Government Grants Manager

Government Grants Manager

Twin Cities R!SE is a nonprofit 501(c)3 whose mission is to transform the lives of those impacted by racial or socio-economic barriers through Personal Empowerment, career training, and meaningful employment. Our vision is a community where all individuals, especially people of color, have attained financial independence through employment success.

The Government Grants Manager is a member of TCR's development team and will play a key role in our fundraising and relationship building efforts to sustain and grow our impact in empowering and employing MN's diverse workforce. This role will focus on city, county and state grants. The position would participate with leadership in assessing whether to pursue Federal grants in future years, with no imminent plans to do so.

Key duties include :

• Overseeing government grants management including city, county, and state grant funding.
• Researching, writing, and submitting compelling grant applications, LOIs, and other funding requests, discussing with leadership on which grants to pursue on a regular basis.
• Reviewing grant guidelines, assessing eligibility, and determining feasibility of prospective grants in collaboration with cross-functional delivery and operational teams.
• Maintaining grant records and completing all reports as required on financial and programmatic outcomes and projections.
• Monitoring grant compliance and adherence including collaboration with internal stakeholders on audit prep and monitoring.
• Monitoring Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) workforce dashboard / TCR report card and maintaining meaningful relationships with government officials and grant contacts.
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders to ensure DEED grant-funded programs are executed efficiently, on schedule, and in compliance with all regulations.
• Acting as a primary contact for government contacts through email, phone meetings and site visits.
• Attending informational, grants training and networking meetings and events put on by government entities.
• Creating and implementing a process to enter, access and report on grant data in Salesforce in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Working closely with finance and program staff on narratives, initiatives, budgets, and reporting.
• Writing grant narratives in partnership with the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager.
• Collaborating with the Marketing / Communications team to produce fundraising materials.
• Providing excellent customer service to all funders, prospective funders, and volunteers.

Compensation and benefits include $50,000 to $60,000 annual salary, depending on qualifications. Health, Dental, Vision, employer paid Life and AD&D, employer paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution, Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, Limited FSA, 403(b) Retirement Savings account with employer match. First Stop Health telemedicine, Employee Assistance Program. Paid-Time Off (19 days in first year), Floating Holiday, 10 paid company holidays.