Senior Manager for Grants & Institutional Giving

NYC Bar Association • New York, NY

9d • $85,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The City Bar Justice Center is seeking a mission-driven Senior Manager for Grants & Institutional Giving to oversee the organization's full institutional funding and grants lifecycle. This role involves managing the entire process from prospecting and proposal development to contracting, reporting, and renewal. The Senior Manager will lead grant writing efforts, collaborate with leadership to cultivate funder relationships, ensure the accuracy of grant data and reporting systems, and work across teams to support the sustained growth of institutional revenue. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, skilled writer, team player, passionate advocate for programming, and a results-focused, self-starting project manager dedicated to public interest work and equal access to justice. This position reports to the Executive Director and Director of Operations and works closely with other senior leadership, support teams, and the Development Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of nonprofit grants management, fundraising, or other directly relevant experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proposal development skills; ability to translate complex programmatic and financial data into compelling funder narratives.
• Capacity to be self-directed with strong project management and organizational abilities and exceptional attention to detail, including proven capacity to effectively manage multiple projects or grant portfolios and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficiency with grants management and CRM systems, case management platforms, Microsoft Office 365 (including Excel for data analysis and reporting), and other data and technology tools used in nonprofit development.
• Capacity to appropriately assess and leverage AI and other technologies to support this function’s efficiency and effectiveness.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with funders, program staff, leadership, and Board members.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule requiring regular in-person presence at the Justice Center’s midtown Manhattan offices, with occasional evening or weekend availability for events or other time sensitive tasks.
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest work and equal access to justice.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

Nice To Haves

• A demonstrated record of securing and managing foundation, corporate, and/or government grants is highly preferred.
• Experience with city, state, and federal funding contract requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Help co-design and transition to a new grants management system to improve operational efficiency.
• Oversee all aspects of the grant lifecycle, including prospect research, proposal writing, and application submission for grants and institutional fundraising.
• Craft compelling narratives that communicate the organization's impact to diverse funders and stakeholders.
• Support grant award contracting processes, reporting, and renewals.
• Maintain a comprehensive grant calendar, ensuring all deadlines are met on time and all supporting materials are submitted accurately.
• Manage information requests with program, finance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Collect, organize, and effectively communicate programmatic, financial, and impact data.
• Track and promptly respond to funder documentation and related support requests.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records across all funder portals and internal databases.
• Coordinate with leadership and finance teams to track grant payments, invoices, budgets, expenditures, and reconciliations.
• Monitor funder deliverables and ensure data collection and reporting meet all requirements.
• Collaborate with the Development Manager and organizational leadership to develop reports and dashboards that track fundraising performance, measure impact, and support strategic planning for internal and external messaging.
• Collaborate with senior organizational leadership and the Development Manager to support a strategically integrated grants and fundraising revenue function.
• Monitor fundraising trends, including the utility of AI and other technologies, and identify and advance new funding opportunities across individual, law firm, corporate, and foundation giving.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with funders to strengthen partnerships, improve retention, and identify opportunities to expand existing or new support.
• Support annual budgeting and organizational planning related to fundraising revenue.
• Perform other development, administrative, and organizational duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick time, holidays including office closure during the last week of the calendar year through New Year’s Day, day off for volunteer work, extra time off in summer)
• Choice of medical plans
• Dental
• Vision
• Eligible for 401K when employment begins (with discretionary employer match up to 3% after 1 year)
• Life insurance
• Commuter benefits program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-term/long-term disability insurance
• Free New York City Bar Association membership and CLE programs
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

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