Grants Manager

Job Details

Job Location:

Main Office - 555 Broome Street - New York, NY 10013
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00

Job Shift: Day
Job Category:
Development

The Door is an unparalleled model for youth development, offering a comprehensive range of integrated services within a single site for 9,000 New York City youth each year. Our mission is to empower young adults to reach their full potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment. Youth can access health care and education, mental health counseling and crisis assistance, legal assistance, college preparation services, career development, housing supports, arts, sports and recreational activities, and nutritious meals – all for free and under one roof.

A major initiative within The Door, Broome Street Academy, is a unique charter high school that prepares New York City’s most vulnerable youth for a successful future through rigorous academics paired with supports of The Door.

The Grants Manager is an essential member of a dynamic Institutional Giving team that manages all foundation and government support. The ideal candidate will have a clear and demonstrated passion for communicating the work of the agency through their writing, participating in the program development process, and promoting social justice. The Grants Manager will independently manage a portfolio of program areas, leading the strategic development of proposals, reports, and renewal applications for public and private funders.

The role is a critical step in one’s career in fundraising, non-profit management, and leadership.

• Manage the institutional fundraising strategy and responsibilities for a portfolio of programs, including writing letters of inquiry, proposals, government RFPs, renewal requests, and all reports to private and government funders.
• Prepare and submit complete packages with all attachments.
• Oversee the proposal and reporting deadlines by maintaining and updating the agency’s grant calendars and action sheets.
• Direct the successful completion of multiple proposal and report deadlines with senior development, data, finance, and program staff, liaising with and assigning tasks to executive team members and/or the CEO as necessary.
• Maintain accurate donor records and files in SharePoint and Raiser's Edge.
• Contribute to post‑award processes, including crafting donor acknowledgement letters and leading internal program kick‑off meetings.
• Conduct strategic prospect research to close fundraising gaps and identify new sources of support.
• In collaboration with development and program leadership, identify opportunities for program expansion.
• Develop a working knowledge of assigned programs and program developments, broker effective relationships with program directors and finance officers.
• Stay abreast of trends in the field related to philanthropy and the portfolio of programs this role oversees.
• Facilitate the completion of government contract packages.
• Support the Development team’s special events and complete other relevant tasks as assigned by supervisor.
• As necessary, manage Development and Communications team intern(s), acting as the primary reviewer for their prospect research and report, letter of inquiry, and/or proposal drafts.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least 3‑4 years of grant writing or similar/development experience.
• Superior writing and communication skills, with emphasis on proposal writing.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and set priorities.
• Demonstrated experience managing a robust portfolio of funders and securing funding of all types, including upgraded funding and new funders.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional projects in collaboration with internal partners at all levels, managing up and delegating tasks to colleagues, including executives.
• Excellent critical thinking skills related to creating coherent logic models for funding proposals, analyzing and synthesizing program design, and integrating funders’ interests.
• Excellent computer skills, including database, word processing.
• Ability to work efficiently in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Knowledge of foundation and funding worlds (in related, non‑profit fields a plus).
• Excellent donor relations skills.
• Ability to work independently and as an effective team member.
• Ability to work with and relate to board members, foundation/government contacts, and program directors.
• Must be available for occasional evening events.

Full time, Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, with the option of hybrid work 1‑2 days a week available. Some evening hours required.

$65,000‑75,000, commensurate with experience, plus a generous benefits package.