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Grant Manager

Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Oakland • Full-time • Oakland, California • 13m ago

Job Details

Oakland - Jefferson Office - Oakland, CA

Full Time

$85,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year

Overview

Reports to: Director of Chief Program Officer

Supervisory Responsibility: Directly – 2 employees (Senior Grant Writer and Grants Coordinator); indirectly – up to 5 student workers and/or volunteers

About Catholic Charities of the East Bay: :

Catholic Charities East Bay is a nationally accredited non-profit social services agency. Since 1935, we have provided innovative solutions to help people who struggle with poverty and other complex issues. We offer immigration legal services, housing assistance, Mental Health Services, Violence Prevention, and more.

Responsibilities:

All responsibilities will comply with Council on Accreditation (COA) standards including:

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsible for $6-7 million in grant fundraising for the agency, with that figure increasing with the growth of the agency; direct department budget up to $350,000.
Assist OMA Director in managing Office of Mission Advancement team of 5 staff, including training, supervision, work assignments, and professional development.
Direct and manage agency grants processes from prospect research to application planning, to application compilation and submission, to award review, signature, and tracking.
Identify grant sources (government and private) compatible with the agency’s funding goals.
Evaluate all potential grant opportunities and determine whether the agency should apply based on an evaluation of financial alignment, strategic alignment, implementation needs/requirements, and application complexity/requirements.
Oversee the development of grant requests by creating the strategy for the grant request (budget and scope of work) in partnership with OMA Director and Program Directors. Manage the creation of the project management plan for all grant proposals, including roles, timeline, creation of required components, review, and submission.
Review and approve all grant requests before they go out.
Support award review, signature, and tracking process for awarded grants.
Track all pending, awarded, and declined grants in the Salesforce database, analyzing and reporting on the results of the Grants Department to agency leadership regularly and advising about strategic changes needed based on those results.
Regularly analyze risks to grant funding sustainability related to current and projected grant funding and advise agency leadership regarding how to mitigate those risks and increase sustainability.
Lead the process for determining which grants revenue to include in the yearly Agency Budget.
Assist OMA Director in design of all Grants and Development Department standards, systems, and processes related to grant writing, project management, filing, award acceptance, database usage, development, and others.
Assist OMA Director to engage in ongoing quality improvement efforts by regularly assessing OMA department for inefficiencies and risks, putting policies and procedures in place to remedy inefficiencies and mitigate risks.
Ensure that appropriate information relating to grants and development is available to all agency leadership, program leadership, and Catholic Charities departments.
Establish and maintain positive relationships with government, private grantors, donors and agencies.
Implement policies and procedures in line with accreditation standards. Implement performance and quality improvement process in compliance with agency’s processes. Ensure that all employees in department or program understand these and work accordingly
Establish and maintain positive relationships with government, private grantors, donors and agencies.
Implement policies and procedures in line with accreditation standards. Implement performance and quality improvement process in compliance with agency’s processes. Ensure that all employees in department or program understand these and work accordingly

Why work @ Catholic Charities of East Bay?

Our Mission is to support children, youth, families, and seniors from crisis to stability to well-being. We were the first to provide hospice care to those with HIV-AIDS in the 90’s and continue to make an impact focusing on social justice and advocacy. We help families avoid homelessness, provide support to those facing trauma, work with youth harmed by violence and help people navigate immigration issues. We are making a real impact (over 22k people received support from Catholic Charities in 2021!) in people’s everyday lives and everyone is welcome here.

Catholic Charities values our employees, and it is important that everyone who joins us is true to our values. We respect each other by showing empathy, we create an environment of support and collaboration leading to trust, we strive for excellence by setting high standards across the company, we hold everyone accountable for set goals and work performed, and most importantly we welcome all and serve everyone as a faith-based agency.

Benefits:

We walk the walk when it comes to work-life balance, including industry beating time off, work flexibility, and other benefits!

18 Paid Holidays

35 Hour Work Week
Summer Friday’s (workday ends at 2pm!)
15 Days paid vacation for first year of employment (20 days after 2 years)
Generous leave policy, including paid sick leave, personal leave and FMLA benefits
Life insurance plans, including Group Life, Short term/long term and AD&D

Medical (Kaiser or BlueShield), dental (Delta), vision (VSP)
Flex Spending Account
Employee Assistance Programs that include Emotional Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Resources, Will Preparations, Parent Guidance and Work Life Solutions
403(b) Retirement Plans (Employer Matching available after 1 year of service for full-time employees or 1000 hours of service for part-time employees)
Legal and ID Theft Protection

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

5-7 years of successful grant fundraising experience required.
3+ years Management experience
Project management experience.
College degree from a four-year institution.
Excellent verbal and written communication and excellent organizational skills.
Familiarity with databases required.
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Able to read, analyze, and create budgets in Microsoft Excel; familiar with nonprofit finances and fund accounting and able to read and understand detailed financial reports.
Highly effective leadership; demonstrates a fundamental respect for the dignity of others. Works collegially and is a proven team builder. Inclined to coach and teach in order to improve knowledge and ability of others and holds people accountable for results.
An innovator, capable of creating or seizing opportunities to improve departmental effectiveness, efficiency, and outcomes.
Understands and values quality improvement; applies managerial and technical skills to measure and improve efficiency and effectiveness and ensure compliance with requirements.
Adaptable and reliable in face of conflict, crisis, or changing priorities; able to lead a team in managing multiple and often simultaneous tasks and in creating a work environment recognized for a high level of organization, timeliness, cost-effectiveness, accuracy, and results.
A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion; valuing a diversity of perspectives and encouraging contributions by all team members.
Politically astute and tactful; attentive to the perspectives and competing interests of various internal and external stakeholders; ability to exercise good judgment in confidential matters.
Ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-paced, accredited, and growth-oriented environment while maintaining a positive solution-oriented approach.