Grants & Impact Reporting Manager

YMCA of the Black Hills•Rapid City, SD

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the YMCA of the Black Hills as a Grants & Impact Reporting Manager to use your writing, organizational, and analytical skills to advance a mission that strengthens local communities. This role involves identifying and securing funding, managing grants from application through award, and communicating the impact of the Y. You will lead the full grant lifecycle, including researching funding opportunities, developing proposals, managing compliance, tracking budgets, coordinating reporting, and identifying renewal opportunities. You will collaborate with various departments to align funding with programs and strategic priorities. The role requires understanding funder priorities, program strengths, and effectively communicating the value of the Y's work through data, outcomes, and success stories. You will also maintain a grants calendar and database, monitor deadlines, support compliance, track budgets, and coordinate outcome data collection to ensure responsible resource stewardship and demonstrate meaningful results. Building relationships internally and externally is key, serving as a resource on grant development, compliance, and impact reporting. You will connect people, information, and opportunities to secure resources and demonstrate community impact.

Requirements

Highly organized
Self-directed
Exceptional writer
Comfortable working with both people and data
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines
Critical thinking skills
Clear communication skills
Ability to turn complex information into compelling narratives
Proficiency with CRM systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, public administration, communications, business, education, social sciences, or a related field is preferred
3–5 years of experience in grant writing, grants management, nonprofit development, program evaluation, or a related field
Experience securing foundation, corporate, government, or community grants
Experience with government grants
Experience with grant compliance
Experience with outcome measurement
Experience with nonprofit financial management
Experience with YMCA-related program areas

Responsibilities

Lead the full grant lifecycle, from researching funding opportunities and developing compelling proposals to managing compliance, tracking budgets, coordinating reporting, and identifying opportunities for renewal.
Work closely with program directors, branch leaders, finance, marketing, and administration to connect funding opportunities with programs and strategic priorities.
Gather program outcomes, participant data, success stories, and financial information to create proposals and reports that demonstrate the YMCA's effectiveness and community impact.
Maintain a comprehensive grants calendar and database.
Monitor reporting deadlines.
Support grant compliance.
Track budgets and allowable expenses.
Coordinate the collection of outcome data across YMCA programs.
Serve as an internal resource on grant development, compliance, and impact reporting.
Collaborate with staff across the organization to gather information for applications and reports.
Secure resources, tell powerful stories, and demonstrate the difference the YMCA makes in the lives of people throughout the community.