Remote Institutional Grants Manager

Sustainable World, Inc.; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental and medical leave

403b retirement savings with match

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Western Landowners Alliance is seeking an Institutional Grants Manager to lead grant writing, reporting, and relationship management for foundations, government, and corporate funders. You will collaborate with leadership to drive strategy and manage proposals, budgets, and deliverables.

The role demands clear communication, grant lifecycle expertise, and a track record with public and private funders. Remote position within the American West with regular cross-team coordination.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum five years’ experience with grant writing and management, working with public and private institutional funders.
• Experience working for a government entity or nonprofit specializing in environmental conservation.
• Proven record of renewing and expanding support from government and private funders, and knowledge of federal uniform guidance, especially as it relates to budgets and match tracking.
• Experience with CRM database and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Identify funding opportunities that align WLA’s priorities and proven program approaches with funder interests.
• Use a sophisticated understanding of WLA strategies, programs, partnerships and funding needs to inform work.
• Proactively manage proposals, report deadlines, and calendar of deliverables.
• Develop and implement organizational grant strategy to address the areas of highest need within the organization, including future growth and expansion.
• Manage funder relationships through regular meetings, correspondence, facilitation of site visits, and check-ins.
• Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategy for institutional funders in collaboration with executive leadership, program, and development teams.
• Write grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and reports to foundations, corporations, and government funders with input from program teams.
• Prepare donor profiles and funder briefing material for the development team, executive leadership team, program directors.
• Gather input and required support materials from program staff and key stakeholders/partners.
• Coordinate with program and finance staff to create grant project budgets.
• Work with finance and program staff to develop implementation plans for successful spending and on-time execution of grant deliverables.
• Serve as subject matter expert in support of program staff related to allowable uses of grant funds, budget revisions, match requirements, extension requests, program amendments, and contract compliance.
• Document and maintain clear and timely records to summarize visits/conversations, capture donor profile data, track moves management using the development database, and send acknowledgement letters and thank-you notes.
• Provide data and stories from grants for organizational communication efforts (e-newsletters, social media, annual reports, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising

Relationship management

Proposal development

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM database

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Western Landowners Alliance is seeking an Institutional Grants Manager to lead grant writing, reporting, and relationship management for foundations, government, and corporate funders. You will collaborate with leadership to drive strategy and manage proposals, budgets, and deliverables.

The role demands clear communication, grant lifecycle expertise, and a track record with public and private funders. Remote position within the American West with regular cross-team coordination.