Grants & Community Development Manager

Grants & Community Development Manager

Iron County Care and Share

Location:

Cedar City, Utah
Status:
Full-Time, approximately 40 hours per week
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports To:

Executive Director

Iron County Care and Share (ICCS) is seeking a Grants & Community Development Manager to strengthen and diversify the financial and community support that makes our mission possible.

This position leads grant development, fundraising support, donor engagement, and community partnership efforts. The Manager researches funding opportunities, prepares competitive grant proposals, maintains ICCS's grant pipeline, assists with grant reporting and renewals, and helps develop relationships with donors, businesses, foundations, civic organizations, faith communities, and other community partners.

The position works closely with the Executive Director, Finance/Grants staff, Marketing staff, and program leadership to identify organizational needs, develop funding opportunities, and communicate the impact of ICCS programs and services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong writer and relationship-builder who enjoys connecting community needs with resources and turning ideas into actionable funding opportunities.

• Research government, foundation, corporate, and other funding opportunities aligned with ICCS programs and priorities.
• Maintain an organized pipeline and calendar of prospective grants, applications, reporting deadlines, and renewals.
• Prepare grant applications, letters of inquiry, proposals, and other funding requests.
• Coordinate with leadership and program staff to develop budgets, outcomes, service data, and supporting information.
• Maintain current organizational narratives, program descriptions, statistics, outcomes, and commonly requested grant documents.
• Assist with grant reports, renewals, funder communications, and other post-award activities.
• Evaluate potential funding opportunities and recommend those that best fit ICCS priorities and capacity.
• Maintain organized records of applications, awards, declines, pending requests, and prospective funding sources.

Finance/Grants staff retain primary responsibility for grant financial management, reimbursement requests, accounting, and fiscal compliance. This position primarily focuses on developing, securing, and supporting funding opportunities.

• Work with the Executive Director to develop and implement annual fundraising and development priorities.
• Identify prospective individual, corporate, foundation, and community supporters.
• Support donor cultivation, stewardship, retention, and acknowledgment.
• Coordinate fundraising appeals, sponsor ships, giving campaigns, and other development initiatives.
• Help strengthen unrestricted and diversified sources of organizational revenue.
• Maintain accurate donor and development records.

• Build and maintain relationships with businesses, civic organizations, faith communities, foundations, and community partners.
• Represent ICCS at community meetings, presentations, events, and outreach opportunities.
• Coordinate tours, presentations, and visits for donors, funders, and community groups.
• Identify opportunities for financial, in-kind, volunteer, and other community support.
• Assist the Executive Director in developing and maintaining strategic partnerships.
• Respond to organizations and individuals interested in supporting or partnering with ICCS.

• Develop impact stories, presentations, donor communications, funding materials, newsletter and annual-report content, and similar materials.
• Translate service data and client outcomes into clear, compelling communications for funders and community…