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Grant Evaluation Contractor
Grade: Contractor
Time: Up to 15 hours/week, variable based on organizational needs
Compensation: $60/hour (US); adjusted for cost of living internationally.
Location: Remote, in a timezone with at least 4 working hours daily overlapping with US Mountain Time zone business hours (9 am - 5 pm MT)
Reports to: Senior Director of Philanthropic Advising & Programs
Senterra Funders seeks a Grant Evaluation Contractor to conduct high-quality grant evaluations and outcomes measurements for our bespoke philanthropic advising services to members and new movement funders.
Senterra Funders was founded in 2017 by a tight-knit group of foundations and high-net-worth individuals with the belief that we can end factory farming and build a plant-forward society faster together. Senterra includes 51 funders around the world. Its existing programs include monthly group calls, philanthropic advising, a pooled fund, funding circles, socials, newsletter, and an annual in-person retreat. Senterra is fiscally sponsored by the Humane America Animal Foundation and governed by a Steering Committee.
This is an independent contractor position with Humane America Animal Foundation on behalf of Senterra Funders. The contractor is responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and equipment. The selected candidate will be required to sign an independent contractor agreement including confidentiality and intellectual property provisions.
The Grant Evaluation Contractor will advance Senterra's mission by providing support to ensure members receive exceptional philanthropic advising. We aim to counterfactually influence millions in philanthropic funding in 2026. The Grant Evaluation Contractor’s charity evaluations and recommendations will support our goal of increasing the effectiveness of existing movement funding and guiding effectiveness for incoming movement funders.
The Grant Evaluation Contractor role is currently scoped as a part-time contractor role, but has the potential to grow into full-time employment pending organizational needs and exceptional performance.
Independently evaluate charities and grant opportunities at the request of the Senior Director of Philanthropic Advising & Programs to assemble philanthropic portfolios for advisees and provide other general advising. This includes collecting information from organizations and related entities (such as partner organizations, existing donors, and/or other advisors), evaluating the charity both quantitatively and qualitatively against the specific donors’ criteria, and indicating specific organizational outcomes to track if the grant is successful. All final recommendations are reviewed by the Senior Director of Philanthropic Advising & Programs.
Monitor and organize incoming funding requests, so we can better match strong opportunities with the most relevant members with additional funding capacity.
Follow-up with grantees for outcome reporting to advise renewal recommendations.
Support other grant evaluation and outcome reporting projects, such as our semi-annual impact reports for our pooled fund, the Plant-Based EU Policy Fund.
Other tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities
3-5 years of farmed animal protection movement experience in the form of programmatic work, grant evaluation, philanthropic advising, research, and/or programmatic work.
Strong familiarity with and network within the farmed animal protection movement, including knowledge about major theories of change, relative intervention effectiveness, and movement dynamics.
Experience with, or excellent aptitude for, charity evaluation, such as theory of change mapping, identifying and resolving key cruxes, benchmarking, and BOTECs for cost-effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to make and defend nuanced recommendations under uncertainty.
Model a scout mindset when evaluating charities.
Self-motivated, ambitious, and drives progress forward with minimal supervision.
Results-oriented with strong initiative and ability to achieve goals.
Strong written communication skills.
Open-minded and collaborative, able to work closely with diverse perspectives and values.
Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail.
Comfortable with discretion and handling sensitive information.
Demonstrated commitment to our mission to reform and replace factory farming with a humane, sustainable food system.
Required Qualifications
Comfort with LLMs and AI tools to increase productivity while maintaining rigorous fact-checking, source discipline, and analytical integrity.
Preferred qualifications
For a contractor role, we offer $60 per hour without additional benefits.
If the role grows into a full-time role, which is not guaranteed and depends on both organizational needs and exceptional performance, compensation will be adjusted to reflect an added benefits package. For full-time (40 hours per week) employees, Senterra Funders, through our fiscal sponsor, offers an excellent benefits package which currently includes up to a 4% retirement contribution match, medical, vision and dental insurance (paid 100% for employees and 50% for eligible dependents), up to $750 a year to cover pet fees, unlimited paid vacation, 10 paid sick days, 11 federal holidays, and flexible work hours.
Compensation and Benefits
Non-discrimination and Accommodation
Senterra Funders, through our fiscal sponsor Humane America Animal Foundation, is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all contractors and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you require reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact hiring@senterrafunders.org.
Complete the application and upload your CV and cover letter at this link.
The preferred deadline for applications is Saturday, February 28th, 2026.
Please email hiring@senterrafunders.org with any questions.
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