Grant Manager - Houston, TX

Lone Star Legal Aid; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision — 100% Paid

Generous Paid Leave & Holidays

6% Employer Contribution Retirement

Continuing Education (CLE)

Professional Development

Loan Repayment Assistance (Attorneys &

Law Graduates Only)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paternal & Family Leave

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Lone Star Legal Aid seeks a Grant Manager for the Houston Branch Office. The role focuses on grant and contract review, financial oversight, reporting, and funder relations to ensure grant success and renewal.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree with strong accounting, financial, and database skills, and experience in grant administration; graduate degrees are desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or extensive experience required; Graduate degree desirable; MPA, MBA, MSW etc. desirable.
• Exceptional Accounting, Financial, database experience, and Grant Administration skills required.

Responsibilities

• Grant and contract review, grant financial oversight, grant reporting, and funder relations.
• Work with a team to ensure grant success and renewal.

Skills

Access

Excel

Word

Smartsheet

Legal Server

Grant Administration

Interpersonal Skills

Team Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MPA/MBA/MSW desirable

Tools

Access

Smartsheet

Legal Server

Excel

Word

Job description

Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) seeks a Grant Manager - Houston, TX (HOU JP# 043-2026) for its Houston Branch Office.

LSLA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit law firm and its mission is to protect and advance the civil rights of low-income Texans by providing advocacy, legal representation, and community education that ensure equal access to justice.

Summary of Responsibilities:

We seek a Grant Manager to be responsible for grant and contract review, grant financial oversight, grant reporting, and funder relations. Work with a team to ensure grant success and renewal.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree and/or extensive experience required; Graduate degree desirable; MPA, MBA, MSW etc. desirable. Exceptional Accounting, Financial, database experience, and Grant Administration skills required.

Minimum Skills and Abilities:

Exceptional interpersonal, communication, analytical, technical, and organizational skills. Strong commitment to LSLA’s mission to ensure equal justice. Proven ability to collaborate with a team, represent LSLA to a rich diversity of people, communities, and institutions, and develop creative solutions to complex problems. Lots of patience, energy, and enthusiasm. Ability to use Access, Excel, Word, Smartsheet, and Legal Server Case Management Software essential.

Location: Houston Office

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision — 100% Employer-Paid Options Available

Generous Paid Leave & Holidays

Retirement Plan with 6% Employer Contribution

Continuing Education (CLE) & Professional Development

Professional Development

Loan Repayment Assistance (Attorneys & Law Graduates Only)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paternal & Family Leave

Lone Star Legal Aid is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status.