Grants Specialist

Responsibilities & Essential Duties

Partners with the Manager of Grants and Evaluation to execute monthly and annual corporate, foundation, and grant funding strategies to achieve institutional revenue targets.
Supports cross-department collaboration to complete on-time grant, proposal, and reporting submissions, including proposal narratives, budgets, outcomes reports, and other materials requested by corporate and foundation funders.
Manages external foundation and corporate donor relationships with an emphasis on sustained stewardship, strategic alignment, and shared wins.
Identifies, researches, and sources corporate sponsorship and foundation grant opportunities to expand the institutional giving calendar and enhance mission impact.
Collaborates with the Manager of Grants and Evaluation to co-create and deploy an annual engagement strategy for foundations, corporate partners, and institutional stakeholders.
Provides support, information, and background materials to equip colleagues for donor and sponsor meetings to advance institutional funding prospects.
Collaborates with the Communications Team, adopting strengths-based messaging for foundation, corporate, and annual grant partners that centers on nourishing, equipping, and empowering our guests.
Utilizes constituent relationship management (CRM) software to track moves management, record grant interactions, and maintain up-to-date application statuses.
Collaborates directly with the Manager of Grants and Evaluation to maintain the grant tracking system, ensuring compliance, tracking key performance indicators, and monitoring deliverable timelines for assigned annual, corporate, and foundation grants.
Works with the Manager of Grants and Evaluation to connect grant strategies and partner expectations directly with organizational operations, program leads, and measurable project outcomes.
Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

2+ years of relevant experience required
Some college required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. or in place of a degree, equivalent years of experience
Basic conversational Spanish proficiency desired

Qualifications

Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent projects on time and on specification.
Work experience in grant writing, corporate fundraising, or building institutional community partnerships is preferred.
Successful experience submitting funded foundation and corporate grants and proposals, with strong technical writing skills.
Proficiency in clear and effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to build trusting professional relationships with foundation and corporate leaders.
Strong work ethic and ability to work independently across multiple community and business sectors.
Experience using various software systems and donor constituent relationship management (CRM) technologies.
Demonstrated genuine passion for our mission and commitment to upholding our team’s values: Radically Welcoming, Guest-Centered, Lead with Kindness, Curiosity-Driven, Always Improving, Collaborative by Design, Contagious Commitment, & One Team.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
Willingness and interest in continuous learning and adaptation based on professional interests and organizational needs.
High standard of performance and integrity, and ability to lead by example to foster a positive workplace culture.

Position Details

Position Type: Full-time