Grants Manager

Grants Manager

A Precious Child, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. A Precious Child envisions a future where every child grows up to be a secure, self-reliant, contributing member of their community.

In working towards helping A Precious Child meet its overall objective of providing basic necessities for children, the Grants Manager is responsible for a full range of activities related to researching, preparing, submitting and managing grants along with acknowledgement and reporting. The Grants Manager will work with the Development team and the Program Impact team to implement and strengthen fundraising. The Grants Manager will also seek out new funding opportunities and cultivate partnerships/relationships with grantors and donors as workload allows.

Hours: Full-time, Exempt, weekends and evenings as needed. Hybrid work schedule possible, but in-person on Wednesdays required.

Reports To: Grants Director

Areas of Responsibility:

• Develop and write competitive grant proposals and reports to a diverse mix of private, government, and corporate funders
• Serve as main contact to grant-making organizations during the grant process for assigned portfolio with support from the Grants Director
• Monitor awarded grants to ensure compliance as well as programmatic, evaluation, budgetary and reporting requirements
• Support the annual grants strategic plan, including the timeline, grants calendar and revenue projections
• Provide proposal and stewardship support to development team members who hold a subset of grant relationships
• Collect and maintain up-to-date research on potential grant-making organizations and grant/contract opportunities, eligibility criteria and deadlines
• Manage grant prospecting by actively seeking new sources of private, corporate, and government support as workload allows
• Develop and foster a portfolio of foundations and organizations that support A Precious Child working closely with the Grants Director
• Meet with, steward, and provide tours to potential and existing funders as workload allows
• Maintain hard copies and electronic database tracking systems for proposals, grant/contract awards, deadlines, and reporting requirements
• Ensure acknowledgment of funders via website, e-newsletter, and social media
• Assist in developing presentations for various stakeholders
• Work with and support grant interns
• Support the Development Team with fundraising events, campaigns, and initiatives as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience
• 1-3 years of experience in nonprofit grant writing and management of grant portfolio with demonstrated success in donor cultivation and solicitation
• Proficiency in CRM or donor relations software; experience with Raiser's Edge is preferred
• Experience building internal and external relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders
• Strong experience with project management
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate in an effective and timely manner using appropriate communication tools and techniques
• Ability to set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress toward goals, create and implement action plans, and evaluate the process and results
• Must be organized and able to manage priorities and deadlines effectively as well as competing demands and handle multiple duties simultaneously
• Passion for A Precious Child's mission and vision

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including PTO, health, dental and life insurance with a matching 401K option following one-year of employment.

How to Apply

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to View email address on click.appcast.io

A Precious Child is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, sex, gender identity, race, color, veteran status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or any other legally protected category. It is our policy to maintain a non-discriminatory environment, free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.