Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY: Build and maintain sustainable, consistent and growing philanthropic revenue source from grant makers supporting efforts aligned to the mission, strategic plan and growth needs of the Skagit Valley Family YMCA. Reporting to the Executive Director of Service Delivery and Development, the position will support the philanthropic contribution yearly financial growth needs of the association that include grants attainment, grant funnel, management and reporting of grants. The Grant Manager will be an agent of change to help diversify philanthropic funding of the association.
OUR CULTURE: Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.
We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become.
We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality.
We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world.
We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential.
We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Seeks out and identifies prospective granters through research and professional network pursuing local, regional, state and national opportunities.
- Recommends and manages the approach and strategy for grant proposals.
- Writes grant content (LOI, Application, Follow-up, etc.) that connects the Y's and the Grant Maker's mutual objectives and inclusive of:
- Story line content, or case for support
- Application content
- Y program or objective that bridges to Granter's objective(s)
- Financial request amount
- Association data and administrative information
- Manage relationship with Grant Makers regardless of granting lifecycle stage (potential, current, and previous), building and maintaining positive and generative Grant Maker relations
- Build and maintain an active grant funnel tracking the status and disposition of opportunities from multiple granters types: corporate and other foundation/charitable entities, family/legacy foundation, and government grant opportunities.
- Grant administration and reporting are required. Position will lead, assists with, and/or delegate the activation of grant funding intentions.
- Position requires the ability to source and prioritize in collaboration and consultation with executive leadership team (and their delegates) the pursuit of grant funding strategies. Manager collaborates with association staff to understand funding need and effectively position the cases for support. Position will be required to initiate activation of the grant funding intention.
- The manager supports all current association division work and future grant funding needs, inclusive of:
- capital campaign funding
- capacity building (including new program opportunities)
- program support
- general operating support
- advocacy funding
- Government contract writing support
- Long-term endowment building
- Has comfort in public speaking and presentation, public/private donor networking, and donor relations.
- Annual and periodic grant budget responsibilities including establishing, managing, and reporting grant revenues.
- Has working understanding of MS software suite (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams), or similar tools, and granter database software solutions.
- Other duties as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer, and other office equipment, for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using phone and electronic devices.
- The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
- The employee will be regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks and work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions.
- The employee must be able to interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.
- This position is based on a 40-hour work week with flexible hours and days, including nights and weekends. Local travel may occasionally be required.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor's degree plus three years of fundraising, or equivalent total experience and/or certification that is relevant and transferable to the Grant Manager position.
- Demonstrated previous grant funding attainment and managing multiple grants lifecycles.
- Computer proficiencies: Ability to use, administer, and manage MS Office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and third-party software solutions and aggregators to research, track, report, and communicate.
- Grant writing and research: The ability to write compelling proposals, research funding opportunities, and maintain a high level of detail is essential.
- Knowledge of grant regulations and compliance, data analysis, and proficiency with grant management software.
- Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required for communicating with funders, stakeholders, and team members.
- Project and time management: The ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines simultaneously is crucial.
- Organizational skills: Exceptional organizational skills are needed to manage complex processes and documentation.
- Data analysis: The capacity for data analysis and report writing is a key skill.
- Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
Benefits From Day 1: - Free YMCA household membership
- 403(b) Saving Account enrollment;
- 8 paid federal holidays a year (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)
- Additional bilingual, premium pay of $1.00 for those who are fluent bilingual Spanish, Triqui, Mixtec, Russian and Ukrainian speakers. Ability to write or translate written materials is not required to receive this premium.
Your other benefits will be (waiting period applies): - Paid Sick & Vacation Day (accrual begins from day-1, eligible to use after 90-days)
- 2 paid personal days & 1 paid birthday per year
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)
- 403 (b) Retirement Employer Match (after 2 years with 1,000 hours)
- Life insurance, and more! (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Local area, Flexible hours, Night shift,