ROLE TITLE: Managing Director, Grant Writing
POSITION REPORTS TO: Toni DeGuire Parker, SMD, Development
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 8, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
LOCATION: Any location, with preference to Central or Eastern Standard Time
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Managing Director of Grant Writing is charged with consistently and compellingly capturing and telling the story of Teach For America (TFA) impact. This person will be responsible for leading the strategy and execution of the full grant portfolio for Teach for America Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas.
More specifically, you will plan and execute our overarching grant strategy. You will execute the grant strategy across TFA southern regions to attract, retain, and grow public and philanthropic investments through storytelling and impact reporting that inspires and motivates external stakeholders. You will work collaboratively with Heads of Development, Executive Directors, and other grant writers to ensure integration of the organization's focus, data-driven impact, and key messages are communicated consistently. In addition, you will manage and develop a team of grant writers.
To be an ideal candidate for this role, you deeply value the students and communities we serve and are passionate about realizing educational equity. You love and are stellar at managing projects and working collaboratively across multiple internal and external teams to achieve your vision and impact. You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a self-starter who operates with minimal oversight. Additionally you are results and deadline driven, and excel at translating your passion for our mission into written communication that compels diverse stakeholders. Finally you have the capacity to be responsive and take swift action as we identify and address new opportunities and challenges.
WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Copy & Grant Writing
Oversees team of grant writers and strategy for full grant portfolio across TFA Southern regions to raise nearly $17 million dollars in revenue per year from private investment
Develops and manages grants calendars for assigned regions with direct responsibility for writing approximately 85 grant proposals and 85 grant reports annually for your assigned regions with varying degrees of complexity
Leads framework and process for developing regional annual cases for support creation for general operating proposals and reports
Leads grant writing and reporting for our public funding through AmeriCorps in Texas, and attend external calls with our state commission as needed
Designs and implements process for collaborating with regional team, PDM and Executive directors ensuring grants are regionally contextualized, up to date and high quality
Conducts external research on a consistent basis to stay abreast of new educational research and trends
Responsible for staying informed on TFA programming, top line goals, organizational changes, programmatic data etc.
Overseeing tracking and measurement for all grant related activities
Ongoing Regional Responsibilities
Commits to internalizing mission and programs by participating in corps members and alumni activities across the continuum including but not limited to corps member selection or matriculation, alumni campaigns, pre-service, alumni induction and training to get thorough knowledge of mission and programs.
As needed, attends external meetings with institutional donors with regional Heads of Development to strengthen proposal strategy.
A WEEK IN THE LIFE
Over the course of any week, the Managing Director of Grant Writing you will spend time:
Project planning and collaborating with a team on institutional donor giving and stewardship strategy.
Writing multiple proposals and reports, and ensuring Heads of Developments are reviewing drafts in a timely fashion to meet deadlines.
Preparing Heads of Development with documents and instructions to submit grant deliverables as needed.
Meeting with a team of grant writers to ensure work is progressing on time, problem-solving challenges, and supporting them in their development.
Recording all submitted grant documents in Salesforce, and recording new reporting requirements as grants are awarded.
Learning and sharing best practices in storytelling with our team
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):
You know the students and communities we serve and are passionate about realizing educational equity in the Southern United States.
You have expertise managing multiple projects at once and working collaboratively across multiple internal and external teams to achieve your vision and impact.
You are comfortable with ambiguity and are a self-starter who operates with minimal oversight.
Additionally you are detail oriented and excel at translating your passion for our mission into written communications strategies that compel diverse stakeholders.
5-10 years of fundraising, grant writing, or related experience
Experience communicating complex concepts to external audiences
Experience in Salesforce, Blackbaud, or other fundraising CRM system
Bachelor’s degree required
Willing to work occasional weekend or evening work hours required.
YOUR FUTURE TEAM
You will sit on the TFA Development Team along with 22 development professionals dedicated to working and expanding opportunity for children across Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Texas. You will also work closely with the Executive Directors from each of our regions, regionally-based program staff, as well as other national fundraising colleagues to execute grant strategy and craft compelling narratives.
YOUR COMPENSATION
The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost of labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary range for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Tier A: $90,000-120,300
Tier B: $98,100-131,100
Tier C: $106,200-141,900
You can view which tier applies to where you plan to work here. If your location is not listed, please click here for additional total rewards information.