Development Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The Development Manager is a full-time, salaried, exempt position for an experienced individual who loves our gente fiercely, and is ready to ensure Poder NC has the financial resources to build Latinx political power in North Carolina. The Development Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of grant applications, grant reports, and tracking funder communications. They will also support our Executive Leadership Team to develop and implement a fundraising strategy that includes both institutional and individual giving. They will support the Executive Leadership Team to develop realistic benchmarks and stay accountable to timelines. In the final quarter of each fiscal year, the Development Manager will lead an evaluation of the prior year’s fundraising plan, and assist with budget forecasting and development of the fundraising strategy for the upcoming fiscal year. The Development Manager will ensure that all program staff report benchmarks, progress to goals, and program impacts with accuracy, timeliness, and specificity, so that our grant reports tell the story of our work in an accurate and compelling way.

Essential Job Duties / Functions

Grants Management & Operations (25%)

• Monitor the life cycle of all grants–from pre-award, award, and post-award phases–to ensure all application materials, reports, and other requirements are properly executed and documented
• Create and maintain a grant process and workflow which makes it clear who is responsible for each step: from identifying leads, cultivating funder relationships, drafting and submitting applications, tracking grant awards / payments, reporting, close out, and renewal 
• Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team to develop a program overview for each fiscal year, which will serve as a starting point for building each grant application
• With support from the Executive Leadership Team and program staff, draft all grant proposals to be clear, concise, and compelling
• Ensure all grant application deadlines are met, communicating proactively with Executive Leadership Team and program staff to ensure component pieces are received in timely manner
• Communicate proactively with funders, when applicable and appropriate, to ensure grant application timelines are adjusted where necessary

Grants Reporting (25%)

• Ensure all grant reports contain accurate information relevant to the specific grant based on the activities outlined in the grant application and award letter
• Request, gather, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data from all relevant staff on programs and other activities, including but not limited to: photos and other media, unique stories from our base, narrative accounts of events, and quantitative impacts, including analysis of impacts to voter turnout
• Draft and submit grant reports by or before applicable deadlines, communicating proactively with the Executive Leadership Team and program staff as needed to ensure source materials for reporting are provided in a timely manner
• Communicate proactively with funders, when applicable and appropriate, to ensure grant reporting timelines are adjusted where necessary

Management of Individual Giving (15%)

• Track individual giving using EveryAction, ActBlue, and any other fundraising and data platforms
• Ensure donor database is updated regularly
• Manage communications to individual donors, ensuring all donors receive thank you notes in a timely way, as agreed upon with Co-Executive Directors 
• In collaboration with Co-Executive Directors, develop individual giving strategies that bring in a consistent and increasing amount of individual donations year over year

Systematization of Grants Management (20%)

• Develop, implement, and maintain a system to manage and track all grants in our pipeline
• Identify a user-friendly, cost-effective platform / software to facilitate this new system
• Ensure the above system is realistic and accessible enough to fit into staff’s daily workflow
• Develop a system for tracking all funder interactions that allows for seamless sharing of information among members of the Executive Leadership Team
• Create charts, dashboards, and other data analytics to support programmatic, financial, and operational decision-making

Strategy, Evaluation, & Forecasting (10%)

• Facilitate, support, and project-manage the Executive Leadership Team in the development of a fundraising strategy plan before the start of the fiscal year
• Build Poder’s portfolio of 501(c)3 dollars by researching and initiating contact with new funders
• Collaborate with Executive Leadership Team to evaluate the fundraising strategy at the end of the fiscal year, and interpret results to assist with financial forecasting and fundraising strategy for the upcoming fiscal year

Additional Responsibilities (5%)

• Administrative duties (e.g., timesheets for hourly staff, maintaining one’s calendar and other productivity tools used by the team)
• Organizational development, team building, and individual professional development
• Collaboration / coordination with team members on any “all hands on deck” events
• Prioritize rest by scheduling time off in accordance with Poder NC’s PTO policy
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Supervision

The Grants Manager will report directly to the Co-Executive Director for Operations.

Poder NC Action offers employer-based health care and dental benefits. We cover 100% of those benefits for the individual employee and 50% for employee dependents. Employees are responsible for any cost difference above and beyond the employer-selected policy. We also welcome employees to participate in our 401k program with a match of up to 3%. Finally, we have an unlimited paid time off policy, with process requirements when submitting PTO and having it approved, and a few exceptions during even number election years. 

Please email a copy of your resume, a cover letter, and three references to info@podernc.org, with “Development Manager” in the subject line. The preferred application deadline is Monday, April 22, 2024. Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis, and the position will be open until the right candidate is found.

Poder NC Action is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without discrimination because of sex, marital status, race, age, creed, national origin or the presence of disabilities. A felony conviction will not necessarily bar an applicant from employment.