F/T Position Available:
GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR
Development and Outreach Department
(New York Office)

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of Grants Administrator with the Development and Outreach Department.  
 
Description: Reporting to the Director of Foundation Relations, the Grants Administrator coordinates the work of the six-person Foundation Relations Unit of HRW’s Development and Outreach Department, providing critical assistance to support its fundraising efforts. Responsibilities range from administrative tasks to higher-level functions requiring critical thinking, swift judgment and excellent interpersonal skills. The Grants Administrator keeps the Foundation Relations Unit organized by tracking more than 100 grants, maintaining physical and virtual grant files, updating Raiser’s Edge database records and ensuring that HRW complies with grant reporting requirements. The Grants Administrator liaises with the Finance Department to ensure the timely turnaround of budgets and financial reports for foundation donors. Additional responsibilities include drafting and editing correspondence, proposals and stewardship reports; responding to internal and external requests for information; assisting with special events; processing gift acknowledgment letters; packaging and submitting grant application materials; and overseeing the recruiting, hiring, and training of interns.  
 
Qualifications: The ideal candidate has administrative experience and is collegial, responsible, self motivated and extremely well-organized. S/he must exhibit strong attention to detail, exceptional time management skills and the ability to function under pressure. Essential qualifications include strong oral and written communications skills in English, an undergraduate degree and excellent computer skills, including basic knowledge of Excel and intermediate knowledge of Word. Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and experience with grants and/or project administration is highly desirable. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to human rights are encouraged to apply. Applicants for this position must possess current US work authorization valid for a minimum of two years from start date.  
 
Salary and Benefits: Salary range starts at $37,192. Human Rights Watch offers excellent employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, an outstanding pension plan and twenty (20) days vacation per year.  
 
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY (no calls or email inquiries, please) by emailing together a letter of interest, resume, three references and a brief writing sample (unedited by others) to devjobs@hrw.org. Please use “Grants Administrator Application” as the subject of your email. Only complete applications will be reviewed. It is preferred that all materials be submitted via email. If emailing is not possible, send materials (please do not split a submission between email and regular post) to:  
 
Human Rights Watch  
Attn: Search Committee (Grants Administrator)  
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor  
New York, NY 10118-3299  
Fax: (212) 736-1300  
 
Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.  
 
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Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

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