Hybrid Grants & Proposals Lead

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan; Taylor (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off (ETO)

Job summary

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Michigan is seeking a Grants Administrator to manage foundation and corporate grant opportunities. You will develop proposals and reports, coordinate budgets, deadlines, and records, and ensure compliance with funder requirements.

You will collaborate with the Director of Grants and cross‑functionally across departments to advance grant activities from proposal development through closeout.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Strong writing, research, and analytical abilities.
• Ability to coordinate deadlines and cross-departmental contributions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grants calendar; coordinate proposals, reports, renewals, deliverables, and closeout.
• Draft, edit, and assemble proposals and supporting materials; align with funder requirements.
• Prepare grant reports, track submission status, and assist with funder meeting materials.
• Prepare and track grant budgets; adapt them to funder formats.
• Coordinate with departments to obtain required financial information and documentation.
• Monitor award restrictions and deliverables; escalate issues as needed.
• Research and prospect new foundation and corporate funding opportunities.
• Maintain confidential records in CRM/Grant systems; organize files for access.

Skills

Proposal writing

Research

Analytical

Communication

Project management

Budget tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, English, nonprofit management, finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM systems

Grant tracking tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Michigan is seeking a Grants Administrator to manage foundation and corporate grant opportunities. You will develop proposals and reports, coordinate budgets, deadlines, and records, and ensure compliance with funder requirements.

You will collaborate with the Director of Grants and cross‑functionally across departments to advance grant activities from proposal development through closeout.