Company Name:  North Texas Food Bank

Position Title:  Grants Manager

Location:  Dallas, Texas, 75225 United States

Min Education: BA/BS/Undergraduate

Min Experience: 3-5 Years

Salary: $53027 - $66284 / Yearly Salary

ABOUT THE NTFB

North Texas Food Bank is a team of donors, volunteers, nonprofit partners and employees whose mission is to close the hunger gap in North Texas by providing access to nutritious food. We are seeking team members who embrace our mission and core values.

NTFB Benefits Offered:

From paid medical insurance to paid time off to our employee assistance program, we work hard to ensure that every employee feels supported and encouraged. Ultimately, it is the balance between work and home life that makes for a happier and healthier team. To show our commitment to our employees, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package as a significant addition to total compensation.

• 100% paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability and basic life insurance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays annually
• Supplemental life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid parental leave
• Automatic employer 403(b) retirement plan contributions (vested schedule)
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness and social events
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee recognition program

*Benefits will vary depending on the employment type and are subject to change at the discretion of NTFB.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

PRIMARY PURPOSE: The Grants Manager is responsible for overseeing the creation and submission of dynamic grant proposals and reports to help fund the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) budget for and advance its mission. The focus is on private foundations and public charities that use a formal application process and can provide significant funding to the NTFB.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism or English preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Advanced skills in proofreading, editing, and grammar
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community
• Ability to interface with individuals at every level of an organization, both internally and externally
• Excellent organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Strong initiative, self-motivation and detail-oriented
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and desktop publishing software
• Experience using customer relationship management (CRM) software; Raiser's Edge preferred

Experience:

• Three years in a paid position(s) focused 50 percent or more on producing finished pieces of writing
• Two years of grant writing and/or nonprofit fundraising experience required

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce and/or oversee the production of original material for grant proposals, recognition letters and reports in alignment with the NTFB's current strategic plan and in accordance with NTFB's Foundation Giving team's plan of work
• Select, adapt and update template materials for use in proposals, letters and reports
• Manage the Foundation Giving team's grants and reporting calendars
• Prepare and submit grant submissions on behalf of the Foundation Giving team
• Collaborate with the Philanthropy Team to prepare and submit grant submissions to corporate foundations and Feeding America
• Produce mid and end-of-year reports for the Foundation Giving team
• Research, analyze and summarize grant funding opportunities and application requirements to support the Senior Director's prospecting and solicitation strategies
• Conduct thorough quality reviews of all Foundation Giving materials, including systematic proof-reading and fact-checking
• Use the NTFB's customer relationship management system, ReNXT, to document processes, manage tasks and track requests
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• The person in this position needs to adapt well in the face of workplace stressors, such as customer complaints, compliance offenses, meeting deadlines and competing priorities of reasonable or high significance to the successful function of the unit.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 15 pounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with open floor plan with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work outside the traditional 40-hour workweek, some evenings/weekends required
• Travel may be required within our 13-county service area

The mental and physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all skills, duties, responsibilities, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, NTFB reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

The North Texas Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer.

North Texas Food Bank requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This policy complies with all applicable laws. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please inquire.

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