Candidates must have a BA degree in a related field and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in fundraising. Strong skills in grant writing, communication, and collaboration are essential, along with a proven track record of securing institutional gifts.

Overview
Responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive grant strategies to achieve fundraising goals through foundation, corporate, and government funding sources. Serves as the primary grants specialist for Goodwill of Greater Washington, managing the full grant lifecycle from prospect research through award administration and reporting. This position will oversee grant writing activities and coordinate with program staff to ensure successful grant outcomes. This position is responsible and will be held accountable for behaving in accordance with divisional and organizational RISE values and expectations.
Goodwill offers exciting opportunities for professional growth, and robust benefits, including personal time off (PTO), paid holidays, basic life insurance, short/long term disability benefits, individual and family medical, dental and vision benefits, pet insurance, generous employee discounts, and access to an employee assistance program (EAP). 403(b)/401(k) plan with match available after 1 year. Bonus eligible. 
Responsibilities
Essential Competencies:• Customer Focus• Ensures Accountability • Collaborates• Communicates Effectively• Drives Results
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Grant Development and Management1. Identifies, researches, and cultivates foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities that align with organizational priorities and programs. 2. Develops and maintains a comprehensive grants calendar tracking application deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal opportunities. 3. Conducts thorough prospect research to assess funding compatibility and develops strategic approaches for grant applications. 4. Prepares compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and supporting materials that effectively communicate program impact and funding needs. 5. Coordinates proposal development process, gathering input from program staff, finance team, and leadership to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Grant Administration and Compliance1. Maintains accurate records of all grant activities, including applications submitted, awards received, and reporting deadlines. 2. Ensures full compliance with grant terms and conditions, monitoring programmatic and financial requirements throughout award periods. 3. Prepares grant reports that demonstrate program outcomes, financial accountability, and impact metrics. 4. Responds promptly to funder inquiries and manages any modifications or amendments to existing grants.
Internal Collaboration and Communication1. Works closely with internal teams to ensure that budgets and data delivered to funders are communicated accurately, obtaining necessary program and financial information, and closely reviewing grant/report specifications. 2. Coordinates with Marketing Team on donor recognition and stewardship activities for institutional funders. 3. Maintains current knowledge of all organizational programs including Sustainability, Affordable Housing, The RISE Academy, RISE coaching, Goodwill Excel Centers and Workforce Development.4. Participates in year-round donor engagement events to attract, cultivate, and steward current and prospective donors to Goodwill, including tours, donor gatherings, etc.
Required Qualifications: 1. BA Degree in English, Communications, Business, or related field. 2. Minimum 6 years of related experience, which provides the skills, knowledge and ability necessary to perform the above tasks. 3. Experience using CRM systems.4. Proven track record of securing and managing institutional gifts at the five and six-figure level and successfully managing government partnerships and grants. 5. Excellent written communication and presentation skills.6. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with individuals and customers at all levels of business, internal and external to Goodwill.7. Proven ability to find and develop new philanthropic partnerships.8. Demonstrated experience and ability to collaborate internally and externally to achieve goals. Shows an understanding of key steps and strategies in promoting a case and persuading one or more groups to “buy in” to a particular course of action. 9. Experienced with grant application and reporting processes. 10. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams).11. Proven organizational abilities, problem solving skills, attention to detail, strong follow-through skills, and attention to detail. 12. Ability to take initiative and utilize innovative techniques and ingenuity in preparing fundraising strategies. 13. Ability to interact with all levels of management and participate as a team player on all projects.
Preferred Qualifications:1. Experience using Raiser’s Edge database. 2. Experience managing federal grants.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:1. BA Degree in English, Communications, Business, or related field.2. Minimum 4 years of related experience in fundraising, which provides the skills, knowledge and ability necessary to perform the above tasks.3. Experience using CRM systems.4. Proven track-record of securing and managing institutional gifts at the five and six-figure level.5. Experience managing individual giving programs, including direct mail campaigns, major gifts, and online fundraising.6. Excellent written communication and presentation skills.7. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with individuals at all levels, both internal and external to Goodwill.8. Proven ability to find and develop new philanthropic partnerships.9. Demonstrated experience and ability to collaborate internally and externally to achieve goals.10. Experienced with grant application and reporting processes.11. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access).12. Proven organizational abilities, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.13. Ability to take initiative and utilize innovative techniques in preparing fundraising strategies.14. Ability to interact with all levels of management and to participate as a team player on all projects.
Preferred Qualifications:1. Experience using Raiser's Edge database.2. Experience managing donor events and stewardship programs.

Grants Manager

Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in project management and federal contracting, with a preference for those with a background in education and health services. A bachelor's degree is required, and a master's degree along with PMP certification is preferred.

Description
GOH is a small management consulting firm supporting the federal government since 1997 (www.gohnow.com). We are looking for an energetic new team member experienced in Federal Grants Management to support our federal partners.
GOH is recruiting in anticipation of potential future openings that are subject to final approval and funding. No guarantee of position availability can be made at this time; however, candidate identification and preliminary interviews are being conducted to support timely hiring should authorization be granted.

The successful candidate will have a clear track record of experience independently managing the daily operations of multiple concurrent grants management projects – including supervisory experience managing at least 10 FTEs. You must have experience developing new project plans and timelines, maintaining and updating timelines, directing the completion of all deliverables associated with federal grant program management contracts, delivering innovative and agile service-oriented and technical solutions to federal clients, and developing SOPs and quality controls needed to assure the timely and quality completion of contractually required deliverables.

Please note: This is senior management role. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to actively and independently manage teams of grant resources as well as concurrent task orders and contracts. You must be an excellent strategic communicator with experience serving as a project manager or director and client-facing point-of-contact on federal contracts similar in size, scope, and complexity for consideration. You also must be able to contribute to our positive and proactive culture while working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and high-tempo team environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide significant knowledge and intellectual capital to the project team based upon deep experience with federal grants management contracts and tasks orders.
Stand up new projects and maintain existing projects focused on all aspects of federal grant program management support – to include applicant technical assistance; outreach and communications; grantee convenings, webinars, and workshops; data analytics and information management; executive support for federal SES members; program support to grant program officers; grantee training, technical assistance, and capacity building; grant monitoring; program assessments; portfolio analysis; fiscal monitoring; internal controls; closeout; and more.
Develop, monitor, and update timelines for multiple/concurrent projects ranging in size from $1M - $5M and/or single contracts in excess of $20M with multiple concurrent task orders.
Manage master schedules, conduct staff forecasting and risk management across concurrent contract efforts
Develop task allocations and monitor staff completion to assure timely delivery to client
Lead weekly contract management and daily stand-up meetings as needed to support contract execution - including documentation of meeting actions and decisions
Oversee contract deliverables and tasks and implement quality controls to ensure products and services meet or exceed client expectations
Manage project budgets and prepare financial and progress reports
Provide oversight and direct internal staff, subcontractors, and consulting subject matter experts (SMEs) in the execution of grant program management activities
Provide mentorship and support to staff in executing tasks and developing deliverables
When required, willing and able to "drop down in the weeds" when needed to support your team in executing both complex and simple tasks - ranging from complex database administration to making sure that applications screening remains on schedule
Can easily adapt technical and management skill set to other contexts and projects
Familiar with federal requirements (e.g. 2 CFR 200, agency-specific grant guidance, GPRA, Evidence Act, etc.) and will ensure clients are compliant with such regulations
Develop process documentation and other job aides to support GOH grants management service delivery and management of teams
Serve as primary POC for federal clients, ensuring consistent and open communication that builds trust
Consistently communicate with a high degree of professionalism, diplomacy and tact.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required, master's degree preferred
PMP highly desired
Significant experience in subject areas related to education and health and human services a major plus (i.e., project management, business, public administration, preschool, head start, educational research and interventions, higher education, support for underserviced and underrepresented or marginalized groups, special education, etc.)
At least 5 years of relevant experience serving in a project management role managing multiple concurrent task orders and contracts. Contract size should equate to $1M - $5M if managing concurrent contracts and at least $20M if managing a single, multi-task order contract vehicle.
At least 5 years of professional experience in federal contracting - preferably in federal grants management
Must have experience supervising staff and managing 20+ FTEs
Experience and understanding of federal grants management line of business and processes
Must have advanced proficiency with project management software (MS Project, Smartsheet) and MS Office Suite (especially MS Excel)
Must be proficient and comfortable working in a variety of virtual event platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, Connect, etc.)
Experience intaking task order requests and developing associated work plans and timelines
Experience developing new project process documentation and templates as well as creating quality control procedures and checklists for deliverables and daily tasks
Exceptional communicator with ability to adjust communication style to individual personalities and needs of our customers
Must be adept in prioritizing multiple tasks in a fast-paced customer-centric environment

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