Grants & Impact Manager

Southeast Missouri Food Bank; Jackson (MO); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Southeast Missouri Food Bank is seeking a Grant Manager to lead the research, writing, and administration of grant proposals and reports. You will coordinate with programs, finance, and development teams to ensure timely grant submissions, accurate budgeting, and impactful donor communications.

The role requires strong writing, organization, and deadline-driven collaboration to advance the organization’s mission and secure funding for hunger-relief initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of successful grant-writing experience
• Understanding of current non-profit trends
• Strong organizational skills with great attention to accuracy, details and deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet critical deadlines
• Excellent planning, presentation and time management skills
• Commitment to and skill in building collaborative and constructive internal and external relationships that have the potential to generate resources in support of the organization and its mission
• A research-driven, self-starter skilled in technical writing and storytelling through analytics
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiarity with basic accounting and budget practices
• Must be able to work independently and accomplish tasks with limited supervision

Responsabilités

• Research and identify new funding opportunities
• Facilitate pre-grant application conversations with appropriate team members to determine funding needs, timelines, responsibilities, criteria, and application process
• Serve as primary writer of grant proposals
• Develop and manage a tracking system and calendar to ensure deadlines are met
• Maintain up-to-date data and hunger-related research for use in grant proposals and reports
• Work with finance team to track spending of grant funds
• Meet regularly with programs and operations team to monitor progress of funded programs
• Ensure compliance with all grant requirements
• Compile grant reports for donors to demonstrate impact of funding
• Coordinate with other departments to implement program evaluations to measure and communicate impact to grantors
• Oversee recognition requirements related to grants
• Represents Southeast Missouri Food Bank at meetings with funders, partners, and other community organizations
• Coordinates with the Chief Advancement Officer to achieve revenue goals related to grant funding.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding all donor records, transactions, data, research and communications
• Manages and administers all aspects of EFSP grant and related filings
• Assists with team office duties, including greeting guests in person and over the phone, mail, and development activities

Connaissances

Grant writing

Research skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

Southeast Missouri Food Bank is seeking a Grant Manager to lead the research, writing, and administration of grant proposals and reports. You will coordinate with programs, finance, and development teams to ensure timely grant submissions, accurate budgeting, and impactful donor communications.

The role requires strong writing, organization, and deadline-driven collaboration to advance the organization’s mission and secure funding for hunger-relief initiatives.