Executive Manager

Position:
Executive Manager

Start Date:

Listed October 2026 – Rolling applications – Position open until filled.

The nonprofit Green Infrastructure Center (gicinc.org) is seeking an Executive Manager to serve as the Executive Director’s right hand: leading organizational budgeting and operations, overseeing grants and contracts, supervising staff, and helping guide GIC’s strategic direction. This is a leadership development position with opportunities for significant personal and professional growth.

About:
Founded in 2006, the national, nonprofit Green Infrastructure Center Inc. (GIC) is a leading designer of landscape conservation planning and conserving nature for healthier communities. The GIC helps communities realize that nature is “green infrastructure” and shows them how to use natural solutions to address climate change, urban heat islands, public health, and increased social and economic equity. This position is located at GIC’s Headquarters office in Charlottesville, VA.

The position requires in-person office work. For more about GIC’s work see: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Position Overview:

GIC employs 24 full-time staff, plus part‑time staff, with offices in 4 states. GIC’s administrative department includes the executive director, the senior accountant, and accountant. The Executive Manager works directly with the Executive Director on organizational strategy and decision‑making, directs budgeting and financial planning, oversees day‑to‑day operations, and supervises the accounting team. GIC’s accountants handle bookkeeping, payroll processing, and transaction‑level accounting;

this is a management and leadership position, not an accounting position. The Executive Director will mentor the Executive Manager across all aspects of running the organization, including program development, fundraising, partner relations, and board governance.

• Serve as the Executive Director’s principal deputy and advisor on organizational priorities, program direction, and grant pursuits.
• Help develop, implement, and track GIC’s strategic plan, annual goals, and performance measures.
• Develop and recommend organizational policies and procedures and ensure they are applied consistently across all offices.
• Represent GIC with partners, funders, government agencies, and the public as directed, and act for the Executive Director in their absence.
• Prepare and present financial and management reports to the Board of Directors and support board meetings and governance.

• Lead development of the annual company budget, working with program managers and the accounting team.
• Review, update, and track the company budget throughout the year; analyze variances and recommend adjustments.
• Oversee cash flow planning and forecasting with the GIC accounting team.
• Review financial statements and use them to inform management decisions.
• Develop budgets for grant and contract proposals and assist with preparation of bids and proposals.
• Coordinate annual audit responses for the contracted audit firm.

• Oversee the portfolio of federal, state, local, and private grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with federal grant requirements and funder terms.
• Work with program managers and the accounting team to ensure timely completion of grant invoicing and reporting.
• Track project budgets and staffing against grant scopes and deadlines.

• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of GIC’s headquarters and field offices.
• Ensure all corporate filings are submitted when required (federal registrations, state annual reports, property taxes, and other charitable registrations).
• Oversee payroll review and processing by the accounting team using the…