Overview
Survival and Flourishing Corp is seeking a detail-oriented Grants Coordinator to help facilitate the existing recommendation and granting processes used by the Survival and Flourishing Fund. This process helps philanthropists delegate grant-making discussions and decisions to trusted advisors, driving more effective and impactful giving.
The application is at the bottom of this page.
Qualifications
Strong administrative and operational skills:
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and priorities
- Proven ability to track complex processes from start to finish
- Comfort with scheduling, task management, and follow-up systems
Excellent communication abilities:
- Precise, clear writing for professional correspondence
- Strong proofreading and editing skills
- Comfort communicating with diverse stakeholders (applicants, Funders, Recommenders)
- Experience with corporate or professional communication norms
Process-oriented mindset:
- Ability to follow established procedures while flagging issues that arise
- Experience managing accountability through reminders and status tracking
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets, databases, and administrative tools
Nice to have:
- Prior experience in grantmaking, philanthropy, or nonprofit administration
- Familiarity with specific funding fields (EA, longtermism, AI safety, biosecurity, etc.)
- Background in operations or project coordination roles
- Technical ability – especially for working with Google Sheets formulas and Apps Script automations
Why this position exists
The Survival and Flourishing Fund has recommended grants totaling over $150 million over the past seven years, and that number continues to grow. We run multiple programs, including Speculation Grants, Matching Pledges, and our main S-Process round, which received over 200 applications in the most recent cycle. To keep up with this increased scale and complexity, we need another team member who can help facilitate the recommendation process and coordinate with applicants and donors to ensure grants get over the finish line.
Duties of the position
This position will involve full-time grant coordination work, in collaboration with CEO Ethan Ashkie and Grants Coordinator Julia Kerley. Activities will include:
- Managing the full lifecycle of grants from application through disbursement, including tracking status, addressing questions, and resolving issues
- Proofreading grant documents, correspondence, and materials for accuracy and clarity
- Scheduling meetings, coordinating with stakeholders, and managing calendars
- Sending reminders and maintaining accountability for tasks and deadlines with various collaborators
- Writing clear, professional emails to applicants, Recommenders, Funders, and other stakeholders
- Performing accurate data entry and maintaining organized records in databases and spreadsheets
- Meeting with Ethan and other team members as needed (3-8 hours a week)
- Being a team player! Running any project sometimes involves tasks that are not exciting. On the margin, we want team members who are excited to chip in and do whatever is needed to keep things moving for our client(s) (currently Jaan Tallinn).
Salary and benefits
Annual salary will be between $60,000 and $80,000 and can be negotiated upward based on experience and qualifications. This is a full-time position.
Benefits include:
- Fully funded individual health, vision, and dental insurance
- Majority premium coverage for additional dependents
- Available health/wellness discounts and perks through the health insurance provider
- 6% Safe-Harbor 401(k) matching
- 9 weeks off per year, including PTO and holidays
- 12-week paid family leave
Organizational culture
SFC is a small team that works fully remotely; we do meet 2-4 times a year for an in-person week, usually in the Bay Area. We have a clear vision that we are ready to execute, and are looking for a hard-working grants coordinator to help make it happen.
Work authorization
SFC does not have a standard process for applying for visas, but we can hire remote contractors to live and work outside the United States.
Application