Position Summary: The Sr. Manger, Grants Acquisition contributes to the efforts of United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (UWMN) by researching and analyzing available grants in the arenas of Education, Financial Stability, and Health to ensure UWMN programs receive the funding needed to sustain, and grow. In addition, the Sr. Manager, Grants Acquisition provides management for all awarded grant requirements and reporting, ensuring UWMN remains in compliance.
Essential Functions: The following are indicative of the essential functions required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This profile is not intended to be all inclusive of tasks and responsibilities required; it provides a description of the critical responsibilities associated with this position.
Grant Writing Acquisition and Management
- Researches grant opportunities to reach revenue goals that allow UWMN to begin new programs, sustain, and expand existing programs in Education, Financial Stability, and Health
- Prepares compelling grant proposals in pursuit of local foundation, state and federal awards; ensures timely completion of applications and maintains funding agreement requirements.
- Prepares compelling corporate sponsorship proposals aligned with UW mission and goals of corporate partner.
- Collaborates across departments assimilating teams to ensure all requirements for the grant are satisfied.
- Maintains all grant related records including grant tracking and reporting in one consolidated location to allow accessibility and to ensure programs are meeting Terms of Agreement
- Works with program leaders to submit grant progress reports and ensure update of internal tracking documents.
- Participates in internal and external audits of department grants/ contracts to show funding stewardship and integrity
- Fosters relationships with funders and key stakeholders to build trust partnership with UWMN
Qualifications:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience:
- Grant research and writing: 3 years
- Skills:
- Written, verbal, and technological communication
- Researching and analyzing
- Project management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and Access
- Knowledge:
- Strong knowledge of grant writing for federal, state and local foundation grants
- Strong knowledge of grant research tools
- Familiarity with developing grant proposal letters
- Familiarity with developing proposals for corporate sponsorship
Competencies:
- Mission Driven: Writes and acquires local foundation, state and federal grants that align with and advance the mission of United Way. Prepares corporate sponsorship proposals aligning with both UW’s mission and the desired goals of the corporate partner.
- Relationship Management: Builds relationships with key stakeholders in efforts to grow and sustain funding; demonstrates credibility in all interactions and demonstrates the ability to effectively build a network of contacts.
- Effective Communication: Communicates through oral, written and technological means; actively listens and expresses oneself clearly.
- Outcome Motivated: Maintains high performance standards that produce high quality outcomes.
- Brand Advocate: Conducts oneself in a manner that promotes integrity, trust, and strong ethics, to protect the reputation and results of UWMN.
- Attention to Detail: Demonstrates thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task; ensures all information is complete and accurate; follows detailed procedures; organizes, monitors, and maintains all system processes carefully.
- Ability to Multi-task: Manages multiple projects simultaneously; demonstrates knowledge of time management and priority setting.
- Problem Solving/Critical Thinking: Differentiates between when supervisory input is needed and when it is not; identifies opportunities and develops plans to execute; identifies problems, gathers facts, and appropriate resources to resolve issues.
- Initiative and Creativity: Plans work and carries out tasks without detailed instructions; makes constructive suggestions; prepares for problems or opportunities in advance; undertakes additional responsibilities; responds to situations as they arise with minimal supervision.
Environmental Conditions and Physical Demands:
- Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb and balance.
- Employee spends a majority of time seated; working at a desk in front of a computer monitor. Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with the fingers.
Well-lighted, heated, and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.