Work for GOOD at Goodwill
- Do you want to make a difference in your community while earning a paycheck?
- Would you like to help your community and environment every day that you come to work?
- Looking for a job that provides meaning as well as personal and professional development?
Goodwill San Antonio is one of the largest and most dynamic social enterprises in San Antonio.
We are an entrepreneurial non-profit that provides employees the opportunity to innovate, grow and discover new skills, while generating revenue that funds both employee and community programs.
We are a diverse and inclusive organization founded and focused on Fighting Poverty and Creating Opportunity. We specialize in facilitating personal and professional growth for our employees, particularly those who may have experienced barriers to successful employment in the past.
We strive to maximize the value of each employee’s work and each donor’s donation to benefit our community and environment. Without Goodwill in our community, millions of pounds of perfectly usable items would be harming the environment in landfills. Instead, Goodwill employees are fueling a robust economy by recirculating used goods.
Our Good Careers Academy and Good Careers Centers Help Change Lives through the Power of Work as well by delivering education and meaningful job placement.
Explore careers with Goodwill in retail, production, warehouse, logistics, contact center customer service, career services, technology, document imaging, grounds maintenance, janitorial and facilities maintenance. Goodwill regularly partners with local, state and federal government agencies to provide additional diverse career opportunities.
We prefer to promote from within. Your growth and advancement is our priority.
Achieve your potential at Goodwill and beyond through our personal and professional skills development programs, supportive health and well-being benefits, competitive base and bonus pay, savings plans, personal financial education, store purchase discounts, paid time off, leadership development, tuition reimbursement and more.
Change Lives. Make a Difference.
Discover Purpose. Apply today at WorkforGoodSA.org.
QualificationsPOSITION SUMMARY
The Manager - Grants helps advance the Goodwill Mission to Help Change Lives through the Power of Work by helping the agency capitalize on external sources of funding to sustain and grow it’s programs. The Grants Manager oversees the entire grant process from grant research and writing to grant program design and implementation, to grant compliance and reporting. The Grant Manager works collaborative with the agency's Development Department, the program teams, accounting, compliance, marketing, and HR to select, win, and effectively administer grants that advance our organization’s goals.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Upholds and models Goodwill’s mission, core values, and servant leadership philosophy.
- Manage and abide by the grant requirements and goals set by the organization.
- Identify available grant opportunities and lead go/no go decision process collaboratively with the Development, Programs, and Support Teams.
- Be directly involved in grant writing including program design, budget development, performance metrics, contract review, forms, proposal strategy, package development and submission.
- Facilitate the process of grant contract review and signature by the appropriate parties within our agency and with the funder.
- Onboard new grants to include: define centralized storage of grant records; set-up grant reporting process; work with accounting to track and report expenditures/ establish invoicing process; ensure understanding and abidance to all other grant compliance items; adjust workforce allocation with HR as necessary, etc.; educate program teams on requirements and expectations.
- Administer grants through its lifecycle: manage timelines and deliverables, meet reporting requirements; monitor grant performance and work with Programs Teams to execute get well plans as necessary.
- Actively nurture relationships with funders to ensure compliance, satisfaction, and encourage continued funding.
- Prepare and monitor budgets; validate accuracy of invoices; submit budget revisions when necessary.
- Support grant audit processes. Utilize audit results to identify and correct problems related to program delivery, performance; or financial management.
- When appropriate, participate in the due diligence processes to select sub-grantees, lead contracting and award of sub-grantees, track performance and compliance of sub-grantees.
- Develop, update, and implement policies and procedures relating to grant administration and management.
- To accommodate business needs and objectives, other duties may be assigned by leadership.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in human services, social impact design, development, marketing, social work, public policy or related field required.
- 5 years’ experience in grant writing, development and administration
- Understanding of grant compliance; financial management; performance reporting and management; and auditing processes
- Must be comfortable managing large amount of data (program performance and financials)
- Must be comfortable managing financial processes (budgeting, invoicing, monitoring spend rate, etc.)
- Proven experience managing projects/ working with diverse teams to meet timeline and deliverables.
- Grant writing experience
- Strong organization skills, attention to detail, oral & written communication skills, including intermediate skills in MS Office Word, PPT, Excel, and Outlook.
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position.
- Must maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage and be able to travel as needed if you drive your vehicle during company business.
To learn more about Goodwill San Antonio and to view available positions visit: www.goodwillsa.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in human services, social impact design, development, marketing, social work, public policy or related field
- 5 years' experience in grant writing, development and administration
- Understanding of grant compliance, financial management, performance reporting and auditing processes
- Comfortable managing large amounts of data (program performance and financials)
- Comfortable managing financial processes (budgeting, invoicing, monitoring spend rate)
- Proven experience managing projects and working with diverse teams to meet timelines and deliverables
- Grant writing experience
- Strong organization, attention to detail, oral and written communication skills; intermediate MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the position
- Valid driver's license and automobile insurance; ability to travel as needed for company business
What We Do
Goodwill San Antonio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing lives through the power of work, providing no-cost job training, career services, and placement to build skills and create opportunity.
