Director of Community Impact

Core Responsibilities

• Own BCF’s grants administration process end-to-end - from LOI and application intake through site visits, analyses, committee preparation, and post-grant award monitoring
• Serve as the primary staff liaison to BCF’s Grants Committee including preparing materials, facilitating informed decision-making, and following up on committee questions
• Manage Cycle 1 grants (Downtown Development and Community Development), including applicant relationships, site visits, and committee presentations in coordination with relevant staff
• Partner with the Program Officer for Education on Cycle 2 grants (Education, Workforce, and Basic Needs) supporting grant writing, analysis, and committee preparation
• Administer multi-year grants, including compliance monitoring, payment schedules, and outcome tracking
• Manage special project grants from execution through closeout
• Manage and administrate small grant program
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with BCF’s grant partners and community organizations
• Conduct regular site visits and check-ins to understand partner work, assess progress, and identify emerging needs or opportunities
• Identify new potential grant partners within BCF’s priority areas, particularly in basic needs and place-based grant making
• Serve as a knowledgeable, responsive resource for organizations navigating BCF’s grant processes
• Receive packaged applications from the Director of Strategic Projects for community development grant programs such as Barberton is Back
• Administer those applications through the grants committee process including presenting materials, facilitating questions, and managing follow-up
• Cook with the Director of Strategic Projects to ensure a clean, well-organized handoff at each program cycle
• Develop and maintain grants administration best practices, templates, and documentation standards
• Cook with the Director of Finance on grant accounting, fund tracking, and payment processing
• Maintain accurate records of all active and historical grants; support organizational learning from grantmaking data
• Cook with the Director of Communications on grantee stories and impact reporting
• Maintain dashboard of outcomes from the Foundation’s funding and grant partners to provide key performance indicators that contextualize the broader, mission-based outcomes the Foundation is focused on within its strategic plan

Role Expectations

• Relationship-driven person who genuinely enjoys getting to know community organizations and understanding and celebrating their work
• Organized and process-oriented deriving satisfaction from running a clean, well-documented, objective grants process
• Thoughtful and analytical with the ability to synthesize complex information and prepare clear committee materials and measured standards over time
• Collaborative and service-oriented with both external partners and internal team members
• Mission-aligned with authentic commitment to Barberton’s community and the populations BCF serves

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in grants administration, program management, or nonprofit operations
• Experience working with grant committees, boards, or similar decision-making bodies preferred
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to write clear grant analyses and committee materials
• Familiarity with community development, basic needs, or human services organizations in Northeast Ohio preferred
• Experience with grants management systems or CRM databases
• Strong analysis and data organization skills to build an ongoing data-supported picture of impact from BCF’s grant making