Manager of Grants, Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern PA

Posted by on December 02, 2013

Manager of Grants, Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern PA
Posted on: November 20, 2013

Job description
AGENCY OVERVIEW AND JOB DESCRIPTION

JOIN A FORWARD-THINKING ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern PA (BBBS SEPA) is the largest BBBS agency in the state and sixth largest in the nation. Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, for forever.

BBBS SEPA is a fiscally sound, donor-supported nonprofit with a diversified funding strategy. A critical part of that strategy is government grants and corporate and family foundations. We are seeking a professional Manager of Grants to be responsible for the following:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fully responsible for maintaining existing grant funding sources from the corporate and private sectors while researching and developing grant proposals for new prospects.
• Support the CEO, VP of Development, External Affairs Coordinator, and appropriate program staff by writing government grants on the local, state and federal levels.
• Maintain calendar of deadlines for reports and grant proposals, and communicate same with staff.
• Manage the process to produce all required grant reporting and to assure all reports are submitted on time.
• Stewardship and cultivation of all corporate and private foundations.
• Track grant funding received by the agency to assist in grant management and monitoring process.
• Serve as a clearinghouse for organizational information required for grant applications (background, history, standard forms).
• Work with program staff and others to develop grant requests that are consistent with agency need.
• Work with Finance, Program, and others to ensure accurate reporting of financial and programmatic information.
• Serve as a member of the Fund Development team and assist as need on other funding initiatives.

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