Grants and Compliance Manager

Mission: MANNA’s mission is to involve, educate, and unite people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina

Vision: A hunger-free Western North Carolina

MANNA embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity by creating an environment of mutual respect, transparency, and sharing of different opinions and ideas. MANNA’s goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented and diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential. The celebration of inclusivity and diversity is essential to helping MANNA achieve its mission to involve, educate, and unite all people in the work of ending hunger in Western North Carolina.

Compensation: Salaried, Exempt. $66,289 - $73,635 annually based on credentials, experience, and education.

Schedule: Typical schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM. Flexible schedule required, including some evenings and weekends as needed. In instances of a federal, state or locally declared emergency or order, MANNA Food Bank is typically considered an essential service and emergency responder; all employees may be called upon to perform regular or emergent duties.

Working Conditions: This position will be performed in an office setting with an option for occasional teleworking.

Travel
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Minimal, but routine travel may be required within the service area. Current driver’s license required; copy of current auto insurance; and clean MVR required.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• 136 PTO in the first year (after 90 days of employment)
• 10+ Paid Holidays
• Paid Breaks
• Parental Leave
• 401k Retirement Plan with 3% company match (after 90 days of employment)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Injury Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

MANNA Food Bank seeks a strategic, collaborative, and highly organized Grants and Compliance Manager to sustain and grow an institutional funding portfolio of approximately $5.5M annually. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropic Engagement, the Manager leads the full grant lifecycle for larger and more complex foundation, corporate, government, Feeding America, and other institutional grants, from prospect research through proposal development, compliance, reporting, renewal, and closeout.

The role works in close partnership with the Corporate Engagement Manager and is supported by an Institutional Giving Coordinator who handles stewardship, records, calendars, and administrative functions. Beyond writing proposals and managing renewals, the Manager is responsible for building a strong pipeline and bringing new, well-qualified funding opportunities forward. The Manager engages Program, Finance, Development, and Senior Leadership colleagues early, translates complex funder requirements into clear action plans, and builds shared ownership of grant obligations across the organization.

The successful candidate is an exceptional writer and relationship builder with a record of securing significant grants and creating practical systems that help teams meet grant commitments together.

Supervision of other Persons/Positions: Institutional Giving Coordinator and internal or external volunteers assigned.

• Build and manage a diversified institutional funding pipeline supporting an approximately $5.5M annual grant portfolio, tracking prospects, active opportunities, submissions, awards, and renewals.
• Conduct proactive research to identify new foundations, corporate, government, and other institutional funding opportunities, assessing funder priorities, eligibility, giving history, timing, and strategic fit.
• Develop prospect profiles, relationship maps, and…