Grant Specialist

**About our Organization**The Internet Society and our supporting organization the Internet Society Foundation, share the vision that the Internet is for everyone. Together, we work to protect the Internet as a place of opportunity, supporting and promoting the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society.We connect and empower communities so that the Internet can remain open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy for all who use it. We mobilize technologists, end users, potential users, policymakers, government agencies and institutional and corporate partners to defend and promote the collaborative inter-networking, technical standards, and protocols that grow and strengthen the Internet.If you share our belief in the power of the Internet, join us and be part of our missionThe Foundation is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all individuals are valued for their distinct contributions. Our people are the most valuable strengths we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff invests in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and the Foundation's achievements.**Job Description Summary**:The Grant Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring successful grant awards by managing relationships with various stakeholders throughout the grant cycle. This position works closely and collaboratively with members of the Programs team and directly supports the Program Officer in building relationships with grantee partners. They will provide exceptional customer service to all members of Foundation’s growing network.The Grant Specialist combines a working knowledge of grant making practices with excellent communication skills to deliver high quality programming. The Grant Specialist will be required to work independently, work under pressure at times, and handle multiple priorities and activities. The Grant Specialist will provide direct service to internal and external stakeholders alike.The Grant Specialist will be a well-organized, flexible individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced, globally diverse setting and is comfortable working in a start-up environment. A solid history of collaboration within and among teams is a must, as well as demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness.**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:- Stay in regular communication with grantee partners once awards are made and during the grant cycle with check-ins, updates, and other reach-outs while documenting communication in grants management system;- Manage approvals of grantee reports;- Manage request for grantee payments;- Manage communities of practice within grantee cohorts by leading reflection calls and co-creation workshops and managing listservs;- Generate progress reports for various audiences summarizing activities within grantee cohorts on a regular basis;- Support management of Program calendar;- Liaise with other Foundation staff to provide technical assistance and- troubleshoot any issues during the grant cycle on behalf of the grantee partner;- Support in convening Independent Review Committee meetings multiple times a year;- Stay in regular communication with Independent Review Committee members with updates and progress reports as needed;- Liaise with other Foundation staff to provide technical assistance and troubleshoot any issues during the review period on behalf of Independent Review Committee members;- Provide regular updates of grantee cohorts to the Program Officer and flag any potential issues with stakeholder groups;- Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team in activities to track- results, impacts, and learnings at the project and program level;- Highlight project stories to be used in communications strategies in support of the Communications team;- Ensure grant program information on website is up to date;- Manage translations of program content;- Liaise with grantee partners to identify opportunities to amplify their work;- Have awareness of social media and other online content relevant to grant awards or grantee partners;- Conduct user testing in grants management system as needed;- Assist in setting up grant terms and grant agreements; and- Perform other duties as assigned.**Desired Qualifications**:- Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of experience in grant making at a Foundation or other philanthropic organization;- Experience at a funder organization that provides grants globally;- Experience working with an online grants management system is desirable;- Working knowledge of other stakeholders in the grant making space that may support program development;- Working knowledge of program areas to