Director of Grants and Development Operations

Job Details

Job Location: LSC Admin Office Salisbury, NC

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $67000.00 $67000.00 Salaryyear

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: First Shift

Description

The Director of Grants is responsible for researching, writing, and managing grants in support of
the mission of Lutheran Services Carolinas and its affiliated corporations. In addition, this
position manages a variety of related functions such as the approval process for all temporarily
restricted funds, charitable licensing, and programmatic wish lists.
Essential Functions:
The Director of Grants is responsible for pursuing and managing grants from foundations,
corporations, federations, church endowments, and other potential sources of grant funding, and
managing the temporarily restricted funds process. Specifically, the Director of Grants will:
1. Be familiar with foundation directories and websites, and actively seek out information
on potential funding sources.
2. Research grant opportunities to identify appropriate matches with LSC needs, projects,
and priorities.
3. Seek out and manage relationships with potential funders.
4. In consultation with the Chief Development Officer and other staff as appropriate,
determine the priority and timing of proposals to be pursued.
5. Work with LSC program staff to identify needs, project plans, and desired outcomes
for proposals.
6. Write compelling proposals that are clear, accurate, and complete; secure needed
attachments and signatures; and submit proposals in a timely manner.
7. Be aware of all pending proposals and deadlines, and maintain files to support easy
access by appropriate staff to current and past submissions, responses, and reports.
8. Liaison with program and finance staff to gather needed information to ensure
compliance with interim and final reporting requirements and grant agreements.
9. Manage the approval process for temporarily restricted funds by working closely with
administratorsprogram directors and finance staff and by serving on restricted funds
committees as appropriate.
10. Research, prepare, and maintain state solicitation licenses as appropriate.
11. Manage programmatic wish lists, external workplace campaign applications, and
external LSC granting programs.
12. Perform other development, public relations, and church relations functions as assigned
by the Chief Development Officer.

Qualifications

Education: College graduate

Experience: Demonstrated project management experience

Specific skillsabilities: Demonstrated writing skills; including strong proofreading
skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Ability to act
independently to represent LSC with potential funders. Familiarity and understanding of
complex budgets. Proven ability to research and understand complex clinical and
programmatic issues and to interpret them for less experienced readers.

Preferences:
Two or more years of related experience.
Demonstrated successful grant writing experience
Working ConditionsPhysical Requirements:
Willingness to travel as needed to meet with potential funding sources or programmatic
staff.
Ambulatory throughout all locations.
Sitting at a desk and in front of computer for extended periods of time.

Position Status and Expense Designation:
This Position is a REMOTE status and requires an appropriate work area offsite to effectively
complete job duties. An effective work area is a dedicated area for computer work and electronic
communications without interruptions from a typical home environment and will be the base
work area. REMOTE status requires travel as needed to the LSC Administrative office, LSC
communities, meetings, conferences, or training and mileage may be charged for these trips.
REMOTE status teammate schedules should meet the needs of the areas outlined in this job
description. The supervisor may schedule certain tasks to be completed specifically remote or in
person at the LSC office or any LSC community.