Grants Manager

El Futuro

. Own and manage the grants pipeline, annual grants workplan, and master calendar .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced grants management and project management skills, with a strong understanding of institutional fundraising, proposal processes, and compliance documentation. Capable of coordinating complex grant portfolios and fostering collaboration across departments while maintaining audit-ready documentation.

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Grants ManagementProject ManagementBudget CoordinationCross-Functional CollaborationBilingual Fluency in Spanish and English

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Hard Skills

Grant Lifecycle ManagementFunding Opportunity AssessmentOutcomes Framework DevelopmentCompliance DocumentationWorkflow CoordinationPortfolio AnalysisReporting Systems ManagementSOP DevelopmentRisk IdentificationDeadline Management

Soft Skills

Facilitation SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationAttention to DetailAnalytical SkillsLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Monday.comMicrosoft 365Grants Management PlatformsDashboardsTemplates

Industry Keywords

Nonprofit ManagementInstitutional FundraisingFunder StewardshipCommunity-Based FundingHealthcare Grants

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and manage the grants pipeline, annual grants workplan, and master calendar
Lead recurring grants meetings, establish priorities, clarify ownership, document decisions, and ensure follow-through
Manage the full grant lifecycle from opportunity assessment through submission, award setup, reporting, renewal, and closeout
Monitor portfolio progress, identify risks and bottlenecks, and escalate issues
Manage institutional funder relationships, grant deliverables, reporting, and stewardship
Analyze foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities and prepare recommendations
Implement institutional funding priorities and annual goals with leadership
Develop pipeline projections, portfolio analyses, and funding outlook reports
Coordinate proposals, reports, budgets, supporting materials, and deliverables across departments
Create workplans with deadlines, contributors, review steps, approvals, and submission responsibilities
Coordinate grant budgets and supporting documentation with Finance and program leaders
Partner with the Lead Grant Writer and Strategist to ensure complete, accurate, consistent, and timely submissions
Coordinate logic models, theories of change, outcomes frameworks, evaluation plans, and performance measures
Oversee reporting workflows and track award commitments, deliverables, and reporting requirements
Serve as business owner for monday.com grants management processes and related tracking tools
Develop and maintain dashboards, calendars, templates, SOPs, decision records, and resource libraries
Maintain complete, accessible, and audit-ready grant records
Improve workflows to strengthen clarity, efficiency, accountability, and continuity
Establish roles, workflows, quality standards, and communication practices within the grants team
Foster collaboration and shared accountability across departments
Serve as an internal resource on grants processes, funder requirements, and institutional funding practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, public administration, communications, business, social sciences, or a related field; or equivalent training and experience
Significant experience managing institutional grants, complex grant portfolios, or cross-functional funding processes in a nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, education, government, or community-based setting
Demonstrated experience building and managing grant calendars, workflows, reporting systems, and internal coordination processes
Experience assessing funding opportunities and managing relationships or deliverables for foundation, corporate, or government funders
Experience supervising staff or leading the work of a grants team strongly preferred
Experience developing or coordinating grant budgets, outcomes frameworks, evaluation plans, and compliance documentation preferred
Bilingual fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English preferred
Advanced grants management, project management, and workflow coordination skills
Strong understanding of institutional fundraising, prospect and funder analysis, proposal and reporting processes, and funder stewardship
Ability to manage multiple complex deadlines, contributors, and approval processes with accuracy and sound judgment
Systems thinking and process design capabilities, including practical SOPs, dashboards, templates, and tracking tools
Strong facilitation and cross-functional collaboration skills
Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills
High attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, confidential, and audit-ready documentation
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and web-based project or grants management platforms; experience with monday.com strongly preferred
Commitment to El Futuro’s mission and values
Ability to travel locally and occasionally statewide, as needed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employer-paid dental, vision, life, and long-term disability
403B matching
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Paid family medical leave
Paid parental leave
Paid time off for professional development
Hybrid work schedule