Job Description

About Nomi Network: Nomi Network’s mission is to end human trafficking by creating pathways to safe employment and empowering women and girls to break cycles of slavery in their families and communities.

The Grants Manager is a part of Nomi Network’s Development team and reports to the Director of Development. The Grants Manager oversees the administration of the organization’s grants program and is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of grants, from proposal development and submission to post-award reporting and compliance. This role requires a strong understanding of grant funding mechanisms, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, strong organizing and project management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Location: Remote

Reports to: Director of Development 

Status: Exempt (Salaried)

Schedule: Full time
Salary: $67,000-$72,000

Travel: Employee is expected to travel approximately three times per year

Responsibilities:

Proposal Development & Management:

• Write, review, and edit grant proposals and reports.
• Manage the grants calendar to ensure compliance with grant cycle deadlines.
• Work in consultation with program leaders to draft budgets that meet specific RFP (Request for Proposal) requirements.
• Collaborate with program staff on implementation possibilities that align with the grant opportunity.
• Craft award letters or letters of agreement as needed.
• Project manage internal stakeholders and frontline fundraisers for any proposal or report to include international staff.

Research & Outreach:

• Research prospective national and international grant opportunities, including corporate foundations and foundations. 
• Work with the frontline fundraisers and leadership to maintain positive relationships with funders, keeping a pulse on changes in funder interests or grant cycle processes. 

Reporting & Administration: 

• Document all grant activities, proposals, and funder information in organization’s shared folder.
• Grants manager works closely with data and research manager to document submitted grants and outcome of grant application in Salesforce.
• Provide monthly reports to frontline fundraisers and leadership on the status of proposals.
• Monitor and project manage each grant from start to submission.
• Design reporting format processes and provide technical assistance to all appropriate staff to complete reports.

Communication & Support:

• Assist with the strategy of grant-related decisions including managing internal meetings to identify and discuss new leads.
• Collaborate with MEL on outcomes, KPIs, and other evaluation for grants.

Internal Collaboration: 

• Implement best practices and processes for a highly efficient and successful grants program. 
• Manage grant-related workflows and coordination with all internal stakeholders. 
• Develop a deep familiarity with Nomi Network programs, working closely with MEL team and communications to gather data and impact stories to prepare compelling narratives for proposals and reports.

Competencies

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. 
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. 
• Problem solving: Resolving or addressing issues before they need to be escalated; able to solve problems by analyzing situations and applying critical thinking. Defining issues, problems and opportunities, generating different courses of action, evaluating the constraints and risks, and selecting the viable option to address the identified problems and/or opportunities. 
• Initiating action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive. 
• Achieving results: Demonstrates drive and determination to achieve both results and success; can be counted upon to successfully exceed goals; regularly pushes self and others for results; bottom-line oriented; persisting, despite obstacles and opposition.
• Managing conflict: Dealing effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people. 
• Attention to Detail: Thoroughly accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitoring and checking work or information for accuracy.
• Planning and organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Nonprofit Management, Data Science, or a related field. May also have equivalent work experience.
• 2 years of experience writing grants and managing a grants program.
• Proven success rate in writing grants. 
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• Knowledge of prospecting and conducting research on institutions, corporate foundations, and foundations. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using a project management tool such as Monday.com, Trello or similar systems.

Physical Requirements:

• The position functions in a remote office environment that requires the ability to successfully interface with a computer. 
• Sitting, standing, walking, and occasionally climbing stairs are typical activities in this role.
• Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) and hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds) are required.
• Clarity of vision (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print) is required.
• The ability to lift objects up to 25 lbs is required.

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