among grantees and other community organizations.

• Prepare materials and provide administrative support for meetings of BCF's Program & Grants Committee.
• Take notes and minutes and track follow‑up items and decisions.
• Help ensure that committee members have the information they need to participate effectively in BCF's grantmaking work.
• Coordinate follow‑up with committee members and staff on assigned projects and action items.

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