Grants & Development Manager

Job Summary
The Grants and Development Manager is a dynamic role responsible for project managing fundraising efforts, managing grants throughout their lifecycle, and overseeing cross-functional project execution. This person will report to the Chief of Staff and work closely with the CEO. This individual ensures that grant proposals, reporting, and compliance are seamless and timely, while also leading internal coordination for deliverables, financial oversight, and legal documentation. This position requires a proactive professional who can manage multiple priorities, communicate clearly across teams, and bring both strategic thinking and attention to detail.

Job Responsibilities

Fundraising & Development

• Identify and research new funding opportunities. Prepare concise briefs for the CEO and Chief of Staff. Document call notes and track follow-up actions to ensure timely execution.
• Prepare donor communication materials, updates, and reports.
• Maintain donor and funder records in the CRM system; ensure proper acknowledgment and tracking.

• Manage the full project management lifecycle of grants from pre-award to post-award, including proposal submission, contracting, reporting, and closeout.
• Gather data from program teams to ensure compelling and accurate submissions.
• Maintain detailed grant files, calendars, and dashboards to monitor progress and upcoming deadlines.
• Manage calendars and ensure compliance with all grant terms, conditions, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
• Prepare interim and final narrative and financial reports; ensure alignment with funder expectations and organizational outcomes.

• Collaborate with legal and finance teams to review contracts, agreements, and regulatory compliance
• Monitor the development of grant and program budgets and financial reporting.
• Maintain secure and organized records.

Capabilities

• Process management – take a systematic approach in contributing to making the company’s workflow more effective, efficient, and capable of adapting to an ever-changing environment.
• Quality focus – ensure that all work in one’s own area of the business, throughout the organization is performed with excellence and to high standards for quality and integrity.
• Information seeking –  driven by an underlying curiosity and desire to know more about things, people, or issues.
• Planning and priority setting – identify the priorities, processes, and practical actions that are necessary to achieve an objective or an idea. 
• Communicating – provide the information required by others in a concise, direct, and unambiguous way. 
• Negotiating – identify key bargaining points for all parties and work effectively toward win-win solutions.
• Organizational savvy – gather and accurately assess information related to the organization’s formal and informal communication channels and power relationships.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, public administration, communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in grants management, nonprofit development, and/or project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with fundraising databases (e.g., Nation Builder), project management tools (e.g., Asana), and Google Workspace.
• Familiarity with nonprofit legal and financial compliance is preferred.

Compensation + Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement Benefit offering an employer matching contribution of employee contributions $1 for $1 on the first 5% of pay you contribute
• No vacation policy - take what you need whenever workflow and coverage allows, with manager approval
• Fully stocked office kitchen in newly renovated office on Capitol Hill

At ClearPath, we value a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe our team is the key to making an impact and fulfilling our mission. ClearPath is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.