Manager of Grants

WVIA; Pittston (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WVIA in the United States seeks a Manager of Grants to lead our grant strategy and drive funding for public media, education, and community programs.

You will be the lead grant writer, manage a contract writer team, and oversee the full grant cycle from research to reporting. The role requires strong writing, budgeting understanding, and the ability to build lasting funder relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree a plus.
• Grant writing experience required.
• Excellent writing and strong organizational skills.
• Persuasive communication, including public speaking and appearing on camera.
• Working understanding of budgets and basic accounting principles.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and community partners of diverse backgrounds.
• Eye on fundraising landscape and spotting opportunities early.
• Comfort with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, email and web tools; experience with web and social media promotion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Grants Department and align WVIA's mission with grant strategy.
• Manage a team of contract grant writers, set deadlines and quality standards.
• Research foundation, corporate, state and federal funding opportunities and select fits.
• Write winning proposals with program, finance and leadership input.
• Oversee full grant cycle: submissions, awards, compliance and reporting.
• Maintain grant trackers, funder databases, records and submission calendars.
• Build and steward funder relationships and develop new partnerships.
• Ensure Pennsylvania EITC eligibility reporting is accurate and timely.

Skills

Grant writing

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Public speaking

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Proactive learner

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Email tools

Job description

Turn Great Stories into Real Funding: Manager of Grants at WVIA

Full-time, exempt · Development Department · Reports to the Chief Development and Education Officer

Do you write the kind of proposal funders remember? Do you enjoy deadlines, databases and getting things done? WVIA is looking for a Manager of Grants to lead our grant strategy and help fund the public media, education and community programs our region relies on.

What you'll do

You'll be our lead grant writer and run the grants function from first research to final report.

• Lead the Grants Department. Get to know WVIA's mission, history and programs well enough to tell our story convincingly.
• Manage a team of contract grant writers. You'll set assignments, deadlines and quality standards.
• Find the money. Research foundation, corporate, state and federal funding opportunities and decide which ones fit.
• Write proposals that win. Work with program, finance and leadership staff to build well-researched applications.
• Manage the full grant cycle. Handle submissions, awards, compliance and accurate, on-time reporting.
• Keep everything organized. Maintain grant trackers, funder databases, membership records, grant history and submission calendars.
• Build funder relationships. Steward current partners and develop new ones.
• Protect our EITC eligibility. Handle the reporting for Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree (an advanced degree is a plus)
• Grant writing experience
• Excellent writing and strong organizational skills
• Persuasive communication skills, including comfort with presentations, public speaking and appearing on camera
• A working understanding of budgets and basic accounting principles
• The ability to work with colleagues and community partners of many different backgrounds
• An eye on the changing fundraising landscape and a habit of spotting opportunities early
• Comfort with Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, email and web tools, plus experience with web and social media promotion
• A self-starter's drive to keep learning
• A valid Pennsylvania driver's license

Good to know

• You’ll travel within the WVIA viewing area.
• The work is mostly computer-based in a moderately quiet setting. It includes long periods of sitting and standing, using stairs, and occasionally lifting up to 15 lbs.
• Reliable, predictable attendance is required.
• You’ll need to pass a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check.

Why WVIA?

• acompetitive salary
• Blue Cross medical, dental and vision insurance
• company-paid life and disability insurance
• matched retirement plan
• plenty of paid time off
• a beautiful new headquarters to work from

Your work here pays for programs your neighbors watch, hear and learn from. You'll have a real voice in where our funding comes from and how we tell our story.

WVIA is an equal opportunity employer.