Development Operations & Grant Systems Lead

NPower Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

NPower seeks a highly organized Development Operations Manager to build and maintain internal systems so frontline fundraisers can focus on cultivating funders and submitting proposals efficiently.

This role serves as a key liaison between Development (fundraisers and grant writers) and Finance, Program, Data, Marketing, and other teams, helping streamline grant processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in nonprofit development operations or fundraising support.
• Exceptional organizational skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong data analysis and ability to translate data into insights.
• Experience building dashboards and pipeline reports in CRMs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the donor database usage and CRM transition, partnering with Development leadership, the Data team, and other stakeholders to maintain records, improve workflows, and strengthen reporting.
• Develop and document systems and workflows for proposal development, grant reporting, and post‑award administration.
• Prepare proposals, reports, and funder deliverables by coordinating inputs from internal teams and ensuring completeness.
• Maintain grant‑tracking tools and dashboards; coordinate timelines, tasks, approvals, and submissions for frontline fundraisers and grant writers.
• Create fundraising reports and dashboards to support leadership decisions and donor stewardship.
• Maintain systems and reports that track grant deliverables, outcomes, deadlines, and reporting requirements.

Skills

Exceptional organizational skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Collaborative, team oriented mindset

Ability to manage multiple projects

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Blackbaud

CRM dashboards

Job description

NPower seeks a highly organized Development Operations Manager to build and maintain internal systems so frontline fundraisers can focus on cultivating funders and submitting proposals efficiently.

This role serves as a key liaison between Development (fundraisers and grant writers) and Finance, Program, Data, Marketing, and other teams, helping streamline grant processes and reporting.