Job Description

COMPENSATION: $90,000 - $100,000 annual plus excellent benefits
FSLA: Exempt, Full-Time

*** This position is on-site 5 days a week in our DTLA HQ office***

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

PACE is local community nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to provide job training and placement services for the Asian Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles. PACE has since expanded into a variety of service areas, all tailored to meet the growing and changing needs of the multi-ethnic communities in Los Angeles County. Now, in addition to job training and employment services, significant PACE programs encompass: Business Development; Early Childhood Education (Head Start); Financial Education and Asset Building; Housing and Rehabilitation Services; Weatherization and Energy-conservation programs; and Affordable Housing Development. PACE serves more than 40,000 people each year with our wide scope of services with approximately 350+ staff. PACE is recognized as a leader in addressing problems of poverty and economic inequity in ethnic minority communities and has a reputation of being responsive to community needs and is known for creating innovative solutions to the myriads of challenges faced by our clients.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

PACE is seeking an experienced Grants Manager to join a dynamic and committed development team working to provide economic and community development opportunities to Los Angeles’ diverse low-income, ethnic minority and immigrant communities. This role will serve as the liaison between the Agency and grant funders. The Grants Manager will be responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals/reports that support Agency goals and comply with funder guidelines/criteria. The Grants Manager will be primary grant writer who will also manage stakeholder relationships, engage in compliance reporting, and support special project initiatives. This role requires strong writing, data analysis, program budgeting, and project management skills with an emphasis on outcome measurement. The Grant Manager will be responsible for all governmental proposals to federal, state, city, and county agencies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research and identify new government, corporate, foundation, and private funding prospects to match PACE's priorities
• Generate high-quality proposals, narratives, applications and support documents in response to solicitations consistent with all PACE policies and procedures and the requirements and guidelines of the funding agencies.
• Build and maintain relationships with funders and other strategic partners on a local, state, federal, county and national level.
• Manage primary responsibility for grant schedules and tracking of grants
• Serve as a liaison to all funding agencies and organizations
• Work with appropriate personnel to research, develop, write, and submit letters of inquiry, concept papers, and grant proposals.
• Collaborate with Fiscal Department to create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals
• Develop and maintain a master file on pending grants and proposals
• Collaborate with various departments to gather necessary information for grant proposals
• Ensure proposal is compelling and persuasive, detailing needs, objectives, budget, and outcome anticipation
• Submit grant applications via paper or online portals, and maintain access list
• Maintain master calendar of grants and prospects.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree
• At least three plus (3+) years of successful grant writing experience
• Nonprofit familiarity/experience is a must
• Excellent communication skills in writing and verbal
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Must be highly organized and ability to implement systems and follow-up processes
• Proficiency in research, interpreting and analyzing diverse data
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office suite) and database management skills; Salesforce experience is a plus
• Motivated, self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively and independently with purpose and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with federal grant applications, submission, approval and management of funds

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass employment verification/reference check
• Must have the use of an automobile with adequate insurance coverage and a valid Driver’s License
• COVID vaccination required; must have two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson & Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately

APPLICATION

• Please upload resume, complete online application, and upload written work samples if available.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until position has been filled.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

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