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Grants Manager Jobs in Gresham, OR at Metropolitan Family Service
Title: Grants Manager
Company: Metropolitan Family Service
Location: Gresham, OR
Grants Manager - Full time
MFS is seeking an experienced Grants Manager to support the work of the MFS Development Department. This position is full time (40 hours/week). Under the general supervision of the Director of Major Gifts, the Grants Manager is a critical, donor-facing member of MFS’s high-performing development team. This role is responsible for managing the full grant lifecycle – prospect research and cultivation, proposal development and submission, award management when applicable, and reporting. The role also requires proactive participation in donor relations, current and prospective funder meetings, and broader development activities. The Grants Manager combines strong grant writing, stewardship, and reporting skills with relationship-building and solicitation responsibilities to bring in revenue, deepen funder engagement, and support organizational fundraising goals. Successful candidates will have experience securing grants and implementing fundraising efforts at a nonprofit with a $10M+ budget, demonstrated track record of successful grant renewals, multi-year funding relationships, and strong post-award stewardship, understanding of local fundraising climate, including familiarity with viable foundations and corporations.
Further experience and knowledge includes 5+ years of experience in nonprofit grant writing, full-cycle grant management (prospecting through reporting), fundraising operations, and donor relations, with a proven track record of securing foundation, corporate, or government grant revenue
Demonstrated ability to cultivate and steward funder relationships and to participate effectively in donor meetings and solicitations
Strong grant writing, proposal development, budget preparation, and reporting skills, with experience producing timely narrative and fiscal reports that meet funder requirements. Proficiency with a donor/grant database (e.g., Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar) and comfort working with data is necessary.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate program impact into compelling donor messaging. Job#GMD0608
