Join our team as a Grant Project Manager, where you’ll have the opportunity to develop, implement, and manage strategic plans to secure funding from a diverse portfolio of corporations, foundations, and government sources. You will make an impact across the organization, working closely with all departments. You’ll identify prospective relationships and maintain new ones, encouraging stewardship and continued commitment to our mission.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Strategic Planning: Utilize a thorough understanding of UWSL’s initiatives, programs and core values to develop long-term strategies to secure new and renewal funding from corporations, foundations, and government sources.
- Fund Sourcing: Leverage UWSL’s resource base to seek out prospective funders as part of your strategic planning.
- Proposal Content Development: Translate USWL’s internal needs, strategy and vision into the development of grant proposals for direct use with prospective funders.
- Grant Revenue Tracking, Budgeting and Forecasting: Track and report on grant revenue to USWL leadership. Apply knowledge of current and projected grant revenue initiatives to budget and forecast grant revenue, directly assisting leadership in key strategy decisions.
- Grant Manager Direct Assistance: Use relevant competencies and experience to directly assist the Grants Director and support UWSL departmental initiatives.
- Supports the overall Resource Development team strategy and revenue goals and assists the Grants Director.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in relevant field (communication, writing, business, finance, etc.)
Skills/Experience:
- Excellent written communication and project management skills.
- Proven track record in securing both government grants and private/corporate foundation grants
- Strong technical skills including anticipating and adopting new applications
- Creativity in work, problem solving, and organizational thinking
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, work under a deadline, and pivot priorities
- Experience and success working cross-departmentally and with executive management
- Strong attention to detail including following or documenting processes
- Experience interpreting, understanding, and implementing state, federal, corporate, and foundation grant requirements
- 3-5 years of grant writing—or directly applicable—experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft, Google, and Adobe suites
Compensation/Benefits:
Salary: $51,000 to $60,000 per year
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
Mar 6 2019
Active Until:
Apr 6 2019
Hiring Organization:
United Way Worldwide
industry:
Nonprofit