Director of Operating Grants Program

Job overview

The Director of Operating Grants Program role is onsite in Oakland, CA, with a salary range of $152,000–$168,000 per year. Hively’s mission is to connect families and communities with resources children need to thrive. The director leads a major subsidized child-care grants initiative overseen by First 5 Alameda County. The director launches, administers, and improves a large-scale funding program supporting child-care providers and their workforce. The role translates program requirements into accessible operations and oversees the grant lifecycle, financial controls, compliance, data, reporting, and community partnerships.

What you'll do

• Lead implementation, scaling, and refinement of the Operating Grants program
• translate contractual requirements into policies and procedures
• establish decision and accountability structures
• lead program staff
• oversee provider outreach, applications, eligibility, grant calculations, contracting, payments, compliance, appeals, renewals, and closeout
• support accessible provider processes
• manage partner relationships
• establish fiscal controls and audit-ready documentation
• oversee budgets and expenditures
• ensure contractual compliance
• coordinate data systems and reporting
• analyze outcomes
• support communications and community engagement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of operating grants program

oakland ca

hively

full-time

$152k–$168k/year

grant administration

child care

program leadership

financial oversight

compliance

public benefits

community partnerships

first 5 alameda county

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision plans covered at 100% for employees
• health and dependent-care FSAs
• 14 paid holidays plus four flex holidays
• more than three weeks of PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• life and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) and SEP-IRA with 5% employer contribution
• learning and development
• financial wellness program.

Why this role

Leads a new initiative anticipated to have a $50 million annual budget and support more than 900 child-care provider sites across Alameda County.

About the employer

Hively is hiring for this role. Industry: Grantmaking Foundations. Sector: 81.