Grants & Strategic Partnerships Manager

By The Hand Club For Kids is a Christian after-school program that emphasizes academic excellence while nurturing the whole child mind body and soul. Located in Chicagos most under-resourced neighborhoods By The Hand helps children have abundant life. The culture of By The Hand is Christ-centered people-focused and results oriented. While loving and nurturing By The Hand has a strong results-orientation a very structured program and a growth mindset that believes with hard work we can all continue to learn and grow.

Joining By The Hands incredible mission as an abundant life builder means jumping right into the work of healing and hope on behalf of our extraordinary children. Youll have the opportunity of a lifetime to impact the trajectory of generations of stories; helping students soar to success in their academic performance practice personal accountability and even more importantly grow in their understanding of God and their relationship with Jesus.

By The Hand is a not-for-profit religious organization. Individuals employed at By The Hand are working in ministerial roles and perform all or some of the following responsibilities: sharing the Gospel teaching chapel leading Bible studies discipling students and modeling behavior that is consistent with Christs teaching.

Rate of Pay:$50000 - $60000 per year

Overview of Position

The Grants & Strategic Partnerships Manager is an integral member of the Fund Development department and supports the Strategic Engagement teams strategies priorities and goals. This role will assist with the administrative duties of our grant work including collaborating with external writers conducting research drafting requests and managing funded opportunities. They will help manage the grant process from start to finish and ensure that high-quality grant LOIs proposals and reports are completed in a timely fashion. This person will create and manage the grant calendar and will work with finance to oversee the implementation of grant budgets.

The Grants & Strategic Partnership Manager will also work to develop a pipeline of new opportunities with corporations and foundations. They will be responsible for researching new funding sources and will maintain a portfolio of prospects or lapsed donors cultivating relationships.

Working with the Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement the Grants & Strategic Partnership Manager will ensure proper engagement for allgrantor opportunities and work to identify new prospects. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement.

Spiritual Requirements

• Has a personal and saving relationship with Jesus Christ evidenced by a lifestyle that demonstrates the Word of God and is in regular fellowship with other members in a Bible-believing church.

• Agrees with the By The Hand Club Doctrinal Statement and adheres to the Employee Biblical Standards of Living.

• Shows by example the importance of Scripture memorization Bible study prayer witnessing and Christian fellowship.

• Participates in weekly team prayer.

• Has completed an evangelism course and is trained and prepared to share the gospel with anyone who inquires.

• Works with staff and members of the EOS Leadership Team to monitor and enforce policies and procedures to further BTHs religious purpose and freedom.

Role Responsibilities

• Performs in a way that is consistent with the vision mission and culture of By The Hand and commits to excellence in every aspect of the overall operation.

• Models cultural values of By The Hand Club For Kids in day-to-day behavior.

• Follows all policies as outlined in the operational guide including maintaining brand standards and ensuring 100% adherence to the Child Protection Policy.

• Participates in employee growth plans including quarterly conversations and annual review meetings.

• Works with the Strategic Engagement team to meet team fundraising goals and focus efforts around operational fundraising.

• Manages grant application process including determining program fit direction of proposals authoring applications and working with the Senior Vice President of Strategic Engagement consultants and additional staff to ensure superior quality of grant proposals and efficiency of the process.

• Determines why rejected proposals were not funded and develops a plan for submitting new proposals.

• Manages all current and future grant opportunities using Salesforce.

• Develop and implement a strategic communications plan for ensuring corporate and foundation partners are connected to the organization and informed.

• Manages library of stories and authors case statements for use in proposals.

• Collaborates with the finance team and program data consultant to ensure thorough and accurate reporting for all grant funding.

• Stays closely attuned to the corporate and foundation philanthropic community to identify and capitalize on all funding opportunities that might support new and existing By The Hand initiatives

• Creates resources and updates shared department documents in Google Drive.

• Leads research for new corporate and foundation partnerships and implements a plan for new funding requests.

• Generates new foundation and corporate leads.

• Attends networking events in the local corporate and grantor community.

• Participates in larger fund development organizational projects when expertise and knowledge are applicable.

• Works on occasion with the Chief of Partnerships and Development for capital-related grant projects.

• Participates in Fund Development team meetings and activities and By The Hand staff requirements such as personal development plan meetings.

• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• This position requires a Christ-like servant leader who has a sense of calling and models Biblical principles.

• Passion and commitment to urban student transformation confidence to lead in a challenging situation and belief that all children can learn.

• Outstanding problem-solving skills with an orientation toward results action impact and influence.

• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and multitask well.

• Exposure to the process of how relationships with donors and potential donors are formed and cultivated towards contributing to financial growth.

• Effective time management and prioritization skills in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment.

• Project management skills and highly organized.

• Attentive to details.

• Able to maintain excellent constituent relationships.

• Excellent technical writing skills including story telling and persuasive writing.

• Maintains thorough program knowledge.

• Deadline-driven team player.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written.

• Highly personable and persuasive.

• Knowledge of the corporate and foundation funding arena.

Education and Experience

• B.A. or B.S. in Non-profit Marketing Communication Business Education or related fields.

• Ability to utilize database software research programs MS Office Suite and Drive and all social media platforms.

• Must have a valid drivers license available transportation and their own auto insurance to travel around the city.

• Minimum 2 years of grant management or corporate philanthropy experience.

• Past experience working with or volunteering with a Christ-centered youth- serving organization preferred.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment and is a hybrid role. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopier filing cabinets and fax machines. This job is not a virtual job but it requires in-person attendance as agreed upon by your immediate supervisor.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to speak and listen. This role may require you to move equipment from room to room and lift up to 50 pounds. The individual is also required to travel throughout the city and to other organization sites to meet with partners candidates and staff.

Disclaimer

The duties and responsibilities described are not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform. The employee may be required to perform additional functions as necessitated by business demands. Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Employment with By The Hand Club For Kids is at will and the employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

By The Hand Club For Kids is an equal opportunity employer. By The Hand does not unlawfully discriminate against any protected classes. As a ministry By The Hand is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion in our screening and selection process. By The Hand is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates with a disability absent undue hardship. An employee or applicant who believes he or she has a disability and may require an accommodation must contact the Human Resources Department at or call .