GRANTS MANAGER

Position Purpose

The Grants Manager is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of foundation, corporate, and government grants for Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana (YFC). This includes prospect research, proposal development, submission tracking, reporting, and relationship support. The role ensures that grants are accurate, compelling, and timely, aligned with YFC’s ministry strategy and funding priorities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Grant Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Develop and maintain a strategic grants calendar aligned with organizational funding priorities.
• Identify funding gaps and proactively pursue institutional funding opportunities to support Campus Life, Juvenile Justice Ministry, and City Life programming.
• Maintain a balanced portfolio of local, regional, and national foundation prospects.
• Track renewal cycles and recommend cultivation strategies for current funders.

• Grant Prospect Research

• Conduct ongoing research to identify new foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities aligned with YFCNIN’s mission.
• Evaluate prospects based on fit, capacity, giving history, and likelihood of funding.
• Monitor foundation trends, RFP announcements, and community foundation cycles.

• Proposal Development & Writing

• Write compelling, accurate, and mission-aligned grant proposals.
• Translate ministry outcomes, 3Story engagement, and spiritual formation impact into measurable objectives and results.
• Collaborate with ministry staff to gather program narratives, testimonials, outcomes data, budgets, and implementation details.
• Work with Finance to develop and validate program budgets.
• Ensure proposals align with funder guidelines and submission requirements.

• Grant Reporting & Compliance

• Track all reporting deadlines and ensure timely submission of interim and final reports.
• Gather qualitative stories and quantitative metrics from ministry teams.
• Ensure grant compliance, including restricted funding usage tracking in collaboration with Finance.
• Maintain organized digital grant files for audit and board review purposes.
• Fundraising Responsibilities
• All leaders will be given the opportunity to be involved in the stewardship functions of YFCNIN. These opportunities could include fundraising events, YFC donor contacts, and other opportunities as provided.
• Spiritual Responsibilities
• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent persuasive and technical writing ability
• Strong organizational and deadline-management skills
• Detail-oriented with high compliance awareness
• Ability to translate ministry impact into measurable outcomes
• Research proficiency
• Collaborative communication skills
• Familiarity with nonprofit budgeting principles
• Ability to manage multiple projects under strict deadlines

Education & Experience

• Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of grant writing experience
• Demonstrated success in securing foundation funding
• Experience working with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce)
• Understanding of faith-based nonprofit environments
• Familiarity with outcomes measurement and program evaluation
• Preferred - Certified Grant Professional (CGP)

On the Job Training

Yes

Equipment & Software Utilized

Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Salesforce

Travel Requirements

Limited within Region

Manages Budget

No

Supervisory Responsibilities

No