The Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF) is seeking a talented and passionate Manager of Finance and Operations to join our team. As the Manager of Finance and Operations, you will play a key role in ensuring that YCJF’s financial and operational systems run smoothly, efficiently, and in alignment with our values of equity, care, and accountability.
About the Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF)
The Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF) supports youth-led socio-environmental and climate justice movements worldwide through participatory grantmaking and capacity strengthening to build trust and bridge gaps between funders and young leaders. The YCJF was publicly launched in September 2023, and is led by a global team of young people from diverse backgrounds. Since 2023, we have committed $4.5+M to 115 grantee partners in 50+ countries globally.
Why Work With Us
At the Youth Climate Justice Fund, you’ll join a deeply values-driven, global, and fully remote team committed to redistributing resources to youth-led climate justice movements. We work collaboratively, at the speed of trust, and with care at the center of how we operate, prioritizing learning, transparency, wellbeing, and shared leadership. Our culture is grounded in mutual support, humility, and joy, and we strive to create space for personal growth, creativity, and reflection.
YCJF is composed of Indigenous women, people with disabilities, and people of color, with 90% of its members from the Global South, reflecting the communities and contexts we exist to serve. Our broader community, including staff, Regional Committees, and our Governing Body, spans 21 countries, with 77% from Global Majority regions. We are a gender-diverse organization, with over 75% of our members identifying as women or gender-diverse people, and we continue to build an ecosystem that centres lived experience, intersectional justice, and meaningful representation at every level of our work.
We offer competitive compensation aligned with our values of equity and global parity, meaningful opportunities to shape an evolving organization, and the ability to work autonomously while contributing to an ambitious mission. YCJF provides four weeks of annual leave, an additional two-week organization-wide end-of-year break, all locally recognized public holidays, cost-of-living adjustments, and flexible working arrangements, including allowances for remote-work costs.
Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, and dental) with coverage for dependents, life insurance, bereavement leave, and policies designed to support staff wellbeing and the emotional realities of climate justice work.
About the Role
The Manager of Finance & Operations plays a key role in ensuring that YCJF’s financial and operational systems run smoothly, efficiently, and in alignment with our values of equity, care, and accountability.
Working closely with the Director of Operations, this position will lead on day-to-day financial management, grant expenditures, and internal operational coordination. The role will support a globally distributed team by strengthening financial systems, improving compliance processes, and ensuring seamless coordination with our fiscal sponsor, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA).
This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with strong financial management skills and an appreciation for the operational processes of a fast-growing, youth-led global fund.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Management (Primary Focus)
- Manage day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, budget tracking, and reconciliation in coordination with RPA.
- Support the Director of Operations in developing and monitoring YCJF’s annual and multi-year budgets and expenditures, ensuring alignment with funder commitments and internal priorities.
- Prepare and maintain accurate financial reports, dashboards, and expenditure forecasts for the leadership team and funders.
- Coordinate financial data and analysis needed for fundraising proposals, renewals, and reports.
- Review and code expenses, ensuring all transactions align with budget lines and grant requirements.
- Support the preparation of financial and compliance documentation, including funder reports and audit materials.
- Maintain financial trackers across grants, programs, and operations to enhance visibility and accountability.
- Strengthen internal controls and documentation procedures in collaboration with RPA.
- Support financial planning for events, retreats, and convenings (including vendor payments, reimbursements, and cash flow monitoring).
2. Grants Administration
- Coordinate with the Grants team to process grant disbursements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with RPA protocols.
- Track and maintain documentation for all grantee payments, fiscal sponsorship agreements, and supporting records.
- Identify and troubleshoot operational bottlenecks related to payments and documentation.
- Support the integration of financial data into grantmaking systems (Fluxx, Monday.com).
3. Operations and Systems Support
- Support the development and implementation of streamlined operational systems and processes for the YCJF team.
- Oversee vendor contracts, consultant payments, and record keeping to ensure compliance and timely processing.
- Maintain organized and accessible documentation of financial and operational records within shared systems (Google Drive, Monday.com).
- Assist in operational planning for key organizational events, including team retreats and convenings.
- Support procurement, travel logistics, and reimbursements for staff and consultants as needed.
4. Cross-Team Collaboration
- Work closely with the Operations, Grants, Community, MEL, and Development teams to ensure alignment between financial systems and programmatic priorities.
- Provide guidance to team members on expense coding, budget tracking, and compliance best practices.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- At least 5 years of experience in finance and operations within the philanthropy or nonprofit sectors.
- Strong understanding of financial management, budgeting, and reporting for multi-funder projects or grants.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, Excel/Sheets, and familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Monday.com).
- Demonstrated ability to maintain financial systems and ensure compliance in distributed teams.
- Commitment to climate justice, youth leadership, and values of equity and inclusion.
- Excellent project management, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Desirable:
- Experience working with fiscal sponsors, or in private-sector finance.
- Experience with participatory governance or youth-led organizations.
- Familiarity with digital tools like Monday.com, Google Suite, Slack, and Fluxx.
- Lived experience in and/or close connection to frontline communities.
Reporting and Team Structure
This role reports to the Director of Operations. Additionally, the role collaborates with the Grants, MEL, and Development teams. The Manager of Finance and Operations may supervise
Operations staff and consultants, and will coordinate closely with RPA and other administrative partners.
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Location: Remote, with flexibility across time zones. Preferably based in a Global Majority country
Reports to: Director of Operations
Type: Full-time Employment, Permanent
Salary Range: $65,000 USD per year, including benefits, with potential cost-of-living adjustments of up to 20%
If interested, please upload your CV and a cover letter to ➡️ https://wkf.ms/3YaMUn4
We will be receiving applications up to January 14th, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time (ET).