About the Organization
Founded in 1973, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (KCS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) multi-service organization supported by government agencies, foundations, corporations, and individuals. KCS aims to develop and deliver a broad range of social service programs to meet the community's various needs.
Position Summary
The HQ-Grant Team in New York is seeking a fluent Korean-speaking, experienced, and detail-oriented Grants Manager. This full-time role is dedicated strictly to high-level institutional fundraising, grant management, and public policy advocacy support. The ideal candidate will be the primary driver in securing funding through advanced grant research, complex proposal writing, and targeted advocacy efforts. They are able work across inter-departmentally with directors from other departments as well as manage their own team. The Grants Manager will independently own the grant lifestyle from procurement to final reporting, maintaining alignment with various KCS internal program departments to support both the financial sustainability and the community impact of the organization's missions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Senior Grant Writing & Management (Primary Focus)
· Grant Research: Autonomously research and identify high-value funding opportunities for KCS departments, focusing heavily on federal, New York State, and New York City government grants, alongside private foundation and corporate philanthropic funding.
· Proposal Development: Lead the drafting, structuring, and timely submission of complex grant applications, compelling narratives, budgets, and required attachments.
· Cross-Department Collaboration: Facilitate collaborative workflows between individual KCS program departments and the core Grant Team to gather programmatic metrics, data, and stories to align proposals with community needs.
· Funder Engagement: Participate in funder briefings, conferences, and related network meetings to gather intelligence and support successful submissions.
· Compliance Tracking: Maintain precise grant tracking documents, manage the institutional funding calendar, and handle follow-up communications with institutional funders.
· Funder Reporting: Create detailed performance, demographic, and impact reports on community needs to satisfy institutional funder obligations and reporting timelines.
2. Public Policy & Advocacy Support
· Policy Research: Support KCS advocacy efforts by tracking and researching relevant legislation, city/state public policy developments, and municipal funding priorities.
· Community Advocacy: Support KCS participation in regional advocacy events, city coalition meetings, and community briefings to advance organizational priorities.
· Material Preparation: Assist in preparing professional advocacy materials, whitepapers, and briefings, and help coordinate outreach to NY government agencies, elected officials, and community partners.
3. Strategic Leadership & Team Management
· Supervision and Mentorship: Leading a team of grant writers, compliance officers, or program coordinators. This includes hiring, training, and managing performance.
· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Acting as the bridge between finance, program directors, legal, and executive leadership to ensure everyone is aligned on grant deliverables.
· Workload Allocation: Assigning specific grants or reporting tasks to team members based on capacity and expertise.
4. Financial Oversight & Budget Control
· Fiscal Accountability: Partnering with the finance team to monitor grant expenditures, ensuring funds are spent in strict accordance with the funder’s budget.
· Variance Analysis: Reviewing monthly or quarterly financial reports to catch underspending or overspending early, and shifting strategies if a budget realignment is needed.
· Sub-recipient Monitoring: If your organization passes funds through to partners or sub-grantees, you are responsible for managing their risk, compliance, and performance.
5. Risk Management & Compliance Policy
- Policy Development: Creating and updating internal workflows, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and internal controls to prevent fraud, waste, or non-compliance.
- Regulatory Interpretation: Keeping up with changing regulations (like the Uniform Guidance for US federal grants) and translating those complex rules into actionable steps for your team.
Experience and Qualifications
· Educational Background: Bachelor's degree required.
· Language Skills: Bilingual fluency in Korean and English (written and verbal) is strictly required.
· Grant Writing Experience: 3–5 years of dedicated grant writing experience, with a proven track record of securing government (city, state, federal) and foundational funding.
· Sector Alignment: Non-profit sector experience and a demonstrated interest or experience in working with the Asian-American community are highly preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge
· Cultural Responsiveness: Deep understanding of cultural differences and a proven ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Ability
· Project Management: Exceptional organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage concurrent multiple assignments, meet tight deadlines, and prioritize efficiently with minimal supervision.
· Communication: Superior oral and written communication skills, with a track record of writing successful, highly persuasive narratives. Strong public speaking and presentation abilities.
· Adaptability: Self-motivated, highly efficient, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle time-sensitive or emergency funding deadlines calmly.
Skills
· Technical Proficiency: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software, as well as electronic government grant portals (e.g., Grants.gov, NYS Grants Gateway, NYC PASSPort).
Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
