Description

Position Summary

The Director of Grant Management is responsible for creating and submitting dynamic grant proposals to support Communities In Schools’ annual development goals. This position is responsible for all aspects of raising financial support from foundations, corporations, and government sources requiring proposals for both unrestricted and restricted projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Produce compelling proposals for a variety of existing and prospective funders, including but not limited to corporate, foundation, and government (federal, state, and local) grants.
• Responsible for grant tracking, developing internal reporting schedules, writing reports, maintaining detailed historical records, and working with staff to ensure proposal conditions and expectations are met.
• Conduct prospect research to produce sufficient number and quality of grant prospects, including federal grant opportunities, develop institutional donor profiles; determine areas of funder interest; target appropriate ask amounts; and prioritize and evaluate prospects for foundation and government grants.
• Inform relevant staff of grant outcomes, outputs, and other deliverables to ensure compliance.
• Work closely with CFO and Director of Impact and Evaluation to create budgets and reports.
• Monitor and manage grants income goal.
• Assist with other fundraising projects as assigned.
• Work collaboratively with the development team to achieve annual revenue goals.

Requirements

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years of successful grant writing experience, both private and federal.
• Exceptional, above average written and oral communication skills.
• Project management skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Knowledge and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospect research.
• Experience with budget and program development and monitoring.
• Expertise in contracts and agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in fundraising and/or grant writing and management.
• Proven successful track record of raising foundation and government funds.
• Previous experience with non-profit fundraising.
• Expert knowledge of fundraising techniques and strategies.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with donor database software.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Must have above average communication skills.

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; Ability to interpret a variety of data.

Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Accepts criticism and feedback. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation.

Confidentiality: Commits to keeping confidential information related to employment, or sensitive
data pertaining to staff members or students served by CIS

Dependability: Responds to requests for service and assistance. Follows instructions, responds to
management direction. Takes responsibility for own actions. Commits to doing the best job
possible. Keeps commitments. Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines. Uses time efficiently.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.
Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Please send cover letter and resume to lindsey.garner@cistarrant.org.

CIS offers a competitive benefits package including, but not limited to the following: Paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee; Generous paid time off, including school holidays and additional flexible vacation time; Employer matched 401k; Short and Long-term disability benefits; Life insurance