Grants & Development Manager

Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Holidays

Sick days

Retirement plan with matching

Job summary

Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation is seeking a Grants & Development Manager to lead fundraising, grant lifecycle ownership, and donor operations in a hybrid NYC role. You will manage proposals, reporting, donor databases, and collaboration with program teams to secure funding and demonstrate impact.

The role emphasizes narrative writing, grant research, and cross-functional coordination to drive a growing program and sustain annual revenue growth in a mission-driven nonprofit.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional, institutional fundraising experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; detail-oriented.
• Exceptional writer and editor who can translate complex programs into funder-facing narratives.
• Proficiency in donor CRMs or Bloomerang, research systems, MS Office, and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Grant Management and Proposals: identify opportunities, write proposals, manage reporting requirements.
• Tracking and Compliance Maintenance: manage grant administration processes and deadlines.
• Individual Giving and Database Administration: manage donor CRM, giving history, and stewardship workflows.
• Cross-team Collaboration: coordinate with program staff to compile impact metrics for compliance reports.
• Fundraising Strategy: contribute to plans to raise funds through grants, individual gifts, and events.
• Systems Monitoring: audit profiles on government portals and rating agencies to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Fundraising

Organization

Writer/Editor

CRM & databases

Tools

Bloomerang

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

An employer based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard is seeking a Grants & Development Manager to join their team. Our mission is to increase the number of 100+ book homes for kids 0-18 in NYC. We provide access to and ownership of books, builds community, and creates a passion for learning through free events and literacy-based community programming. Founded in 2018, its work has expanded and grown each year.

Description:

We raise funds from public and private sources to support its mission. The Development Team is responsible for executing a strategic fundraising roadmap to secure $1.3M in annual revenue for FY26 while positioning the organization for sustainable future growth. The Grants and Development Manager plays an integral role in driving this growth. Reporting directly to the Executive Director & Cofounder, this position serves as the organization’s lead writer and grant lifecycle owner, while simultaneously anchoring the systems that power individual donor campaigns and special events. This is a dynamic, execution-heavy role designed for a system-focused fundraiser. Working closely with leadership, you will research foundation and government RFPs, craft highly compelling narratives, manage compliance tracking, and optimize our donor database. You manage our grant pipeline, ensure deadlines are met, write excellent proposals and reports, proactively share information across teams, ensure donor data is clean and useful, and actively identify opportunities. You will be the engine of our institutional giving pipeline and the steward of our donor operations, directly supporting a rapidly growing, mission-driven non-profit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grant Management and Proposals: Identify grant opportunities, write proposals, and manage reporting requirements – effectively managing the “life-cycle” of a grant. Develop and lead drafting of persuasive letters of inquiry, grant proposals and applications, and related materials.
• Tracking and Compliance Maintenance: Maintain the grant administration process. Utilize the established, appropriate systems to manage and track grants, proposals, budgets, and timely, accurate report submissions. Establish and calendar project plans for grants; manage timelines and deliverables to meet deadlines for grant submissions and reporting requirements. Keep relevant staff informed about upcoming deadlines and deliverables, ensuring smooth completion of tasks and responsibilities.
• Individual Giving and Database Administration and Donor Stewardship: Anchor the operational systems for individual giving campaigns by accurately managing the donor CRM, tracking donor giving history, and executing segmentation pulls. Oversee back-end stewardship workflows to ensure timely acknowledgement and receipt of donations.
• Cross-team Collaboration: Lead internal collaboration to ensure proper allocation, tracking, and reporting of grant funding. Coordinate with program staff and management to aggregate impact metrics, narratives, and field deliverables for compliance reports. Ensure all application and reporting materials are ready when needed and resolve open issues relating to monitoring grants, deliverables, reports. Proactively identify potential challenges, identify gaps, and make a plan to resolve open issues.
• Fundraising Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of plans to raise funds through grants, individual donations, and special events, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Systems Monitoring: Audit and maintain organization profiles across key government portals (e.g., grants.gov, New York Statewide Financial System, Passport) and all online rating agencies (e.g., GuideStar) to ensure records are current and accurate.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional, institutional fundraising experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position (4+ years required).
• Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize. Detail-oriented.
• Exceptional writer and editor who can quickly understand complex program information and translate it into clear, persuasive funder-facing narratives.
• Proficiency in donor CRMs or Bloomerang, research systems, MS Office, and Google Workspace.
• Proactive problem-solver with critical-thinking abilities to address challenges. Constant learner who is responsive to and able to incorporate feedback. Able to take initiative combined with the ability to work as part of a team.

Details:

• Availability: Full-time, Monday–Friday, with occasional evening/weekend work as needed
• Location: NYC; this role is hybrid, with a minimum of 1-day in office weekly, and travel to funder visits and meetings, etc.
• Start Date: Rolling
• Work flexibility: Hybrid model with a minimum of 1-day per week on-site in Brooklyn Book Hub
• Retirement: Eligible for retirement plan with matching contributions
• Tech provided: Dedicated laptop and Google voice number provided for business use
• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), annual paid holidays, and sick days

You may be a great fit, if you are:

• Passionate about our mission of expanding access to books and literacy for NYC kids,
• Resourceful and creative energized by identifying new funding opportunities and translating program ideas into compelling proposals
• Collaborative and energized by working cross-functionally–collaborating with program, operations, and leadership to bring grant applications and reports across the finish line

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis beginning in September 2026.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome qualified applicants to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status