Grant Development Manager

The Grant Development Manager is responsible for driving the Grant Development Team in the planning, management, and submission of HAWCs growing portfolio of public and private grants. The position will support the entire grant development process for each application, carry out prospecting efforts to identify new opportunities, and lead administrative activities related to the Grant Management Ecosystem. The Manager will join a growing and strategic Advancement & Public Strategies division committed to elevating HAWCs revenue and will be a key part of developing and executing a strategic, innovative, and collaborative advancement plan. Under the guidance of the Vice President of Grant Development, the Manager specializes in deadline-driven project management, proposal writing, application compliance, prospect research, administrative coordination, internal systems and tools organization, and grant-related database management. This position is essential to HAWCs growth and sustainability.

Your Schedule:

• Monday Friday
• 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. or 9 a.m. 6 p.m.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Local Travel: Up to 25%

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Annual Compensation: $80k
• Pay schedule bi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples lives. Working at Houston Area Womens center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivors life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• Bachelors degree or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of education
• A minimum of 3 years of combined experience in developing funding proposals, narrative writing and/or grant writing, and administrative coordination.
• Experience working in a mid-to large nonprofit agency is strongly preferred.
• Experience with government-suited RFPs and bids is strongly preferred
• Professional English
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Experience with virtual platforms, including government grant portals and Raisers Edge or similar CRM databases, strongly preferred

What you Deliver in this role:

• You will develop and execute project management plans with assigned deliverables and deadlines to coordinate all proposal components, proactively manage timelines, and ensure compliance with RFP requirements
• You will lead cross-division discussions to facilitate strategy and project design in alignment with RFP guidelines and funder priorities
• You will develop application narratives that strategically respond to funder questions and guidelines
• You will conduct research and gather data and required documents for proposals
• You will attend funding conferences, informational webinars, and technical assistance calls with funding agencies
• You will coordinate and support the reporting process for private grants
• You will lead research and vetting efforts to identify new grant opportunities from government entities, foundations, corporations, and other institutional funders aligned with HAWCs strategic plan and agency needs
• You will monitor public and private grant websites for new funding opportunities
• You will prepare funder opportunity briefs and lead discussions with appropriate stakeholders to manage prospective relationships and new funding opportunities
• You will maintain a prospect information tracking system to move leads from research to Go/No Go decision
• You will maintain a robust grants calendar and tracking tool to ensure all deadlines are met, track application status, and monitor progress toward annual goals
• You will maintain grant-related files in SharePoint/TEAMS, including management of funder portals, passwords, and agency-wide user requests
• You will maintain up-to-date Raisers Edge data for all grantors and collaborate with the Development Operations team on grant-related revenue data
• You will prepare Grant Start Up Dashboards for new and renewing grants
• You will coordinate the review and approval of grant agreements and contracts
• You will participate in the implementation of new project management software for the APS Division
• You will communicate with grantors as necessary to build and maintain relationships and facilitate grant management throughout the lifecycle of a grant
• You will participate in grantor stewardship activities
• You will assist with special events and other APS Division activities and projects as needed

Additional Skills you bring:

• Superior writing abilities and attention to detail.
• Exceptional service-oriented attitude, work ethic, and growth mindset.
• Sound and consistent critical thinking.
• Strong Emotional intelligence.
• Strong and savvy judgment and decision-making to ensure all resources, competing priorities, and department responsibilities are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and business communication and presentation skills.
• Proven interpersonal skills with a willingness and desire to work with people from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and work collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and work productively with others in a dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.