Program and Grants Manager

About the Basic Needs Giving Partnership

We envision thriving, equitable communities across Northeast Wisconsin. We invest in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty in alignment with our shared values of trust and collaboration, curiosity and learning, and equity with a systems-based approach.

Through grantmaking, we fund organizations across a 10-county footprint in ways that not only meet current needs in our communities, but also actively work to disrupt the policies, practices, and systems that hold poverty in place. Addressing complex social problems requires reimagining how we work together. In addition to grantmaking, we also co-create networks that can collectively problem solve, take action, and learn from each other. By working together and centering community voices, we can build solutions that work for everyone.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership was formed in 2007, sparked by a unique collaboration between the families behind U.S. Venture and the J. J. Keller Foundation. Funds raised during the annual U.S. Venture Open golf outing fund the Basic Needs Giving Partnership’s work.

About the Position

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership seeks a thoughtful and detail-oriented individual to support organizations through all stages of the grant process. In addition, this person will play a supportive role in grantee and community convenings. Reporting to and working in close partnership with the Director of Grantmaking, this person will manage various aspects of our grant processes, reviewing applications and communicating with applicants about their proposals, awards, and reports.

What You’ll Do

• Grant Submission
  • Engage with communities across the region to solicit grant submissions
  • Support applicants throughout the application process, including meeting with organizations to discuss open grant opportunities and providing tech support in navigating the grant portal
  • Check that all proposals are complete and follow up with organizations when follow-up questions arise or additional materials are needed
• Grant Review
  • Review and prepare committee recommendations for rapid/responsive grantmaking
  • Support the review of single-year grant applications in coordination with Director of Grantmaking, including eligibility, alignment, strength of proposal, and financial review
  • Work in partnership with the director of grantmaking to develop committee recommendations for single-year grant decisions
  • Compile materials to support staff and committee decision-making for single-year and multi-year grant cycles, including summarizing proposals and themes
• Grant Awards
  • Follow up with grantees to gather information about their work/project to process awards and share in communications
  • Support the Senior Operations Manager with the grant agreement and payment processes
  • Compile a finalized list of awardees for external communications to community
• Grant Reporting
  • Track grant reporting needs across all cycles
  • Manage communications and follow-up for grants with written reports
  • Support the Director of Grantmaking in coordinating check-in meetings with grantees
• Grantee Partner Support & Convenings
  • Gather feedback and learnings from grant cycles, grant reports, convenings, and grantee conversations and summarize themes
  • Support staff in preparing for and facilitating community convenings, including preparing presentations and materials for attendees
  • Manage convening logistics and scheduling, coordinating with vendors where needed

Who You Are

• You bring relevant experience working with processes requiring high levels of attention to detail, project management and stakeholder engagement; grants administration experience preferred but not required
• You have a general understanding of the capacity needs and challenges that small/large and rural/urban nonprofit organizations face and/or have the interest in deepening your learning about the capacity needs of nonprofits
• You have experience supporting a team or group to complete collaborative projects on schedule
• You are nimble and adaptable and bring a solutions-oriented, customer service mindset that will help guide organizations through a multi-step application process
• You have a strong analytic skill set, able to review large sets of data and synthesize both qualitative and quantitative information
• You are thoughtful, patient and poised while managing tight timelines and high-stress situations
• You are an exceptional communicator; able to draft professional written communication to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• You are tech-savvy and able to learn new systems; CRM or grants management system experience preferred but not required
• You are a team player with demonstrated ability to effectively manage and function in a work environment that balances multiple stakeholder viewpoints
• You are able to work in person one to two days a week in the office in Green Bay, as well as travel throughout the region for meetings as necessary
• Knowledge of the communities within the BNGP region is preferred
• You are aligned with the mission, vision, and values of the Basic Needs Giving Partnership

To Apply

Please send a resume and thoughtful cover letter, addressed to Stephanie Gyldenvand, to careers@bngpwi.org, indicating your interest in and qualifications for this position. Please indicate the name of the role you are applying for in the Subject Line of the email. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we strive to get back to candidates within two weeks

Salary & Benefits

This is a full-time exempt position. The salary range is $70,000 - $78,000. The Basic Needs Giving Partnership also offers a competitive benefits package, including paid holidays, paid time off, medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance, and 401k with employer match.

The Basic Needs Giving Partnership also offers a competitive benefits package, including paid holidays, paid time off, medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance, and 401k with employer match.