Senior Grant & Fund Development Lead (Hybrid)

Young Women's Freedom Center; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Young Women’s Freedom Center is seeking a Senior Fund Development Manager to lead institutional fundraising and manage the grant-seeking process, developing compelling proposals aligned with our mission.

You will handle prospect research, build foundation relationships, and maintain grant calendars while collaborating with program and finance teams to sustain a strong funding pipeline.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of professional experience in nonprofit development, institutional giving, grant writing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success securing significant grant funding from private foundations, corporations, or government agencies.
• Exceptional grant writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience independently managing a substantial pipeline of grant opportunities and proposals.
• Strong knowledge of the philanthropic landscape in California and nationally, particularly funders supporting youth, gender, racial, economic, and social justice.
• Experience conducting prospect research and evaluating funder alignment, giving history, relationships, and funding potential.
• Experience developing and maintaining grant calendars, prospect records, funder profiles, and institutional knowledge.
• Ability to develop funder relationships and prepare organizational leaders for successful cultivation meetings.
• Strong project-management skills and ability to manage multiple proposals, relationships, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with program, finance, evaluation, communications, and executive teams.

Responsibilities

• Grant Strategy & Proposal Development: Manage grant opportunities from identification through submission and renewal.
• Prospect Research & Funder Relationships: Build a pipeline of prospective funders aligned with the mission.
• Grant Systems & Institutional Knowledge: Maintain grants calendar, files, and proposal language.
• Funding Pipeline & Planning: Contribute to annual and long-term fundraising goals and opportunities.
• Organizational Participation: Engage in events, meetings, and communications to advance fundraising.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising

Prospect research

Grant management

Nonprofit development

Job description

Young Women’s Freedom Center is seeking a Senior Fund Development Manager to lead institutional fundraising and manage the grant-seeking process, developing compelling proposals aligned with our mission.

You will handle prospect research, build foundation relationships, and maintain grant calendars while collaborating with program and finance teams to sustain a strong funding pipeline.