Managing Director, Grants

ROLE TITLE: Managing Director, Grants

POSITION REPORTS TO: SMD, Development

PRIORITY APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 18th, 2025

LOCATION: Flexible

WHAT YOU’LL DO

All Development team roles are responsible for cultivating, stewarding, and managing a portfolio of donors in our local communities who share our commitment to ensuring that all children have access to an equitable and excellent education. As a member of the Field Fundraising team, you will be a part of a team-based effort charged with developing and executing a long-term vision and strategy to achieve our development goals for both public and private funding. In your role, you will partner with Executive Directors, regional staff, and other front-line fundraisers to maximize giving in the private and public sectors.

Reporting to the Senior Managing Director, Development you will be charged with building collaborative relationships with a cohort of local Executive Directors and regional development teams to raise $2-7 million or more from a portfolio of major corporate, foundation, and public donors. The MD, Grants will provide strategy and consultation for grant-related fundraising opportunities, develop customized grant resources, and provide full project management and writing for select proposals, reports, letters of inquiry and other grant-related deliverables. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• 10% - Set vision, strategy, and plan for developing a shared grant writing service for the Field Fundraising cohort, incorporating input from Executive Directors and Development staff, with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole 

• 65% - Manage and write a set number of proposals, reports, letters of intent, and other grant-related deliverables for multiple regional development teams. This includes: 

  • Manage and execute the grant cycle processes (strategy, drafting, finalizing, and submission) for a portfolio of funders.

  • Liaise and coordinate with national central teams (finance, data, public partnerships, etc.) and regional teams (Executive Directors, Development, Program, etc.) as needed. 

  • Occasionally support non-portfolio grants or multi-region grants. 

• 15% - Provide strategy, consultation and technical assistance for the full Field Fundraising cohort. In partnership with others on the Development team, build standard language, templates, and resources for all cohort fundraisers.

• 5% - Consistently maintain donor, prospect, and fundraising activity information in our customer relationship management system (currently SalesForce) and leverage this information in tracking progress, monitoring gaps, and adjusting strategy and approach 

• 5% - Steward team and organizational initiatives

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications): 

• Relationship Building and Management

  • Highly skilled relationship builder, with both internal and external partners

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Fundraising and Development 

  • Specialize in best practices of development and grant fundraising 

  • Proven track record of successfully navigating complex philanthropic landscapes to reach revenue goals

  • Experience managing a diverse portfolio of donors/funders from the public and private sector

  • Leverage historical local development trends in order to set strategy and/or adjust course as necessary  

• Grants Management

  • Set vision and direction for building a shared grant writing service to support a portfolio of local development teams in service of maximizing revenue to Teach For America as an enterprise 

  • Ability to manage and execute multiple deadlines at the same time

  • Monitor progress against the portfolio to ensure goals are met

Prior experience

• Required:  At least 7+ years of related experience in development and grant writing 

• Require