Director, Institutional Giving

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. We believe that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, Repair will inspire and catalyze one million acts of service toward repairing the world.

Repair is building a national Jewish service movement of flourishing Jewish communities that serve in pursuit of a just world. Repair mobilizes young adults to serve in their communities, catalyzes service through deep partnerships within Jewish communal organizations, and inspires people to take action through national service campaigns that inspire broad participation around shared themes. Our mission provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and learning as a Jewish value, builds capacity for nonprofit partners to meet their missions, and deepens connections across lines of difference.

Position Overview Repair the World is seeking a highly skilled writer and project manager to serve as Director, Institutional Giving. This role leads the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals and reports while managing the systems and processes that support Repair the World’s institutional fundraising.

The Director, Institutional Giving serves as the organization’s lead grant writer, responsible for mission-driven storytelling and institutional fundraising. Repair the World’s institutional grant portfolio totals approximately $13M annually. This role translates Repair the World’s programs, impact, and vision into compelling narratives for foundation partners while ensuring institutional supporters receive clear, timely communication about our work and impact.

In addition to overseeing the organization’s grants infrastructure, the Director will supervise the Donor Communications Manager and help align donor storytelling across proposals, reports, and broader development communications. Working closely with colleagues across programs, finance, data, marketing, and development, this role ensures strong internal coordination and high-quality grant deliverables.

This full-time, exempt position reports to the Senior Director, Development, and supervises the Donor Communications Manager. The Director will be a member of Repair the World’s seven-person Development team. This is a remote position with a preference for candidates living in or near a Repair community:
Atlanta, GA;
Boston, MA;
Chicago, IL;
Detroit, MI;
Los Angeles, CA;
Miami, FL;
New York, NY;
Orange County, CA; or San Francisco, CA.

Position Responsibilities

Grant Writing and Reporting (55%)

• Serve as the lead grant writer for the organization, drafting, editing, and submitting foundation proposals, letters of inquiry, and grant reports.
• Translate Repair the World’s programs, impact, and priorities into clear, compelling narratives aligned with funder interests.
• Collaborate with program, evaluation, finance, and leadership staff to gather content, outcomes data, and financial information for proposals and reports.
• Ensure timely submission of all grant deliverables and maintain high standards of clarity, accuracy, and storytelling.
• Adapt core organizational language to reflect funder priorities while maintaining Repair the World’s voice and values.
• Manage relationships with external grant writing consultants as needed.

Grants Management and Systems (10%)

• Maintain and regularly communicate a comprehensive grants calendar covering proposals, reports, renewals, and stewardship updates.
• Develop and maintain clear internal processes for grant development and reporting across development, program, and finance teams.
• Coordinate internal inputs for grant submissions, including budgets, narratives, outcomes, and…