Senior Grants Manager

About the Role Way to Win is seeking a Senior Grants Manager to lead our institutional grants portfolio from prospecting and proposal development through award management, reporting, renewal, and closeout. This role is ideal for a strong writer and exceptional operator who can translate organizational strategy into compelling funder narratives while building the systems and accountability needed to manage a complex grants portfolio. Key Responsibilities Research and identify new foundation and institutional funding opportunities. Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective funders. Write compelling proposals, LOIs, concept papers, reports, and renewal requests. Manage the full lifecycle of active grants, including deadlines, reporting, renewals, and closeout. Track grant commitments, deliverables, outcomes, and responsible staff. Maintain accurate grant and prospect information in Salesforce. Develop dashboards and systems that provide visibility into the fundraising pipeline and active grants. Partner with Advising, Program, Finance, Compliance, and leadership to ensure grant commitments are understood and fulfilled. Proactively identify at-risk deadlines or deliverables and escalate issues as needed. Support strong funder stewardship and identify opportunities for renewals and increased investment. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in grant writing, institutional fundraising, grants management, development, or related work. Demonstrated success writing foundation or institutional grant proposals.Exceptional writing, research, project-management, and organizational skills. Strong Salesforce or comparable CRM experience. Ability to manage multiple grants, deadlines, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously.Strong attention to detail, judgment, and follow-through. Experience in progressive political, philanthropic, nonprofit, advocacy, civic engagement, or movement-building organizations is preferred. Experience with 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), PAC, or other affiliated organizational structures is a plus. What Success Looks Like The Senior Grants Manager ensures we can answer five questions at any time: What funding are we pursuing? What did we promise? Who owns it? Are we on track? What opportunity should we pursue next? This role is central to building a disciplined institutional fundraising and grants-management function that supports long-term revenue growth, strong funder relationships, and organizational accountability. Compensation & Benefits Way to Win offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement contributions; paid time off; paid holidays and organizational closures; and additional benefits designed to support staff well-being. Equal Opportunity Statement Way to Win is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and people from other communities historically underrepresented in political, philanthropic, and nonprofit spaces.

About the Role Way to Win is seeking a Senior Grants Manager to lead our institutional grants portfolio from prospecting and proposal development through award management, reporting, renewal, and closeout. This role is ideal for a strong writer and exceptional operator who can translate organizational strategy into compelling funder narratives while building the systems and accountability needed to manage a complex grants portfolio. Key Responsibilities Research and identify new foundation and institutional funding opportunities. Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective funders. Write compelling proposals, LOIs, concept papers, reports, and renewal requests. Manage the full lifecycle of active grants, including deadlines, reporting, renewals, and closeout. Track grant commitments, deliverables, outcomes, and responsible staff. Maintain accurate grant and prospect information in Salesforce. Develop dashboards and systems that provide visibility into the fundraising pipeline and active grants. Partner with Advising, Program, Finance, Compliance, and leadership to ensure grant commitments are understood and fulfilled. Proactively identify at-risk deadlines or deliverables and escalate issues as needed. Support strong funder stewardship and identify opportunities for renewals and increased investment. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in grant writing, institutional fundraising, grants management, development, or related work. Demonstrated success writing foundation or institutional grant proposals.Exceptional writing, research, project-management, and organizational skills. Strong Salesforce or comparable CRM experience. Ability to manage multiple grants, deadlines, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously.Strong attention to detail, judgment, and follow-through. Experience in progressive political, philanthropic, nonprofit, advocacy, civic engagement, or movement-building organizations is preferred. Experience with 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), PAC, or other affiliated organizational structures is a plus. What Success Looks Like The Senior Grants Manager ensures we can answer five questions at any time: What funding are we pursuing? What did we promise? Who owns it? Are we on track? What opportunity should we pursue next? This role is central to building a disciplined institutional fundraising and grants-management function that supports long-term revenue growth, strong funder relationships, and organizational accountability. Compensation & Benefits Way to Win offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement contributions; paid time off; paid holidays and organizational closures; and additional benefits designed to support staff well-being. Equal Opportunity Statement Way to Win is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and people from other communities historically underrepresented in political, philanthropic, and nonprofit spaces.