Grant Coordinator

TITLE : Grant Coordinator

DEPARTMENT : Development

REPORTS TO : Executive Director

STATUS : Full-time Exempt

SALARY : $ / year depending on experience

Background

St. Marys Center is a community of hope healing and justice. We provide nutrition advocacy counseling shelter and social support to seniors and preschoolers in the heart of Oakland. St. Marys Center operates transitional housing a senior center and preschool and is developing permanent supportive housing as part of a comprehensive collaborative community development strategy along the San Pablo Avenue corridor. We are proud of an excellent multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality services to people with urgent needs. Charity Navigator awarded us a 4-star rating for fiscal management and integrity for six consecutive years and St. Marys Center is the California Association of Nonprofits 2021 District 9 Nonprofit of the Year.

Position Summary

The Grant Coordinator is a member of the Development Team and is a liaison between the agency and foundation partners. The Grant Coordinator is responsible for managing a grants portfolio of $1M and includes researching preparing submitting and managing grant proposals / reports that support agency goals and meet foundation funding guidelines and criteria. This person serves as the primary grant writer assists in managing funder relationships engages in compliance reporting and supports special project initiatives. This position requires strong writing data analysis program budgeting and project management skills with an emphasis on clear writing and outcome measurement.

Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

Leading grant proposal development and submission preparing and organizing materials for proposals and submitting and monitoring grant applications including :

• Drafting proposals / LOIs grant application narratives and budgets and collaborate to finalize with development program and finance staff and the Executive Director
• Submitting grant applications
• With the executive and development team meeting with funders and staff to explore funding opportunities and fulfill site visit requirements
• Maintaining calendar of grants and prospects and all associated files and correspondence including Instrumentl prospecting and grant management software
• Maintaining a library of grant support documents including IRS forms Board / staff lists etc.
• Inputting and updating the grants portal in donor database
• Executing thank you letters and facilitating grant contracts / agreements
• Ensuring acknowledgement of funders / major donors via website newsletter and social media

Working with Data and Finance to maintain grant compliance and reporting including outcome measurement and grant budgets including :

Supporting Development Director to produce organizations annual event and other special events :

Collaborating with Development Team during times of peak activity to ensure positive relationships with foundations and donors :

Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential general while performing the duties of this job the employee is expected to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

St. Marys Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

St. Marys Center is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an active Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP).It is the stated policy of St. Marys Center that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without regard to race color religion ancestry national origin sex marital status medical condition or physical handicap.

Pursuant to Californias Fair Chance Ordinance we consider qualified applicants with arrest / conviction records.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Corporate Risk Management,Electronics,Infection Control,Bakery,ELV,Accident Investigation

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 75000 - 80000