Strategic Grants & Partnerships Lead (Hybrid)

King County; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

King County seeks a Grant and Partnership Programs Supervisor to lead the Education & Engagement Unit’s grant and partnership efforts. You will guide strategic planning, staff supervision, and program expansion to serve communities through Water Works grants and partnerships.

The role collaborates with division, department, and external partners, overseeing processes from planning to reporting, ensuring accountability and impact across King County and its residents.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing grant programs including distribution of grant funds at minimum of $1M annually; managing full grant lifecycle administration, contract negotiation, budget & scope development, compliance monitoring, and financial oversight.
• 5+ years experience in supervising direct reports including hiring and mentoring, setting performance metrics, and conducting performance evaluations.
• 5+ years experience in managing community partnership programs including working with diverse partners to inform and improve programs and processes.
• Knowledge of regional environment and/or water issues which is critical for accurate review of proposals, scope of work and acting as a technical advisor for staff, committee members and decision makers who make funding decisions.
• Established ability to manage systems and logistics needed to run successful grant and partnership programs including experience with grant database platforms, customer relations management (CRM) systems, grant and program evaluation and reporting methods.

Responsibilities

• Strategic development and continuous improvement – lead strategic planning and program development; establish program goals, annual program work plans, implementation timelines, key performance indicators and evaluation methods.
• Staff supervision – manage the grant and partner program team of 3-4 staff; hire and mentor, establish individual work plans, set performance metrics, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Systems management – oversee the full grant process from advertisement to contract close-out using grant database platforms, CRM systems, grant and program evaluation and reporting methods.
• Financial and legal accountability - ensure legal requirements, accountability of program requirements and fiscal reporting are met in all grant programs that distribute approximately $8M each grant cycle.
• Communication – act as lead for written materials and representing the programs to internal and external audiences including delivery of trainings and briefings to partners and impacted parties.
• Grant and Partnership leadership - serve as a subject expert on granting and partnership programs and advise other division and department leads; provide content to regulatory compliance reports and King County strategic plans.

Skills

Grant management

Staff supervision

Strategic planning

Public speaking

Communications

Tools

Grant databases

CRM systems

Job description

King County seeks a Grant and Partnership Programs Supervisor to lead the Education & Engagement Unit’s grant and partnership efforts. You will guide strategic planning, staff supervision, and program expansion to serve communities through Water Works grants and partnerships.

The role collaborates with division, department, and external partners, overseeing processes from planning to reporting, ensuring accountability and impact across King County and its residents.