Overview
Grant Writer Manager Jobs in Des Moines, IA at DMARC
Overview
DMARC is currently seeking a full-time highly skilled and strategic Grant Manager to lead our grant development and management efforts within a dynamic nonprofit environment. This role is integral to securing vital funding through comprehensive proposal writing, research, and relationship building with grant-making organizations. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in nonprofit foundation funding, community organization engagement, and contract management, ensuring that our programs are well-supported and aligned with strategic objectives. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by advancing our mission through effective grant strategies and team leadership.
Essential Functions:
Strategy:
- Align DMARC fundraising and organization goals with DMARC strategic plan and project priorities of DMARC staff.
- Lead grant and proposal research. Explore published information, electronic databases, and other research tools to determine potential funding partner’s priorities for funding and investment.
- Develop strategies to solicit funds. Have the ability to creatively solve problems.
- Identify and finalize annual list of potential funding partners.
- Lead efforts to write proposals and reports to foundations, corporations and other funding partners.
- Working with Development staff and Fundraising Committee volunteers to solicit sponsors for events or programming
Communications:
- Partner with DMARC colleagues with all aspects of writing, editing, research and proposal management (for example, working with programming staff to experience and understand programs).
- Prepare written materials and disseminate to support funding initiatives, including cultivation and stewardship materials and reports/summaries.
- Prepare proposal collateral, including PowerPoint presentations, talking points and follow-up letters as needed.
- Create relationships with funders to ensure that DMARC requests are well received and are a good match for the funding partner’s giving criteria and DMARC’s needs.
- Develop strategies which both thank funding partners for their support and create stewardship avenues to deepen relationships and opportunities for collaboration.
Organization:
- Maintain an annual calendar of grant applications.
- Track and write proposals and reports for new and renewing funding partners.
- Drive the proposal process by determining timelines and working with the team to ensure deadlines are met.
- Serves as project manager for any grant awards to ensure that the organization is upholding the terms of the award and any final reports are submitted.
- Maintain and update current and potential partner organizational contact information, documenting information and key conversations within donor management database.
Skills
- Proven expertise in proposal writing, technical writing, persuasive writing, and editing for diverse audiences.
- Extensive experience with databases such as Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM systems for donor and grant management.
- Strong knowledge of grants management processes including research, proposal development, submission procedures, reporting requirements, and compliance.
- Familiarity with contract management principles within nonprofit settings.
- Demonstrated ability in project management—prioritizing tasks effectively to meet deadlines across multiple grants.
- Excellent organizational skills complemented by meticulous proofreading and content editing capabilities.
- Ability to develop comprehensive financial reports related to grants; budgeting skills are essential for accurate proposal development.
- Experience in nonprofit foundation funding.
- Strong research skills to identify new funding opportunities aligned with organizational goals.
- Effective communication skills that foster collaboration across teams and external partners.
- Strategic planning abilities that support long-term growth in fundraising efforts.
Pay: $58,000.00 – $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Grant Writer Manager
Company: DMARC
Location: Des Moines, IA
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