Grants Program Lead — Proposals & Reporting

Montclair Ymca; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

YMCA Membership: Access to YMCA

25% Discount on YMCA Programs

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discounts

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

YMCA of Montclair is seeking a Grants Manager to support all aspects of the grants program, from identifying opportunities to drafting requests and managing reporting. The role reports to the Chief Philanthropic Officer and requires collaboration across departments to meet funding timelines.

The successful candidate will lead proposal development, maintain a grants calendar, and utilize Raiser's Edge to track progress, with a focus on data-driven storytelling and external funding outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' grant writing experience working with cross-functional teams and external partners toward common objectives.
• Excellent editorial (editing and writing) skills, preferably in grant/proposal and needs assessment development.
• A flexible mindset and excellent time management and organizational skills to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Process oriented, able to find new ways to improve existing processes and to learn and adapt to evolving processes and tools.
• Available and responsive to communications during business hours.
• Attention to detail with high level of accuracy.
• Ability to deliver results with minimum supervision by suggesting plausible solutions and creativity.
• Positive attitude and willingness to engage in varied assignments.
• Superior ability to incorporate data, visuals, and narrative into a compelling, written story.
• Excellent collaboration, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand and communicate the YMCA of Montclair's mission, strategic plan, history, structure, objectives, programs, and financial needs.
• Research potential funding opportunities from foundation, corporate, and governmental sources.
• Lead proposal initiation meetings with internal stakeholders to obtain details and direction for proposal development, confirming and clarifying timelines, tactics, outcomes assessment plans, and other details as required.
• Create and maintain a grants calendar of application and report deadlines; proactively prepare for and meet internal/external deadlines.
• Utilize Raiser's Edge to track proposals, reports, interactions, and tracking next steps.
• In partnership with the CPO, prioritize grant opportunities, liaise with various departments to gather relevant proposal information, draft grant proposals, create supporting documents and submit requests in advance of deadlines.
• In partnership with the finance department in tracking grant contributions and respond to internal and external queries on drafted and submitted proposals.
• Cultivate positive relationships with funders and other stakeholders.
• Maintain records related to grant requests.
• Adhere to policies related to boundaries with members, volunteers, staff, and participants.
• Attend required Abuse Rike Management training and adhere to procedures related to managing high-risk activities and supervising members and participants and follow mandated abuse reporting procedures.

Skills

Grant writing

Editing & writing

Time management

Organizational skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Data storytelling

Grant funding knowledge

Proposal development

Education

CPR/AED and First Aid Certification

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Grant tracking software

Job description

YMCA of Montclair is seeking a Grants Manager to support all aspects of the grants program, from identifying opportunities to drafting requests and managing reporting. The role reports to the Chief Philanthropic Officer and requires collaboration across departments to meet funding timelines.

The successful candidate will lead proposal development, maintain a grants calendar, and utilize Raiser's Edge to track progress, with a focus on data-driven storytelling and external funding outcomes.