DIRECTOR, GRANTS STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

Core responsibilities:

• Lead the centralized grants management function, strengthening strategy, narrative, systems, and processes to support institutional fundraising across regions
• Ensure all grant narratives align with organizational strategic priorities and external messaging, maintaining a unified storytelling approach
• Serve as lead grant writer for highest-value and most complex proposals and reports, managing end-to-end processes
• Manage grants management systems and processes to ensure high-quality, accurate, and timely submissions

This role strengthens institutional fundraising across regions, enabling frontline fundraisers to focus on donor engagement and relationship-building, ultimately advancing equity and opportunity for degree-aspiring students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds.

Required qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in institutional fundraising, grants strategy, or development leadership
• Experience managing and developing staff, including coaching for quality, accountability, and growth
• Extensive experience managing the full lifecycle of institutional grants, including securing and stewarding large, complex, multi-year awards
• Exceptional ability to craft compelling, funder-ready narratives that translate organizational priorities, outcomes, and financial models into persuasive proposals
• Strong analytical skills with experience producing accurate, timely reports using complex programmatic and financial data
• Systems-oriented leader with proven track record of designing and improving grant workflows, timelines, and compliance processes

No specific compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the job description.

Bottom Line is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization founded in 1997 with a mission to partner with degree-aspiring students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds as they get into college, graduate, and launch meaningful careers. The organization serves over 7,000 students through three core programs across multiple regional offices.