Program Coordinator, Grants

Are you passionate about the blockchain space and building a better internet with community-driven innovation and governance? Are you great at cultivating relationships and aligning internal teams behind a common goal? Are you excited about operating a massive strategic funding program which will help ensure the builders of this ecosystem are given the resources they need to take it to the next level?

As NEAR’s Grants Coordinator, you will work closely with entrepreneurs and our internal teams to establish and operate a Grants Program that helps those building on NEAR to deliver amazing applications for the 
You will help to create buzz and distribute the word around our Grants Program
You’ll work with our marketing, community, and  teams to source and fund high quality projects that deliver the best  has to offer

You will play an important role in supporting clear, repeatable systems for implementing, measuring, and scaling our Grants Program
We’re seeking a Grants Coordinator who can juggle all of the balls that have to land properly in order to make multiple simultaneous grants processes work
  That means everything from the initial application intake, carefully recording notes for all steps in the process, to coordinating the logistics to successfully issue a grant
  This also requires the ability to understand ecosystem needs and do an initial filtering of applications and projects
It also involves keeping track of metrics and reporting to evaluate the results of the program
 

Specifically, the right fit for this position should be highly process oriented but also comfortable with sourcing and interviewing potential grant recipients
You will wear many hats and coordinate with other team members in the operations team, the grants team, and across the NEAR ecosystem
 

To be successful, you’ll need to be very organized and tactical, employing strong strategic thinking and a good understanding of NEAR’s ecosystem
You should have demonstrated success in working in a similar program in the past but perhaps most importantly, you need to be familiar with the zeitgeist of the crypto space
 

Key Outcomes

• Implement the structures and carry through the processes to drive a massively successful grants program
  
• Work with marketing and community teams to create buzz and distribute the word around our Grants Program and coordinate its sourcing
  
• Support the Grants team in managing and tracking OKRs & KPIs related to the Grants Program, in collaboration with the community-run governance teams and grant committees
   

Key Requirements

• Blockchain experience strongly preferred
• 2+ years of work experience in operations, program management, management consulting, venture capital, or project management
    Preference will be given to those who have run similar programs before
  
• Very strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written skills to communicate complex issues and influence others internally and externally