Grants Reporting & Budget Consultant (Remote-US)

Engagement Description 

This is a remote contract role for approximately 15–20 hours/week on average, with surge capacity around reporting deadlines. The initial contract will be 6 months with possibility for extension. The consultant can set their own schedule independently but needs to be available to coordinate with our team, the majority of which works EST hours. 

Compensation 

Rate: $55 - $100/hr (DOE)

What You’ll Do

DataKind is seeking a Grants Reporting & Budget Consultant to own the reporting and budget management process for our key multi-year grants. This person will serve as the connective tissue between our Finance, Product, and Technology teams, translating operational and financial progress into clear, funder-ready narratives and ensuring our budget remains aligned with organizational priorities as the work evolves.

This is a strictly internal-facing role. The consultant will not manage the funder relationship directly but will be essential to the quality and coherence of everything we communicate to our funder. Strong candidates will be comfortable working with ambiguity, coordinating across senior leaders without direct authority, and holding a high bar for written quality.

The Grants Reporting & Budget Consultant will:

Manage Grant Reporting

• Lead the end-to-end production of quarterly grant reports, coordinating input from the VP of Product, Interim CEO, Director of Finance, and VP of Technology
• Synthesize program updates, financial data, and milestone progress into a cohesive narrative that reflects organizational priorities and funder expectations
• Maintain a reporting calendar and manage internal deadlines to ensure leadership input is collected and integrated on time
• Ensure quarterly reporting meets requirements and utilizes necessary funder templates

Budget Translation & Management

• Bridge accounting outputs and grant budget tracking — providing narrative context when monthly financials show variances and ensuring finance reporting tells a complete story 
• Identify budget variances and work with VPs to develop narratives and modification proposals that reflect real shifts in organizational priorities
• Maintain a living budget tracker in partnership with finance team that gives leadership a clear, real-time picture of spend against the grant