Director, Grants [Remote]

Teach For America • Bentonville, AR

8d • $74,300 - $119,600 • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Grants will provide strategy and consultation for grant-related fundraising opportunities, develop customized grant resources, and provide full project management and writing for select proposals, reports, letters of inquiry and other grant-related deliverables. This role is part of the Field Fundraising team, which is charged with developing and executing a long-term vision and strategy to achieve development goals for both public and private funding. The Director will partner with Executive Directors, regional staff, and other front-line fundraisers to maximize giving in the private and public sectors, raising $1-5 million or more from a portfolio of major corporate, foundation, and public donors.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of related experience in development and grant writing
• Highly skilled relationship builder and collaborator, with both internal and external partners
• Strong ability to manage up and sideways to ensure grant deliverables are met and grant content is compelling
• Proven track record of successfully navigating complex philanthropic landscapes to reach revenue goals
• Experience managing a diverse portfolio of institutional donors/funders from the public and private sector
• Strong ability to monitor fundraising progress against portfolio goals to ensure portfolio is on track to meet goals; able to adjust course as necessary in response to evolving contexts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of best practices of grant-based fundraising
• Ability to manage and execute multiple deadlines at the same time
• Able to leverage historical and local development trends to inform grant direction and strategy
• Experience with managing and writing complex public grants
• Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a fundraiser and grant writer

Nice To Haves

• Teach For America development experience
• Experience working across multiple teams and/or geographies

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the MD of Grants, VPFF, local portfolio managers, and Executive Directors to deliver a shared grant writing service field-based teams with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole
• Manage and write 75+ proposals, reports, letters of intent, and other grant-related deliverables for multiple regional development teams.
• Manage and execute the grant cycle processes (strategy, drafting, finalizing, and submission) for a portfolio of funders
• Consistently track all deadlines and deliverables in the CRM database
• Liaise and coordinate with national central teams (finance, data, public partnerships, etc.) and regional teams (Executive Directors, Development, Program, etc.) as needed.
• Occasionally support non-portfolio grants or multi-region grants
• In partnership with others on the Development team, build standard language, templates, and resources for all cohort fundraisers
• Steward team and organizational initiatives

Benefits

• The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area.
• Teach For America has a staff role to fit your aspirations and career goals.
• Staff positions are available across the country.
• Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed