Manager, Fundraising and Government Grants

Manager,Fundraising& GovernmentGrants Flexible Location WHO WE ARE TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America s public education system.Working collaboratively, we dig into educators toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence.This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, andadvocate forpolicy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility. At TNTP, fundraising means strategicallyidentifyingand cultivating relationships with organizations and individuals that will allow us to help as many students aspossible accessopportunities for upward mobility. With a total portfolio of over $20M in grants and donations, TNTP leverages philanthropic revenue to pilot new work, scale proven approaches, and influence the field. TNTP has a strongtrack recordand deep relationships with institutional funders, especially in the PK-12 education field. The Fundraising Team has expanded in recent years to keep pace with overall organizational growth and increased opportunities to engage local and regional funders nationwide. While there isample opportunityto expand its relationships with institutionalgrant makers, TNTP is also interested in diversifying its philanthropic revenue to include individual,corporateand other sources of philanthropic funding in the coming years. WHAT YOU LLDO TheManager, Fundraising & Government Grantsis critical to ensuring the effective execution of TNTP s philanthropic strategy byleveragingimpeccable project management skills to ensure the organization effectively cultivates andstewardsrelationships with grantmaking institutions and donors towards achieving its ambitious goals for growth and impact.This roleworks closely with the Partner and Directors on the Fundraising team, as well as with members of TNTP s Consulting and Central Operations teams, to support fundraising processes andgrantsmanagement operations. Specific responsibilitiesmayinclude, but are not limited to: • Support thetimelysubmission of grant proposals, including the development of supplementary materials, through strong project management. • Manage the grant agreement reviewand signingprocess= • Track grant payments and donations and develop acknowledgement letters. • Forecast and manage all grant reporting processes, timelines, andinformation-gatheringefforts by working closely with internal staff across the organization at all levels=to deliver high-quality grant reports. • Copyedit andsubmitgrant proposals and reports. • Support the FundraisingandGovernment Grants Team sknowledge management activities (e.g.,codifyingand documenting grants and donation management processes,maintainingresourcesin TNTP s internalSharePoint hub, collecting templates and exemplars, capturing best practices, creating proposal and reporting templates, etc.). • Develop solutions tograntsmanagement challenges as they arise. • Conduct regular audits of Salesforce data to ensure our philanthropic portfolio is accurately recorded in the system, including opportunity stage, revenue, and important documents such as proposals and budgets, to support TNTP s annual audit. • Conduct research on current and prospective funders. • Provide general writing, editing, and other funder communications support. WHAT YOUHAVE Qualifications • At least three years of relevant fundraising and/or project management experience • Familiarity with education issues, research, and policy (preferred) • Experience using Salesforce (preferred) • Strong attention to detail and deadline driven • Excellent organizational and project management skills • The ability to learn quickly, adhere to tight deadlines, work in a fast-paced environment, and multi-task effectively • Evidence of strong cross-team collaboration skills and the ability to manage up • Exceptional written and oral communication skills • The ability toidentifychallenges and creatively work to find solutions and operationalize them • Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity • Strong word processing, page layout, and basic graphic design skills (proficiencyin MS Word, Excel, and PowerPointrequired) • The ability to work effectively, both independently and with others at all levels of the organization, and to consistently display a high-level of professionalism in all interactions Competencies • Plan and execute smooth operations.Your planning, attention to detail, and laser focus on deadlines will be the backbone of an efficient and productive team and strong funder relationships. The team will loo...