Strategic Initiatives and Funding Manager

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Leadership & Strategy: Direct institutional grant strategy and serve as the principal architect for narrative frameworks.
• Discuss available sources of funding with the executive and management teams to prioritize funding needs and authorize submissions.
• Financial & Budget Analysis: Partner directly with the Chief Defender, Chief Financial Officer, and executive team to review confidential, non-public organizational budgets.
• Analyze personnel costs, projected staffing restructures, and labor allocations required to execute grant deliverables.
• Evaluate the fiscal impact of collective bargaining agreements on future programmatic sustainability.
• Grant Management & Compliance: Oversee the grant application process from research to inception to reporting, and handle government RFPs.
• Establish and govern institutional compliance protocols, data integrity standards, and master tracking systems for all external funding instruments.
• Ensure compliance with all awarded grant requirements and coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of funded programs.
• Research & Collaboration: Research various types of grants to further strategic initiatives, including criminal justice reform, indigent defense, youth justice, child advocacy, community education, and non-profit leadership.
• Work closely with the Finance Department to develop grant budgets, and with data analysts to implement program data collection.
• Deepen relationships with current foundation funders and potential funders to drive sustainable growth.

What You’ll Need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution of higher education is required. A Master’s degree is Experience: A minimum of five (5) years of experience with a proven track record of organizational development and fundraising management is required. Demonstrated experience with, or strong knowledge of, the non-profit fundraising landscape is also required.
• Writing & Editing Skills: Demonstrated proposal writing skills, verifiable by the submission of a writing portfolio containing at least two successful, professional proposals. Robust editing skills with sharp attention to detail are a must.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and familiarity with publishing software. Familiarity with grant management systems such as eGrants or JustGrants is highly preferred.
• Professionalism & Logistics: Excellent interpersonal skills, strong problem-solving capabilities, and prior experience actively collaborating in multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to independently oversee grant management, track deadlines, and handle prolonged periods of sitting at a desk working on a computer. Willingness to occasionally travel to community events, which may require occasional nights and weekends.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Benefits: Affordable medical care options plus employer paid vision, dental, life and long-term disability insurances
• Generous Time Off: 25 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, in addition to all federal holidays
• Wellness Initiatives: Dedicated, separate sick leave policy alongside organizational programming to support your physical and mental health
• Family Support: 10 weeks of paid parental leave
• Retirement: Generous retirement savings plan with Employer Match
• Commute Benefits: Free Septa All Access Key card
• PSLF: We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Culture: Meaningful, mission-driven work within a supportive, learning-focused, and collaborative environment