Philanthropy Associate

Corporate Philanthropy Associate

Part-time, remote role (28 hours per week) based in the U.S.; preferred to overlap with morning business hours in China and attend quarterly in-person U.S. team meetings.

$37,000.00/yr - $42,000.00/yr

The Associate is responsible for supporting donor stewardship activities, with an emphasis on Give2

Asia’s corporate portfolio. Primary responsibilities include administrative assistance to the Philanthropy Advisors who manage relationships with Give2

Asia’s donors and serving as a center of knowledge around Give2

Asia’s best practices in grantmaking operations and corporate client’s grantmaking needs.

Keenly attentive to detail; strong grasp of clear, accurate, and concise use of the English language; operational thinker; able to juggle differing time priorities; communicates when challenges arise; takes notes of ways to improve processes.

• Internal:
  Interacts most closely with Give2
  
  Asia’s Stewardship team, Give2
  
  Asia’s China Representative Office, Location Advisors in Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan, and other departments as needed within Give2
  
  Asia.
• External:
  Interacts with Give2
  
  Asia corporate donors and the corporate donors’ third-party grantmaking and monitoring & evaluation partners.

• Serve as a key part of the risk management and compliance process for all stages of grantmaking, ensuring due diligence and other documentation are completed with a high level of accuracy and in line with U.S. IRS and Chinese regulatory requirements.
• Manage the grantmaking administration of corporate grants, including from recommendation through Chinese government submission (where needed), application processing, grant submission to Give2
  
  Asia’s Board, Grant Agreement generation, and funds disbursement – and for pooled donations.
• Conduct detailed background checks according to Give2
  
  Asia’s due diligence requirements for new and renewing grantees.
• Review grant proposals and reports and seek clarification from location teams as needed.
• Enter and maintain grant information in Foundant Grants Lifecycle Management (GLM) database, Asana, and other grants trackers through the grant lifecycle; ensure information is kept up to date in all databases and trackers.
• Prepare application submissions to Give2
  
  Asia’s Board, Grant Agreements, disbursement requests, and other grant-related records.
• Ensure that assigned grants are made and reported on accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
• Maintain communication with China Representative Office team in Beijing and Location Advisors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

• Track grant portfolios and keep the Philanthropy Advisor updated on progress and issues that arise.
• Produce detailed grant making analyses, portfolio reports, and other documents adapted to the unique needs of each corporate client.
• Own donor deliverables related to grant progress, fund updates, and program impact, e.g. weekly trackers and custom reports.
• Help Advisors respond to special requests from donors, as needed.
• Serve as a back-up contact person for assigned major clients when Advisor is unavailable, and support direct client relationship activities as needed.

• Optimize database use for client stewardship; other database management and data entry, as requested.
• Provide recommendations for process improvement at the client, team, and organization levels.
• Keep Philanthropy Advisor informed of current events and developments related to and of interest to Give2
  
  Asia’s major clients.
• Conduct research on potential new grantees and/or fields of interest.
• Provide other research or content on current clients and grantees as requested by Business Development and Marketing staff.

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The company will provide all government-required benefits, including paid sick leave, workers’ compensation, payroll taxes, and retirement. Employment benefits include paid sick leave, workers’ compensation, and retirement benefits.