Grants Manager
Why Join JVS?
JVS is a nonprofit working to close opportunity gaps in employment by supporting jobseekers with the skills and confidence to secure quality careers with family-sustaining wages. Grounded in core values of repairing the world and focused on helping our program participants achieve economic mobility, we believe everyone deserves access to training and the chance for a good job. JVS develops training programs in close partnership with employers in high growth sectors, offering high quality jobs.
Building on decades of experience and success, JVS is a data-driven organization that takes a whole systems approach to addressing employment and economic equity. Through our direct service programs, employer engagement and policy change, JVS is working toward a future where everyone has access to quality education and training programs that lead to high quality employment and economic mobility.
The Role
The Grants Manager plays a central role in JVS’s growth and sustainability, working with the grants and development team to manage and grow foundation, corporate, and public funding in support of JVS programs and initiatives.
This role supports securing at least $13 million in statewide grant funds annually, with a strong focus on renewals, across workforce development initiatives including sector-based skills training, job search support, and work readiness programming. The Grants Manager brings strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to independently drive complex grant work while collaborating closely across teams. This position may monitor Grants staff such as a Grants Coordinator and/or Grants Writer.
At JVS, we are proud to be a high-performing organization that balances ambitious goals with a commitment to seeing staff as full humans, supporting thoughtful pacing, collaboration, and work–life balance.
Scope
Grant Writing/Development
Manages and owns their own portfolio of new and renewal foundation, corporate, and government funders (at the five and six figure level); including relationship touch points, data collection, writing, and report/re-application submission;
Owns end-to-end project management for assigned grants, including workback planning, internal coordination, documentation, and accurate tracking in Salesforce and SharePoint;
Works collaboratively across Program, Finance, Evaluation, and Executive teams, translating complex information into clear, funder-ready materials while maintaining strong relationships and shared accountability.
Grants Strategy Implementation and Fund Development
Partners with the Director of Grant Strategy, second Grants Manager, program leaders, and senior staff to translate organizational and program strategy into clear, compelling grant strategies and funding approaches, contributing to team-wide grants strategy and supports cross-portfolio efforts as needed;
Contributes informed input to program and funding strategy discussions, drawing on funder trends, portfolio performance, and grant outcomes;
Researches, suggests, and implements AI tools and training to improve grants systems, writing, and team efficiency;
- Supports JVS’s strategy to diversify its grant portfolio across government, foundation, and corporate funding sources;
New Funder Development
Identifies and cultivates public and private funding prospects and partners in alignment with JVS’s strategic priorities and program plans;
Conducts research on government, foundation, and corporate funders (local, state, and national) to identify opportunities aligned with JVS’s mission, scale, and growth goals.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in roles that combine writing, project management, and relationship-building; such as grants management, nonprofit development/fundraising, program management, account management, or similar;
Preferred Qualifications:
What We Offer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, JVS is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We welcome diverse applicants. Please let us know if you need accommodations or auxiliary aids for the interview process.
