This is a chance to join a team that feeds the world. Since inception, Meals from the Heartland has shared over 270 million meals in Iowa, the United States and around the world. This Christian non-profit is looking for essential team members who believe in our mission of “empowering people to save starving children” and have a heart for service.
Grants Funding Manager
Reports to: Director of Development
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Exempt
Job Purpose:
This position will oversee all aspects of grant function, from identifying funding opportunities to ensuring proper grant compliance. We are looking for a candidate that is detail-oriented to prepare and submit grant proposals, manage grant reporting and ensure compliance with all grantor guidelines.
The ideal candidate has a firm understanding of non-profit fundraising strategies, possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills, and has a proven track record of successful grant management. This position will also support our Finance department 10 hours per week and should be familiar with basic accounting and bookkeeping principles.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Research and identify potential grant opportunities that align with organizational goals
- Building and/or identifying a grant repository for ease of reference and tracking
- Prepare and submit comprehensive and compelling grant proposals
- Manage all grant reporting, tracking, and compliance
- Develop and maintain relationships with grantors and funding agencies
- Work cross-functionally with team members to coordinate grant activities
- Monitor grant expenditure to ensure compliance with financial regulations
- Maintain detailed records of all grant data
- Provide regular updates to senior management regarding grant activities
Minimum Skills and Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience required, bachelor’s degree in related fields preferred.
- 1-3 years’ experience as a Grants Manager or similar role in non-profit sector.
- Experience in researching and applying for funding opportunities.
- Excellent knowledge of fundraising strategies and donor relations unique to the non-profit sector.
- Good accounting and gift entry skills.
- Experience in developing alternative revenue streams for our non-profit.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with deadlines while remaining flexible to respond and manage to the unexpected.
Core Competencies:
· Mission ownership: Understands and conveys the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Serves as an organizational ambassador in public settings.
· Integrity and Trust: Operates with the highest level of integrity and quickly earns the trust of other staff members, board, and volunteers.
· Leadership ability: Able to delegate duties and inspire cooperation between co-workers.
· Written communication: A skilled communicator across all mediums. Can effectively convey our mission and vision to requisite audiences.
· Attention to detail: Ability to dive into the details of grant requests and disseminate information in an understandable and coherent manner.
· Time management: Effectively self-manages his or her time and consistently meets project/task due dates.
· Project management: Able to successfully plan for and manage multiple projects of all sizes, meet deadlines, and keep staff team members briefed on progress.
· Team orientation: A team player in every sense who is approachable and responsive to others’ needs.
· Volunteer management: Effectively identify opportunities to engage volunteers and successfully manage volunteer projects to completion.
Unified Mission Statement
Driven by our faith and guided by our commitment to serve, each employee is charged to effectively and efficiently advance our mission of Empowering people to save starving children. Regardless of our specific role, we will collaborate, adapt and contribute with all stakeholders to the unified vision of providing life-saving food and sharing God’s love, both locally and globally.
Accountability and Evaluation:
This position is supervised by the Director of Development. You will have a dotted line reporting relationship with the Director of Finance given the hybrid nature of this position. Performance will be reviewed formally every six months with weekly one on one check in discussions.
Hours/week: 40 – 45 hours per week. Seasonally and during peak periods, additional hours may be required. Because this position facilitates grant writing, non-traditional hours may be required to represent the organization.
Meals from the Heartland is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status or disability status.
Mission: Empowering people to save starving children
Vision: To alleviate life-threatening hunger through education.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
