About Us:
Good Business Lab is an independent, non-profit labor innovation and research company. We use rigorous academic research to prove that worker wellbeing programs have business impacts. Additionally, we develop market-ready, scalable products capable of providing dual benefits to workers and businesses. Our goal is to disrupt the traditional notion of business and show that worker well-being can be a part of core business strategy, or in other words, a good business practice.
The founders of the GBL are Ach Adhvaryu – Professor of Economics, Director of 21st Century India Center, School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego, Anant Ahuja – Director of ESG and Sustainability at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (India’s largest Ready Made Garment firm), and Anant Nyshadham – Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Role Summary:
The Grants Manager leads Good Business Lab's grants management function, overseeing the end-to-end management of the organization's grant portfolio across both the United States and India. This role is responsible for driving grant operations, strengthening systems and processes, and ensuring that grants are managed efficiently from award through closeout.
As the central point of coordination between funders and internal teams, the Grants Manager leads cross-functional grant management efforts, ensuring strong financial oversight, donor compliance, high-quality reporting, and effective collaboration across Research, Delivery, Finance, HR, Legal, and Leadership. The role also plays a key part in developing scalable grant management systems, improving organizational processes, and supporting fundraising and strategic organizational priorities.
This position requires exceptional project management and organizational skills, strong financial acumen, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to lead complex workstreams across multiple teams.
Location: Remote
Start Date: ASAP (applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
What will you do?
Grant Portfolio Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end management of GBL's grant portfolio across the US and India.
- Oversee grant implementation to ensure compliance with donor agreements, budgets, reporting timelines, and organizational policies.
- Develop and maintain robust grant management systems, trackers, documentation, and internal controls.
- Lead post-award grant administration, including amendments, extensions, budget revisions, and grant closeout.
- Proactively identify operational, financial, and compliance risks, and work with teams to mitigate them.
- Drive continuous improvements to grant management processes and standards across the organization.
Funder Relationship Management
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for funders throughout the grant lifecycle.
- Lead coordination of reporting schedules, invoicing, documentation requests, and grant administration.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with funding partners through proactive communication and strong grant stewardship.
- Ensure all external communications related to grant management are timely, accurate, and professional.
Financial Leadership
- Lead financial oversight of the grant portfolio in partnership with Finance and project teams.
- Prepare and oversee donor invoicing, payment tracking, and financial reconciliations.
- Monitor grant expenditures against approved budgets and identify potential financial risks.
- Support forecasting, budget monitoring, and financial reporting across multiple grants.
- Design and maintain financial dashboards, trackers, and reporting systems to improve visibility and decision-making.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Lead coordination across Research, Delivery, Finance, HR, Legal, Operations, and Leadership to ensure successful grant implementation.
- Drive alignment across teams on grant deliverables, reporting requirements, timelines, and financial management.
- Coordinate internal approvals, workflows, and decision-making related to grant administration.
- Act as the central resource for grant management guidance across the organization.
Grants Operations & Systems
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of grants management systems, SOPs, templates, and documentation.
- Standardize grant processes and reporting tools to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and strengthen operational effectiveness.
- Lead organizational readiness for audits, due diligence exercises, and donor compliance reviews.
Fundraising Support
- Lead post-award coordination for new funding opportunities by supporting proposal development with budgets, administrative documentation, and organizational information.
- Partner with fundraising and program teams to ensure proposals align with organizational systems and donor requirements.
- Maintain institutional knowledge of donor requirements and organizational capabilities.
- Contribute to strategic fundraising initiatives and organizational planning.
Leadership & Strategic Initiatives
- Lead strategic projects that strengthen grants management and organizational effectiveness.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, automation, and process improvement.
- Provide guidance and support to colleagues on grants management best practices.
- Contribute to broader organizational planning and cross-functional initiatives as needed.
Who are you?
Required skills and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Public Policy, International Development, Economics, or a related field.
- 4–7 years of experience in grants management, donor management, project management, finance, operations, or a related function.
- Experience working with institutional donors, foundations, research organizations, or nonprofits is preferred.
Technical Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, dashboards, and financial modeling.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
- Experience managing complex grant budgets and multi-donor financial tracking.
- Excellent documentation, reporting, and project management skills.
Core Competencies
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional workstreams.
- Outstanding stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high quality and meeting deadlines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- High degree of ownership, accountability, and professionalism.
- Ability to work independently while influencing and coordinating across teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities.
The hiring process
We are glad you’re interested in applying for this role! Here is an excerpt of the screening process overview which can take up to 2-4 weeks (from the date of the application deadline).
- Introductory Conversation
- Case Study Based Interview
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Our commitment to diversity
GBL is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer traditional monetary workplace benefits such as insurance and travel allowance. We are a young and growing company making us the ideal ground for team members to experiment, take on dynamic roles, and grow with us. We focus on happiness, output, and quality of work.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.
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