Grants Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $75k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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DigDeep

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Charity • Social Impact

DigDeep is a U. S. -based human-rights nonprofit that brings clean, hot and cold running water and sanitation into American homes in underserved communities such as the Navajo Nation, Appalachia, and Colonias. The organization runs community-led water projects, conducts research and advocacy on the domestic water crisis, and provides workforce development and fundraising programs to close the Water Gap. DigDeep funds program work through donors and emphasizes that public donations go directly to its water programs.

📋 Description

• Serve as a primary writer and project manager of all institutional grant proposals, corporate and individual solicitations, and donor report submissions, playing a key role in securing ongoing and new support. • Communicate in a timely and effective manner internally across departments on upcoming deadlines and development information needs for use in grant development and reporting. • Support frontline fundraisers by contributing to initiatives for DigDeep’s donors to ensure excellent engagement and prompt follow-up, including crafting regular written updates and impact reports. • Maintain a tracking and reporting system for grant proposals, awards, and prospects to ensure the timeliness of submissions and reports in advance of both internal and external deadlines. • Manage all necessary records, files, reports, databases, and resource materials pertinent to grant activities to ensure they remain up to date and accurate. • Build firsthand knowledge of the DigDeep model and impact by working collaboratively with other departments, participating in relevant programmatic discussions and activities, and occasionally traveling for team gatherings. • As DigDeep continues to increase revenue and diversify its portfolio, potential tasks may include exploring opportunities to develop grant proposals for federal funding by researching, drafting, and submitting comprehensive applications aligned with the organization's mission and programs. • Assist with ad-hoc projects and support other tasks/duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred • Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience required, including grant writing, grant management, foundation relations, institutional fundraising, and grant reporting • Exceptional grant writing, editing, and proofreading skills required, with a demonstrated track record of developing successful grant proposals, letters of inquiry, reports, and other funder-facing communications • Strong ability to synthesize complex programmatic, financial, and impact data into clear, compelling, and persuasive narratives tailored to diverse funding audiences • Demonstrated experience managing the full grant lifecycle, including proposal development, submission, reporting, stewardship, and compliance • Outstanding written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail, accuracy, consistency, and adherence to funder guidelines • Ability to manage multiple grant deadlines simultaneously while producing high-quality work under time constraints • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace required • High computer literacy, technical aptitude, and comfort learning new systems and platforms • Experience with Salesforce, Slack, Asana, or similar CRM and project management software preferred • Able to focus under pressure, prioritize competing demands, and consistently deliver high-quality work against deadlines • Organized, trustworthy, dependable, and diplomatic • Comfortable working independently, exercising sound judgment, and completing assignments within established timeframes • Understanding of data security and donor confidentiality best practices preferred • Experience and/or willingness to work across diverse cultural contexts and communicate effectively across cultural differences • Flexibility to travel occasionally for team gatherings, retreats, site visits, and other organizational needs, including locations such as Navajo Nation (AZ/NM/UT), West Virginia, Texas, Los Angeles, and other destinations as required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Wage to Commensurate with Level of Position • Generous Vacation and Sick Leave • 23 Weeks Paid Parental Leave • Health Benefits • Employee Offering: Medical, dental, vision insurance, 100% employer paid • Spouse/Children/Family Offering: Employer covers up to $500 of the monthly cost for medical insurance for spouse/children/family; Employer covers 100% of the cost for dental and vision insurance for spouse/children/family • 401k Retirement Plan (With employer match) • Life Insurance (100% employer paid) • Annual Professional Development Stipend • Annual Wellbeing Reimbursement • BrightPlan Membership (Financial wellness benefit) • One Medical Membership • Kindbody Membership • Access Perks Membership (Discounts and savings benefit) • Monthly Cell Phone Use Reimbursement (Position dependent) • Monthly Internet Use Reimbursement (Position dependent) • Annual Protective Weather Gear Reimbursement (Position dependent) • Annual Protective Footwear Reimbursement (position dependent) • Work Laptop • 15 Paid Holidays (Including, one week closure for Labor Day)