Grants Manager - Phoenix, United States - Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation

Description

For 40 years Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation ("AFFCF") has been focused on creating opportunities to build self-esteem and empower children and youth in foster care.

Our goal is to fund services that enrich life experiences and ensure successful transition to adulthood.

There are three main ways we engage children and youth that experience foster care:


Childhood Activities - We fund fun for kids and youth in foster care and we help bring a level of normalcy to their lives, by paying for sports registrations, swim lessons and other childhood activities. Recognizing that often, the funding available from the State is insufficient, we try to close the gap and fund the things that help kids just be kids.


Keys to Success - Keys to Success provides career and employment development services for youth transitioning out of foster care that lead them to discover their potential and a pathway to living wage employment.


Scholarships - AFFCF's Post-Secondary Scholarship program funds tuition and fees for young people who age out of foster care in Arizona and wish to attend a university or community college. We make sure youth aspiring to achieve a college education know that they have someone that believes and wants to invest in their dreams


Responsibilities:

• Prospect Research and Relationship Development (_15%):
• Conduct targeted research to identify new funders and grow the existing pipeline of funders to ensure that AFFCF maintains a robust, diverse funder portfolio.
• Maintain a current pipeline of prospective opportunities to inform development revenue planning and guide grant strategy.
• Cultivate relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for all grantrelated activities.
• Grant Writing (60%):_
• Oversee corporate, foundation and governmental proposal development across all organization initiatives and serve as the primary grant writer
• Collaborate across all program staff to create compelling grant proposals and funding requests
• Develop and articulate project designs that are consistent with RFPs/funder guidelines and support program goals as outlined in annual plans
• Coordinate with relevant staff to ensure program data is current and accurate and all supporting documentation is received in a timely manner
• Conduct all administrative duties for grant submission, including ensuring that grants are submitted on time
• Ensures timely preparation of funding proposals reports and accompanying materials to new and current funders
• Develop compelling proposal language for generating operating support and programs
• Grants Management (15%):_
• Develop an annual Grants Program plan each fiscal year, in alignment with the organization's President and CEO and Director of Development and Philanthropy in support of the organization's mission, vision and agency revenue goals
• Keep relevant staff informed about upcoming deadlines and deliverables, thereby ensuring smooth completion of work responsibilities
• Produce monthly reports on all grant activities, and provide additional reports/information as needed and requested by program staff, President and CEO and Director of Development and Philanthropy
• Identify and develop strategies to optimize the grants administration process
• Maintain grant compliance and reporting, including outcome measurement and grant budgets
• Data Integrity (10%):_
• Manage the development database to ensure that grant data is uptodate

and accurate

• Maintain records of all funder interactions e.g., grant agreements, report requirements, or documentation of calls and meetings
• Design and manage ongoing development of the grant prospecting

and monitoring system to meet the needs of the organization


Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Government Public Policy, English, Journalism or equivalent
• Five (5)+ years of experience writing and managing grants
• Successful track record of securing grant funding

Knowledge & Skills

• Highly collaborative with exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent project management, research and organizational skills
• Experience writing foundation, corporate, and government proposals
• Highly proficient with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Zoom, etc.
• Ability to complete grant proposals and budgets accurately and within deadlines
• Skilled multitasker capable of successfully executing multiple projects at one time
• Strong research skills and knowledge of information sources
• Experience with relational databases and grants management systems
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently

Competencies

• Communication
• Research
• Listening
• Learner attitude
• Goal oriented/goal setting
• Collaboration

Work Environment
Standard office working environment with the possibility of partial remote work.


Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time