Grants & Proposals Manager — Fundraising Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

YMCA Membership

25% Discount on YMCA Programs

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discounts

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

The YMCA of Montclair is seeking a Grants Manager to support all aspects of the grants program, including identifying opportunities, gathering program information, drafting proposals, and tracking reporting requirements.

You will lead internal meetings, manage a grants calendar, and collaborate with departments to ensure timely, compelling submissions while cultivating strong relationships with funders. CPR/AED certification is required or obtained within 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' grant writing experience 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 highly 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 and creative use of resources to meet timelines.
• 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.
• Must have a CPR/AED and First Aid Certification OR get certified within 90 days of employment.
• A track record of success in securing grants from New Jersey funders a plus.

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 Risk 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

Communication

Collaboration

Data storytelling

Education

CPR/AED & First Aid Certification

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

The YMCA of Montclair is seeking a Grants Manager to support all aspects of the grants program, including identifying opportunities, gathering program information, drafting proposals, and tracking reporting requirements.

You will lead internal meetings, manage a grants calendar, and collaborate with departments to ensure timely, compelling submissions while cultivating strong relationships with funders. CPR/AED certification is required or obtained within 90 days of employment.