Director of Grants Management

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is seeking candidates who are eager to contribute to its Lasallian Catholic mission of awakening, nurturing, and empowering learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. We invite individuals to help transform lives through education, inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition's quest to understand the human experience through faith and reason and its embrace of all who are dedicated to learning from one another through authentic conversations in search of the truth.

We are especially interested in and give preference to candidates who demonstrate a vision to create and nurture initiatives that will advance our mission within the scope of their duties and who will foster a culture of dialogue that, with respect for all people, supports the search for meaning and purpose in pursuit of excellence.

Job Summary

The Director of Grants Management is responsible for the management of grant-seeking and grant-reporting functions for the university. This individual works closely with the university grants team, Advancement colleagues, and university faculty and staff to identify grant opportunities and to develop grant proposals ensuring compliance with federal, state, and private foundation regulations and policies. In addition to fundraising, this position provides writing expertise and support for strategic correspondence produced by the Office of Advancement.

The position is well-suited for candidates with exceptional writing and interpersonal skills, as well as experience in non-profit fundraising and communications.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Grants Management and Proposal Development (75%)
• Research and interpret funding opportunities and requests for proposals from corporate, foundation, and government grant-making programs with potential for supporting university programs.
• Work with the university grants team to confirm that proposed funding applications/proposals align with university fund development priorities, receive proper administrative approval, and comply with the granting organization’s requirements.
• Manage grant consultant partnerships and agreed-upon deliverables.
• Collaborate with university partners to gather information and develop content for grant proposals.
• Review, edit and submit all final grant proposals/applications for submission ensuring all submissions are well-developed, clear, concise and conform with funding program priorities, and are compliant with the funding organization, government, and university policy.
• Oversee the accurate and timely submission of all grant proposals and reports.
• Use the Raiser’s Edge database to document, track, and manage requests, proposals, and awards.
• Maintain a calendar of recurring annual grant proposals and reports, and prepare them for submission.
• Work with the university grants team to build a multi-year planning calendar and expand grant participation and training among faculty and staff.
• Coordinate with the Major Gifts team to support development directors in their relationship building with individuals representing corporations and foundations.
• Support the Advancement team in tracking submission, awards, evaluation and reporting deadlines on the organization’s grant writing system in Raiser’s Edge (e.g., grants submitted, grants accepted) and provide transparent reporting of grants to Advancement and University leadership
• Steward relationships within the university community by attending internal events and presentations, acknowledging the grant successes of others, and distributing grants communication via internal communication channels and the website.
• Develop, review and update external funding policies as needed to meet…