Manager, Institutional Giving

* LINC HOUSING POSITION DESCRIPTION
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* POSITION TITLE:

* Manager of Institutional Giving
* FLSA STATUS:
* Exempt*EFFECTIVE DATE:
* October 2026

This is a hybrid position, working two days per week at Linc's corporate office in Long Beach, CA.

Please note:

The position title and salary range will be determined based on the selected candidate’s skill set and level of experience.

The hiring range is $77,906 to $91,655

Benefits include:
* Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
* 401K with Match
* Medical and Dependent Care FSA
* Long Term Disability Coverage
* Basic Life
* Vacation, Floating Holiday, and Paid Holidays
* POSITION SUMMARY
* The Manager of Institutional Giving leads Linc Housing’s institutional fundraising program, owning the full grant lifecycle, including prospecting, proposal strategy and writing, submission, and reporting across foundation, corporate philanthropy, and government funders. This includes building and maintaining strong, ongoing relationships with program officers and other funder staff to deepen Linc Housing’s standing with key funding partners. The position also maintains a small, defined portfolio of individual donor relationships and serves as a key storytelling and communications partner for the Corporate Development department, helping translate Linc Housing’s mission and impact into compelling narratives for funders, donors, and the broader community.

The Manager of Institutional Giving collaborates closely with the Communications Associate on departmental messaging and voice, and owns specific outward-facing storytelling projects, such as the department’s regular newsletters. The position also owns the department’s grant tracking system and master grant calendar and provides direction to the Corporate Development Associate, who maintains and updates the system day-to-day, and provides day-to-day coordination and priority-setting across the broader Corporate Development team.

This position may supervise staff as assigned based on the department’s staffing structure and needs.

The Manager of Institutional Giving reports to the Director of Corporate Development, and works closely with the Communications Associate, Events & Individual Donor Associate, and Corporate Development Associate to keep departmental priorities and systems on track.

Institutional fundraising at Linc Housing is a collaborative effort across the organization. While the Manager of Institutional Giving leads the department’s institutional fundraising strategy and day-to-day execution, the position works in close partnership with Linc Housing’s executive team, who often hold their own relationships with funders, to help coordinate those relationships, identify gaps in funder engagement or coverage, and recommend ways to strengthen or expand those relationships with management and executive leadership.

* ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

** Grant Strategy & Portfolio Management
** Own the department's grant tracking system and master grant calendar, including their structure, standards, and content accuracy, covering submission deadlines, reporting deadlines, and compliance requirements across the full grants portfolio, providing direction to the Corporate Development Associate, who maintains and updates the system day-to-day, and reviewing it regularly to ensure it reflects current, accurate information on all active and pending grants.
* Own the department’s grants program end-to-end, including prospecting, funder cultivation, proposal strategy, writing, submission, and reporting across the full grants portfolio, spanning foundation grants, corporate philanthropy/corporate giving programs, and government funding.
* Build and maintain strong, ongoing relationships with program officers and other funder staff at foundation…