Grants Manager Acumen

1 week ago


Toronto, Canada InsidEntity Full time

Grants Manager Responsibilities

Acumen is hiring a Grants Manager that will contribute to delivering high‑quality programming of a five‑year, donor‑funded program valued at approximately USD 80M. The program will provide support to ~400 early‑stage social enterprises in the African green economy that are creating and improving dignified work opportunities for women and youth. Based in Toronto, Canada, this role will ensure effective grant management including meeting all compliance and financial requirements in Canada, timely and high‑quality quarterly reporting, and internal and external communication. They will report to the Program Lead (based in East or West Africa) with a dotted line reporting to the Development & Partnerships team, and will ensure program teams are fully informed of relevant donor compliance regulations and procedures, manage donor and other external reporting, and coordinate any grant revisions, as needed. They will also support donor communication by ensuring effective channels of internal and external communications relating to grants are established and respected. This role is contingent on funding approval and availability.

About Company

Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest‑to‑reach communities on the planet, impacting over half‑a‑billion lives.

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