Director of Grants & Contracts Compliance
About The Position
As a member of 211 San Diego's Administration and Finance team, the Director of Grants and Contracts Compliance identifies, assesses, and responds to grant and funding opportunities—including foundation, corporate, and government funding—to support the organization's operations. The role works closely with program and fiscal staff to develop proposals, transition awarded opportunities into implementation, and monitor contract and program compliance and reporting. The funding opportunities developed by this position are intended to generate and sustain revenue needed for 211 San Diego's ongoing operations. The Director oversees funding opportunity development, proposal and budget preparation, contract administration, compliance, reporting, funder relationships, and the rollout of funded programs. The position also oversees Development staff, volunteers, and interns.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public administration, nonprofit management, social sciences, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in grants management, resource development, or contract compliance, including a successful track record of grant writing and securing funding.
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Strong communication and public speaking skills.
- Ability to track multiple projects and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to exercise tact and good judgment.
- Knowledge of federal and state grant regulations, including 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), and compliance frameworks applicable to government-funded programs.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work in a high-paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with internal and external partners.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with grants management or CRM systems, such as Salesforce or similar.
Responsibilities
- Identify, monitor, capitalize on, and maximize existing funding opportunities.
- Develop a pipeline of local and national nonprofit, government, grant, and contract funding opportunities.
- Collaborate with partners on strategies and business cases for opportunities aligned with 211 and CIE goals.
- Attend cultivation and solicitation meetings, presentations, community and networking events, and fundraisers as a representative of 211 San Diego.
- Help determine screening criteria, value creation, and rationale for targeting new opportunities.
- Work with leadership to develop and execute strategies to identify, assess, prioritize, and pursue new business opportunities, including securing and analyzing relevant information.
- Oversee feasibility and programmatic visioning for mid- to large-scale opportunities, unless otherwise assigned.
- Secure the required authorizations to move projects forward.
- Develop scopes of work with program staff and leadership.
- Work with fiscal and program staff to develop, prepare, and submit budgets and proposals.
- Oversee fiscal and program compliance for funded programs.
- Manage contract and subcontract execution, amendments, and renewals.
- Manage fiscal compliance hand-off and oversee program rollout to internal stakeholders.
- Manage high-level funder relationships.
- Track grant and contract activities, including potential and secured revenue stages.
- Work with program and fiscal staff to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Provide weekly pipeline updates to fiscal staff and the Chief Business Development Officer.
- Oversee Development staff, volunteers, and interns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
