Sr Grant Manager

Job DetailsJob Location: 16000 CHRISTENSEN RD SUITE 250 - TUKWILA, WA 98188Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 SalaryJob Category: Nonprofit - Social Services 

 

Leading the Change in Youth Development  

 

At Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC), we are taking youth programming to a new level. We are a leader in youth development, providing a safe, affordable place for kids and teens during critical out-of-school time. Our Clubs offer life-changing programs and services to more than 26,000 youth throughout the greater Seattle area. 

 

As the third largest major metro Boys & Girls Club organization in the United States, we have a rich 75-year history serving King County youth. If you are passionate about youth development, love to connect with people, have a proven track record of results with youth, and want to be part of an extraordinary team, Boys & Girls Clubs of King County is for you! 

 

 

Opportunity Overview: Senior Grants Officer 

 

The Senior Grants Officer provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s grant fundraising and stewardship efforts. This role owns the end-to-end grants lifecycle—from prospecting and proposal coordination through award management, reporting, and closeout—ensuring that submissions and deliverables are high-quality, compliant, timely, and aligned with Boys & Girls Clubs of King County’s mission and outcomes. 

 

In addition to managing core grant administration functions, this position will work with Finance colleagues to identify, recommend, and institute a grants management system (GMS) and the processes that support it—creating efficiencies, improving visibility across deadlines and deliverables, strengthening collaboration with Programs and Finance, and ensuring consistent documentation and audit readiness. 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 

Grant Strategy, Portfolio Planning & Research 



Own and continuously improve the grants pipeline, identifying foundation, corporate, and government opportunities aligned with organizational priorities and program outcomes. 





Maintain a comprehensive grants calendar and portfolio dashboard, tracking submission deadlines, reporting requirements, site visits, renewals, and closeout dates. 





Partner with Development leadership to support annual and multi-year grant revenue planning, including prospect prioritization and capacity planning. 





Develop and maintain funder intelligence (priorities, giving history, relationships, and restrictions) to inform strategy, positioning, and stewardship. 



 

Proposal Development & Submission Leadership 



Lead cross-functional proposal development by coordinating program data, outcomes, budgets, logic models, attachments, and approvals; assign and supervise proposal drafting work in partnership with the Grant Writer, Programs, Finance, and leadership. 





Drive a clear, repeatable proposal process (kickoff, roles, internal deadlines, review cycles) to ensure submissions consistently meet funder guidelines and organizational standards. 





Provide final submission readiness review for completeness, accuracy, alignment across narrative and budget, and required documentation. 





Maintain and improve proposal templates, standard language, attachments library, and data points to reduce rework and accelerate turnaround time. 



 

People Leadership & Supervision 



Directly supervise the Grant Writer, providing coaching, clear priorities, and quality standards to ensure persuasive, compliant submissions and strong funder communications. 





Set annual goals and performance expectations; provide regular feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and support professional development. 





Manage workload planning and resourcing for proposal and reporting deadlines; delegate effectively and remove barriers so the team can deliver on time. 





Review, edit, and approve written grant narratives and reports as needed to ensure accuracy, consistency of voice, and alignment with program outcomes and budgets. 



 

Award Management, Compliance & Audit Readiness 



Coordinate post-award implementation by convening kickoff meetings, documenting grant requirements, deliverables, and roles, and establishing internal tracking for each award. 





Ensure compliance with funder requirements across the full award lifecycle, including allowable costs, documentation standards, reporting, modifications, and closeout. 





Partner with Finance to support budget development, monitor grant expenditures, reconcile variances, and surface spending or compliance risks early. 





Prepare and/or coordinate timely, accurate narrative and financial reports, ensuring alignment between program progress, outcomes data, and financial information.