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Teach For America · 6 hours ago

Managing Director, Grant Writing

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$90K/yr - $120K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Oversees team of grant writers and strategy for full grant portfolio across TFA Southern regions to raise nearly $17 million dollars in revenue per year from private investment

Develops and manages grants calendars for assigned regions with direct responsibility for writing approximately 85 grant proposals and 85 grant reports annually for your assigned regions with varying degrees of complexity

Leads framework and process for developing regional annual cases for support creation for general operating proposals and reports

Leads grant writing and reporting for our public funding through AmeriCorps in Texas, and attend external calls with our state commission as needed

Designs and implements process for collaborating with regional team, PDM and Executive directors ensuring grants are regionally contextualized, up to date and high quality

Conducts external research on a consistent basis to stay abreast of new educational research and trends

Responsible for staying informed on TFA programming, top line goals, organizational changes, programmatic data etc.

Overseeing tracking and measurement for all grant related activities

Commits to internalizing mission and programs by participating in corps members and alumni activities across the continuum including but not limited to corps member selection or matriculation, alumni campaigns, pre-service, alumni induction and training to get thorough knowledge of mission and programs

As needed, attends external meetings with institutional donors with regional Heads of Development to strengthen proposal strategy

Project planning and collaborating with a team on institutional donor giving and stewardship strategy

Writing multiple proposals and reports, and ensuring Heads of Developments are reviewing drafts in a timely fashion to meet deadlines

Preparing Heads of Development with documents and instructions to submit grant deliverables as needed

Meeting with a team of grant writers to ensure work is progressing on time, problem-solving challenges, and supporting them in their development

Recording all submitted grant documents in Salesforce, and recording new reporting requirements as grants are awarded

Learning and sharing best practices in storytelling with our team

Qualification

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Grant WritingFundraisingSalesforceBlackbaudProject ManagementEducational EquityStakeholder EngagementComplex Concepts Communication

Required

You know the students and communities we serve and are passionate about realizing educational equity in the Southern United States.

You have expertise managing multiple projects at once and working collaboratively across multiple internal and external teams to achieve your vision and impact.

You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a self-starter who operates with minimal oversight.

Additionally you are detail oriented and excel at translating your passion for our mission into written communications strategies that compel diverse stakeholders.

5-10 years of fundraising, grant writing, or related experience

Experience communicating complex concepts to external audiences

Experience in Salesforce, Blackbaud, or other fundraising CRM system

Bachelor’s degree required

Willing to work occasional weekend or evening work hours required.

Company

Teach For America

Glassdoor

3.7

is a nonprofit whose mission is to engage our nation's most promising future leaders to strengthen the movement for educational equity.

Founded in 1990

New York, New York, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.teachforamerica.org/

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