Grants Manager

Position: GRANTS MANAGER
Metropolitan Family Service

Position Description

Position Title: Grants Manager

Location: Civic office location (1700 NW Civic Drive, Suite 200, Gresham, OR)

and hybrid options

Reports To: Director of Major Gifts

Dept/Program: Development Department

FTE: 1.00 FTE (40hours/week)

Status: Exempt

Created: June 2026 Job # GMD
0608

General Description:

Metropolitan Family Service position descriptions are guidelines. They are not intended to identify every task that an employee will be asked to complete. They are intended as a general outline of the essential work responsibilities and qualifications of the position.

Values:

• We use creative and proactive problem solving to build and sustain dynamic community-based programs and quality services.
• We believe in the potential of families and individuals at all life stages and focus on prevention, wellness, and independence.
• We build strong relationships by collaborating with our funders, partners, and highly trained volunteers, always striving for an extensive commitment to diversity.

General Function:

Under the general supervision of the Director of Major Gifts, the Grants Manager is a critical, donor-facing member of MFS's high-performing development team. This role is responsible for managing the full grant lifecycle - prospect research and cultivation, proposal development and submission, award management when applicable, and reporting. The role also requires proactive participation in donor relations, current and prospective funder meetings, and broader development activities.

The Grants Manager combines strong grant writing, stewardship, and reporting skills with relationship-building and solicitation responsibilities to bring in revenue, deepen funder engagement, and support organizational fundraising goals.

Diversity and Equity

• Values working in a multicultural, diverse environment
• Values and supports inclusion and program access for clients
• Supports agency goals for reducing disparities in outcomes for communities of color
• Adopts anti-racism approaches to services by understanding and acknowledging systemic and individual racism and privilege

Collaboration

• Ability to work effectively in collaboration within all program areas of MFS as well as other agencies
• Ability and commitment to work effectively within a team-dependent environment and provide leadership and support to staff to demonstrate effective team dynamics
• Provide information and assist with linkage to broader community and social services
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals and groups
• Ability to connect position roles and agency mission

Teamwork

• Ability to work independently and to collaborate with other MFS staff and volunteers and to model effective teamwork skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Full Grant Cycle Management

• Lead identification, research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities aligned with MFS priorities
• Develop and implement grant strategies and prospects that contribute to measurable revenue goals
• Draft, submit, and manage competitive grant proposals and budgets with high quality and on deadline
• Oversee post-award grant management, as needed - including tracking funder deliverables, budgets, compliance and reporting requirements, and timelines
• Support the preparation and submission of timely, accurate grant reports ensuring documentation of outcomes, metrics, and expenditures that meet funder expectations
• Maintain systems for tracking grant progress, deliverables, and reporting schedules; proactively escalate and resolve issues that could affect compliance or funding

Donor and Partner Engagement

• Serve as a public-facing representative of MFS to funders and partners; cultivate and steward relationships through meetings, site visits, and regular communications
• Prepare donor and funder-facing materials, proposal briefings, and meeting content; participate in donor and partner meetings alongside senior development staff
• Coordinate stewardship plans for grant funders, ensuring funder expectations are met and relationships are deepened to encourage renewal and increased support

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