Grants Manager

The Grants Manager supports the Senior Director of Grant Funding in the management of public and private grant funding portfolios, conducting foundation and funding availability research, overseeing application preparation and submission coordination, funder reporting, grant tracking, and partner stewardship processes. This role ensures accurate grant records, timely submissions and reports, and effective cross-departmental coordination related to grant proposals, awards, and compliance requirements.  This position is based at Goodwill SoCal's Los Angeles Campus. 

What you'll do:

Grant Management

• Supports the development, submission, and stewardship of public and private grant funding initiatives, including proposal coordination and reporting.

• Maintains and manages a comprehensive grants calendar and tracking system.
• Coordinates the assembly and submission of complete proposal packets, ensuring all funder requirements and documentation are met.
• Manages grant stewardship and funder communications, including acknowledgements, donor updates, and periodic relationship check-ins.
• Provides cross-departmental coordination for grant development and management, ensuring timely collection of narratives, data, budgets, and approvals across program, finance, and leadership teams.

Grant Research and Support

• Conducts grant prospect research and prepares concise summaries of new funding opportunities and institutional funders on an ongoing basis.

Grant Compliance

• Manages grant records and legal documentation within the development database and internal systems with accuracy and efficiency.
• Oversees the coordination and submission of timely requisite funding reports including gathering programmatic and financial data from internal teams to ensure compliance.

What you bring:

• Minimum 3 years of fundraising experience, grants cultivation/solicitation preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Social Sciences, or other related course of study required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong ability to work well with a team
• Detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Salesforce CRM. 
• Must have advanced knowledge proficiency of Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams and Outlook. 
• Non-profit experience required; knowledge in working with people with disabilities helpful
• Background, drug screen, LiveScan, education and employment verification and MVR required.
• Required to travel locally up to 25% of the time.  A valid CA driver's license and state-required auto insurance required. Driving record must be acceptable by company's insurance vendor.