Director, Institutional Giving

Repair the World

2d • $90,000 - $115,000 • Remote

About The Position

Repair the World is seeking a highly skilled writer and project manager to serve as Director, Institutional Giving. This role leads the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals and reports while managing the systems and processes that support Repair the World’s institutional fundraising.
The Director, Institutional Giving serves as the organization’s lead grant writer, responsible for mission-driven storytelling and institutional fundraising. Repair the World’s institutional grant portfolio totals approximately $13M annually. This role translates Repair the World’s programs, impact, and vision into compelling narratives for foundation partners while ensuring institutional supporters receive clear, timely communication about our work and impact.
In addition to overseeing the organization’s grants infrastructure, the Director will supervise the Donor Communications Manager and help align donor storytelling across proposals, reports, and broader development communications. Working closely with colleagues across programs, finance, data, marketing, and development, this role ensures strong internal coordination and high-quality grant deliverables.
This full-time, exempt position reports to the Senior Director, Development, and supervises the Donor Communications Manager. The Director will be a member of Repair the World’s seven-person Development team. This is a remote position with a preference for candidates living in or near a Repair community: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; or San Francisco, CA.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in fundraising, nonprofit development, writing, or a related field
• Demonstrated success in writing and managing foundation grant proposals and reports
• Experience writing grant proposals in the $50,000 to $1,000,000+ range
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience supervising staff and supporting professional growth
• Experience with Salesforce or a comparable CRM system
• Exceptional Writing and Storytelling: Demonstrated ability to craft compelling, mission-driven narratives that translate programs and impact into persuasive grant materials.
• Grants Management & Systems Thinking: Proven ability to build and sustain institutional fundraising infrastructure, including grant calendars, internal workflows, and timely submission of deliverables across a large portfolio.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Skilled at partnering across teams, including program, finance, data, and marketing, to gather the content and information needed to produce high-quality grant submissions.
• Project Management & Attention to Detail: Strong ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines with accuracy and follow-through, holding complex processes without sacrificing quality.
• Leadership & Management: Demonstrated experience supervising and developing staff, with the ability to provide clear direction, meaningful feedback, and foster a collaborative and empowering work environment.
• Institutional Relationship Management: Ability to support meaningful, ongoing communication with foundation partners, ensuring funders receive timely, high-quality updates on Repair’s programs and impact.
• Service Mindset: Commitment to serving others, grounded in a belief that we can make a difference in making the world a better place by serving alongside our neighbors to meet community needs.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with donor research tools and project management platforms preferred
• Passion for Repair the World’s mission and commitment to building thriving Jewish communities through Jewish service

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead grant writer for the organization, drafting, editing, and submitting foundation proposals, letters of inquiry, and grant reports.
• Translate Repair the World’s programs, impact, and priorities into clear, compelling narratives aligned with funder interests.
• Collaborate with program, evaluation, finance, and leadership staff to gather content, outcomes data, and financial information for proposals and reports.
• Ensure timely submission of all grant deliverables and maintain high standards of clarity, accuracy, and storytelling.
• Adapt core organizational language to reflect funder priorities while maintaining Repair the World’s voice and values.
• Manage relationships with external grant writing consultants as needed.
• Maintain and regularly communicate a comprehensive grants calendar covering proposals, reports, renewals, and stewardship updates.
• Develop and maintain clear internal processes for grant development and reporting across development, program, and finance teams.
• Coordinate internal inputs for grant submissions, including budgets, narratives, outcomes, and required attachments.
• Maintain organized grant records and documentation to support institutional knowledge, compliance, and learning.
• Support stewardship communications for institutional supporters, including written updates, impact materials, and narrative assets.
• Partner with frontline fundraisers to ensure institutional donors receive timely and meaningful communication about Repair the World’s programs and impact.
• Supervise the Donor Communications Manager, providing direction, feedback, and professional development support.
• Review and guide donor communications materials to ensure alignment across grant proposals, donor updates, and broader development messaging.
• Foster strong coordination between grants and donor storytelling functions.
• Manage a small portfolio of national foundation partners, supporting stewardship and proposal development in collaboration with senior development staff.

Benefits

• paid time off for service in addition to vacation, sick time, personal days, and holidays
• Employer covers 100% of full-time employees’ health premiums (medical/dental/vision) for most plans and 50% for dependents
• retirement matching
• professional development funds
• employer-paid short and long-term disability coverage
• access to the Jewish Learning Collaborative
• Economic Access Fund
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave (pro-rated for employees with Repair the World less than 6 months)

What This Job Offers

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