Grants Manager - Strategic Resource Planning

Grants Manager - Strategic Resource Planning (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, California.

Job : 5838172

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 16, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full‑Time

Salary: $90,667.70 to $115,729 Per Year

Title: Grants Manager

Reports To: Assigned Supervisor

Department: As Assigned

Classification: Classified Manager

FLSA: Exempt

Work Year/

Hours:

261 days/7.5 hours or duty days and hours as assigned

Issued: Created:
August 2008, Revised:
June 2021

Salary Grade: ADCL 15

Basic Function: The Grants Manager position performs high‑level professional work related to grant seeking, grant administration, and coordinating grant management activities. Grant administration activities may include any or all of the following: develop and catalog external resources in training, grant funding sources, and other grant related resources; provide assistance in determining grant eligibility; provide technical assistance and training to departments in grant writing, preparation, and management;

develop and implement administrative procedures and controls for grant application process; facilitate interdepartmental coordination and communication on multi‑departmental grant projects to ensure that grants are processed and administered in a timely manner and according to grant requirements; provide technical expertise in determining grant compliance requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for the overall administration of the project and management of the grant award including all grant deliverables and reporting requirements.
• Develop and implement an effective project management tool for tracking grant deliverables.
• Manage the implementation of all required project activities.
• Ensure that all funded activities comply with grant award.
• Provide leadership in planning program activities and managing operations.
• Develop a plan for project sustainability after the grant funding ends.
• Provide or manage training and technical assistance to support project development, sustainability, and expansion.
• Manage all third‑party agreements including Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) and Letters of Agreement.
• Ensure that all program requirements align with culturally and linguistically appropriate goals, policies, and applied standards.
• Describe and manage how the organization will collect, manage, and analyze project data.
• Create a clear plan for the oversight of grant funds and ensure grant activities comply with approved budget.
• Managing timelines, matching funds and regulations and deliverables.
• Submit performance progress and financial reports periodically throughout the project period.
• Provide leadership to optimizing the grant administration process.
• Prepare and monitor budgets.
• Collaborate with fiscal to ensure real‑time updates on grant budget, expenses, and timelines.
• Communicate with funder on a regular basis to provide progress reports and troubleshoot obstacles to effective grant administration.
• Seek and participate in training and technical assistance to support effective grant administration.
• Prepare grant proposals and renewals.
• Create a realistic performance management system and process that will effectively track performance outputs and outcomes.
• Manage evaluation of the performance outcomes.
• Recruit, train and supervise grant funded staff in a manner that supports achievement of the stated performance outcomes according to timeline.
• Provide cross‑training to department personnel.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

The District determines whether a candidate is qualified based on fulfillment of prerequisites, relevant work experience, ability to perform the essential…