Grants Project Manager

EdFuel is a national talent management non-profit. Our mission is to support schools, districts, networks, and nonprofits in recruiting and retaining a diverse and highly qualified staff by building fair and inclusive talent systems. We believe that these systems create the conditions necessary for staff and, therefore, students to thrive. We do this by supporting organizations to implement talent systems, including, but not limited to, competency mapping, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, professional development, performance evaluation, and compensation and benefits.

EdFuel is a growing nonprofit with a nimble, collaborative team. We pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to our partners’ needs and provide affordable, actionable solutions to their most pressing talent challenges. As an employee at EdFuel, you can expect flexibility, a high level of ownership and autonomy in your work, a team-wide commitment to sustainability, and the opportunity to work with smart, values-driven people in an environment where everyone seeks to make each other better.

EdFuel is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has remote staff across the country.

We are currently hiring a grant-funded Grants Project Manager to join the EdFuel team in support of our federal Charter Schools Program Model Design and Dissemination grant. The manager will oversee the full lifecycle administration of a federally funded grant, ensuring strong compliance, disciplined execution, and effective partnerships that support project dissemination and scale. This role serves as the operational backbone of the grant—coordinating timelines, deliverables, budgets, and reporting while translating program goals into executable plans.

In partnership with the Project Director, the Manager will monitor performance metrics, align grant spending with approved budgets, and ensure all reporting requirements are met accurately and on time. This role is essential to keeping the project compliant with federal requirements, advancing program outcomes, and cultivating partnerships that expand reach and impact.

We are looking for a data-driven, detail-oriented, and proactive grants management professional with a proven track record of hyperorganized grants management. Our ideal hire is a mission-driven team player who is passionate about social impact. We need someone who gets excited about data—whether it’s reporting, collecting, or analyzing—to make strategic decisions and is comfortable managing a budget at a basic level.

• Grant Compliance & Reporting: All required reports, documentation, and submissions are accurate, complete, and submitted on time, with no material compliance findings.
• On-Track Delivery: Grant milestones, deliverables, and performance measures are consistently met according to the approved project plan.
• Budget Alignment: Grant expenditures are closely monitored and remain aligned with the approved budget, with variances identified and addressed proactively.
• Operational Clarity: Clear, reliable systems are in place for tracking grant activities, metrics, and timelines, enabling strong internal coordination and decision-making.
• Partnership Effectiveness: Key partners meet agreed-upon commitments and contribute meaningfully to project dissemination and scaling goals.

• 5+ years in grant management, grant writing, federal/state grants, or nonprofit grants administration.
• Proven success in securing and managing institutional funding.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, compliance, audits, and financial reporting.
• Experience leading complex projects with multiple contributors.
• Ability to develop timelines, manage workflows, and ensure on-time delivery.
• Strong systems thinking; able to operationalize grants end-to-end.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and narrative development abilities.
• Detail-oriented and rigorous.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and fair and inclusive practices
• Ability to work across remote teams
• Passion for education reform and equity for all students

Our hiring process consists of the following steps:

• Application…