Director, Grants Management & International Finance

Full Time Goleta, CA, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Position:
Director, Grants Management and International Finance

Department:
Finance, Administration, Compliance and Technology (FACT)

Location:

Remote – East Africa

Salary Range : $125,000-$145,000 USD

About Vitamin Angels

Vitamin Angels (VA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, global public health organization working to improve nutrition worldwide. VA works directly with local organizations, including governments, to reach nutritionally vulnerable populations – pregnant women, infants, and young children – who are underserved by existing systems. Since 1994, VA has been delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions and providing technical assistance to reach more than 70 million women and children in low-resource settings annually.

Vitamin Angels is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are a dedicated group of individuals who strive to create a supportive environment where all individuals have access to equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of background, identity, or perspective. Our efforts aim to ensure fairness and mutual respect for all employees, promoting a culture of belonging and professional growth.

The Director, Grants Management and International Finance leads the building of the organization's grants financial management capability from the ground up and establishing financial infrastructure and controls for Vitamin Angels' international finance operations.

The position begins as a building and design role, eventually shifting into ongoing operational management as the function matures. The first period will be spent collaborating with the controller, FP&A, CFAO, Technology, Legal, and Programs to establish functions, controls, and mitigate current gaps.

• Build and lead a grants management function capable of managing the full pre- and post-award cycle for restricted grants including budgeting, compliance, and reporting.
• Cultivate a shared culture of compliance by engaging all departments, ensuring colleagues understand and buy into restricted grant processes, donor regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Design and maintain the organization's cost model: cost segments, allocation methodology, and indirect cost structure in close coordination with the Senior Director of FP&A.
• Apply the cost model to price restricted proposals at full cost, with an indirect cost rate that is defensible from time and labor records.
• Own financial compliance and grant-specific audit readiness across the restricted award portfolio.
• Establish and manage sub-award and contract compliance frameworks to mitigate risk across foreign partnerships, collaborating with Legal to ensure robust compliance language and mandatory donor flow-down provisions are embedded in all agreements. Ensure that the grants management function operates at scale as the portfolio grows, effectively managing multiple concurrent restricted awards with no material compliance findings.
• Partner with the Development team to optimize proposal budgets, grant terms, and award negotiations from a strict compliance and cost-recovery standpoint (pre-award).
• Serve as the financial lead on fiscal matters and award stewardship to support the Development team in successfully managing ongoing donor relationships (post-award).
• Lead the financial and compliance components of U.S. government and other institutional funding, including proposal budgets, SAM.gov registration, Uniform Guidance compliance, indirect cost rate strategy, award setup, applicable financial…