Grants Specialist

Classification : Full-time Exempt

Reports to : President & CEO

Department : Operation Restoration

About Operation Restoration :

Operation Restoration (OR) supports women and girls impacted by incarceration to recognize their full potential, restore their lives, and discover new possibilities. At OR, we focus on advocacy, education, economic mobility, and true economic equity for our staff, clients, and community. Our goal is to remove financial incentives for incarceration / detention to increase investments in social services, education, and healthcare for all people. Incarceration is defined as confinement in prison, jail, immigrant, juvenile or military detention, or a deportation facility. Directly impacted women and girls are those that are or have been incarcerated, arrested, are on probation and / or parole.

About the Position :

Under the direction of the President & CEO, the Grants Specialist position is responsible for planning and coordinating all aspects of growth and fund development for Operation Restoration. This position provides leadership on grant writing and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Organizes, attends, and follows up on meetings involving the President & CEO related to growth & development initiatives.
• Ensures that the organization meets all requirements, including outputs and outcomes, outlined in agreements with funders.
• Contributes to building a culture of philanthropy that leads to increased revenues and support within the community connected to Operation Restoration.
• Research growth and development opportunities for the organizations to identify and maintain a prospect portfolio to manage cultivation and solicitation calls; to include individual, corporate, and foundation prospects.
• Tracks all grant activities and contacts using the organization's customer relationship management system (CRM), and maintains a database of funders.
• Ensures that all recognition and follow-up are tracked, recorded, and executed in an timely and appropriate manner.
• Works with the finance department to ensure efficient grant processing
• Forward any communications materials, messaging, and requirements to communications team.
• Write and submit grant proposals and reports, and collaborate with OR staff when writing grants and reports.
• Manage communications with funders, including follow-up, sending agreements, etc.
• Provide a weekly update to the executive team about grant proposals and reports due.
• Manage grants email by replying to inquiries in a timely manner and uploading final documents to the Grants Shared Drive
• Manage the Grants Shared Drive by uploading final documents, creating folders, etc.
• Manage grants calendar to include all grant deadlines, and send reminders to staff members when needed.
• Supervise consultants providing fund development support to OR, including but not limited to regular check-ins, review of deliverables and submission of invoices to Finance.
• Collaborate daily with Operation Restoration staff to ensure organizational effectiveness.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties related to growth and development, as assigned.

Desired Qualifications and Skills :

Competencies :

Team Focused, Cooperative and Collaborative : Promotes cooperation and collaboration within

the team to achieve identified goals

Self-Responsibility & Effective Work Standards : Sets high standards of performance for self and

assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks.

Stress Tolerance : Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations

Valuing Diversity : Helps to create an environment that embraces diversity and advocates for

equity

Professionalism & Personal Boundaries : Conducts self within appropriate and expected

professional boundaries and policies

Confidentiality, Integrity, Ethics and Trust : Maintains confidentiality and earns others' trust and

respect through honesty and professionalism in all interactions