Senior Grants Manager

Harvest Hope Food Bank • Columbia, SC

5d • $65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Sr. Grants Manager secures, documents, tracks grants and proposals from various sources for Harvest Hope Food Bank, aiming to contribute over $1 million annually. This role operates in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, collaborating across departments to align and fund key initiatives. The manager identifies needs, researches and develops proposals, and manages grants, including financial and reporting requirements. Additionally, the role involves strategic planning to ensure sustainable funding for future services

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Five years of grant writing experience.
• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Must be able to clearly articulate the mission of Harvest Hope Food Bank.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, donors, and organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to compose reports and organize information into compelling presentations.
• Knowledge of basic evaluation methods and tools.
• Ability to independently manage multiple deadlines and priorities, identify opportunities, think strategically, and effectively communicate our mission and the experiences of our clients.
• Demonstrated ability to perform research and read budgets and IRS 990s, analyze information, and interpret complex regulations and guidelines from all types of funders.

Nice To Haves

• Grant writing certification preferred.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains absolute confidentiality regarding all donor records, transactions, data, research, and communications, respecting the anonymity of each donor's identity, as directed by the donor and department policy.
• Meets regularly with management and program staff to identify funding needs.
• Conducts on-going research of grant possibilities
• Maintains up-to-date data on HHFB and hunger-related research for use in writing grants, proposals, and other funding use.
• Collaborates with community agencies to secure additional grants to sustain and/or expand operations.
• Monitors grant-based philanthropic field for trends to plan for future opportunities.
• Identifies, collects, and drafts client stories for use in grant proposals, publications, and acknowledgement letters.
• Monitors grants process and provides gift acknowledgement and stewardship letters, status reports, and evaluations to funder; meets with grantors to steward their support when appropriate.
• Oversees the maintenance records of grants applied for, received, dollars utilized etc. and contributes to annual data collection and analysis.
• Participate in community events, special events, fundraisers, and other meetings appropriate to fundraising, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full support and career development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise and maximize your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates empower each other.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan - comprising health, finance, and wealth work/life balance.
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Paid Annual Leave - the longer you work here, the more you earn.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior