Business Advancement Manager

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the research, drafting, assembly, and timely submission of all institutional grant proposals, Letters of Intent (LOIs), and renewal applications for government agencies and private foundations.
• Partner with the Training Director and Services Manager to extract technical programmatic descriptions, curriculum updates, and client success narratives to build highly competitive narratives.
• Cook with the Finance & Compliance Manager to ensure that requested grant budgets precisely reflect actual operational costs, staffing patterns, and organizational capabilities.
• Source applicable grants that align with workforce development initiatives, industry-related trainings, and new innovative programming.
• Own the compliance calendar. Draft and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual narrative progress reports for all active government contracts and private grants.
• Data Integration Verification: Work hand-in-hand with the Data & Reporting Analyst to pull real-time client KPIs from internal tracking systems, verifying that reported programmatic milestones match the metrics promised in grant contracts.
• Contract Management: Review active grant agreements for compliance vulnerabilities; manage formal contract modifications, budget adjustment requests, and option year executions in collaboration with leadership.
• Institutional Funder Stewardship & Audit Prep: Funder Relations: Serve as the primary point of contact for government contract monitors and foundation program officers, coordinating site visits and responding to technical compliance inquiries.
• Audit Readiness: Partner with the Finance & Compliance Manager during the annual independent audit to provide narrative justifications, grant files, and compliance logs to ensure zero-finding results.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Writing, Public Administration, Non-Profit Management, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 3–5 years of demonstrated success writing and managing complex government contracts and foundation grants within a workforce development or human services environment.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in navigating government grant portals (e.g., Grants.gov, state/local procurement platforms). Exceptional command of data-driven narrative writing.
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with federal cost principles and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) frameworks is highly preferred.