Grants Manager

Location: Wyandanch

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. At The Door, 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.

By providing participants with our suite of integrated services, we seek to provide any motivated young person with the tools, resources, and opportunities needed to successfully transition to adulthood.

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 role is essential to the team;
Grants Managers will independently manage a portfolio of program areas, leading the strategic development of proposals, reports, and renewal applications for public and private funders. The Grants Manager will spearhead the writing and project management process of all projects, working closely with and delegating to executive and senior leadership staff on program design, goal setting, financial reporting, data management, and more.

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

Responsibilities:

Manage the institutional fundraising strategy and responsibilities for a portfolio of programs at The Door, which includes writing letters of inquiry, proposals, government RFPs, renewal requests, and all reports to portfolio of private and government funders, preparing and submitting complete packages with all attachments

Oversee the proposal and reporting deadlines for this role’s designated portfolio (set of funders across program areas) 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, including 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 by 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 working 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

Qualifications:

Minimum Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution and at least 3-4 years of grant writing or similar/development experience required

Superior writing and communication skills, with emphasis on proposal writing

Excellent time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and effectively set priorities

Demonstrated experience managing a robust portfolio of funders and…