Manager, Grant Relations

ABOUT UNITED WAY

United Way of Massachusetts Bay exists to build more equitable communities, together. With 90 years of local impact in eastern Massachusetts, we work with and for our communities to build economic prosperity and enable everyone-across races and ethnicities-to share in the knowledge, wealth and resources available. We believe that the key to unlocking opportunity is uniting people, and we bring together individuals, community leaders, corporate partners, legislators and organizations to build a powerful engine of change.

We target efforts in the following areas : (1) quality, affordable childcare and out-of-school time care, (2) educational and career pathways for youth and young adults, (3) safe and stable housing, and (4) wealth building and financial inclusion. United Way currently invests over $45 million annually in a portfolio of over 300 community-based organizations. It spearheads public policy initiatives tackling the most pressing community issues, making a direct and sustained difference in the lives of individuals.

We offer excellent benefits including a BCBS PPO plan, dental, a 401k retirement savings with company match and a discretionary employer base contribution, a generous PTO policy which includes extended holiday time and summer hours.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Manager of Grant Relations will partner with the Senior Vice President of Grant Relations and a team of two other staff to help nurture and grow investments in United Way's work and increase its impact in the region. The grants team sits within a larger development department. This is an outstanding career opportunity for a professional to manage a growing portfolio of funders and to help build our impact strategy to advance economic justice across race and ethnicity.

The successful candidate will be skilled at cultivating relationships to help build a pipeline of grant opportunities, as well as internal relationships across all departments in the organization. They will collaborate on the development and execution of a grant funding strategic plan and milestones; steward and cultivate existing and prospective funders; and co-create proposals with United Way staff. The Manager will possess or be able to develop broad content expertise in the United Way's five pillars of focus - Safe and Stable Housing, Economic Inclusion and Wealth Building, Early Education and Out-Of-School Time, Pathways for Young Adults and Community-centered Crisis Response.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

1. Help Execute Grant Fundraising Plan

• Collaborate with SVP of Grant Relations to execute annual and multi-year grant funding plan. Manage a portfolio of current and prospective funders, advance priority projects, and strengthen the proposal pipeline to increase grant revenue. Be accountable for progress against goals including all project management of grant lifecycle. Build close partnerships with Community Impact, Development, and Finance departments to help create successful proposals and steward relationships with funders.

2. Proposal Creation

3. Funder Stewardship

4. Prospect Cultivation

5. Work collaboratively with other Departments

6. Other duties as assigned by supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

United Way of Massachusetts Bay is committed to hiring individuals who reflect the diversity of our communities.

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