Director of Grants

Make a lasting impact in the lives of local youth as the Director of Grants for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego! With 7 Clubhouses, 1 school site, and 8 Specialty Programs, the BGC Northwest San Diego team loves finding ways to impact the lives of the local community youth. Serving communities from Oceanside to Carmel Valley, the Director of Grants will collaborate on sustaining and expanding programs that impact kids’ lives and help shape the systems and processes that power critical funding. If you're a motivated grant professional with bold ideas and a passion for youth services and at least 2 years' experience in Grant Proposals AND Grant Management, we’d love to meet you!

To apply, please submit a COVER LETTER AND RESUME.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego is the result of a powerful merger between Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito and Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside, uniting two long-standing organizations under the shared vision of empowering youth and transforming lives. Following the official merger in July 2024, our organization now consists of about 230 staff during the school year and over 300 in the summer.

Together, we bring decades of experience, deep community roots, and a renewed commitment to innovation, equity, and excellence. As we grow into one cohesive organization, we are building a culture centered on collaboration, shared values, and continuous improvement. This is an exciting time to join our team and help shape the future of the organization—because at the end of the day, it’s all for the kids.

The Director of Grants is a full-time position with AMAZING healthcare and time off benefits! Following a 30-day, 1st of the next month waiting period, we offer:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and voluntary supplemental insurance
• Pet Care Insurance, Legal Services, and ID Theft Monitoring
• 10 days of vacation, 13 paid holidays (including your birthday), and paid sick time
• Employee and family discounts on select Club programs

Additionally, we offer:

• Retirement benefits with a 401k plan (1-year waiting period, employer match up to 5%)
• Opportunities for professional growth, networking, and mentoring

To learn more about our organization, please visit us at https://bgcgreatertogether.org.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the CEO, this in-person/onsite position is responsible for writing grant applications, coordinating pre-award activities for all grant applications at the BGC, developing post-award budgets, and providing support to program staff in charge of grant-funded projects. The Director of Grants is responsible for cultivating grantors, researching and identifying external funding opportunities in alignment with BGCNWSD’s program needs and desires, developing grant templates, working with program staff to develop and standardize reporting metrics, and overseeing the general grant development and reporting process. The Director serves as a liaison with community members, elected officials, funding source programs, contract officers, national resource developers, and community organizations. Overall, the Director of Grants will support all fund development initiatives and provide resources as appropriate. Additionally, the Director of Grants supervises the Grants team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create a vision for annual grants, forecast, budget, and drive the grant plan in collaboration with program staff managers and the CEO/leadership.
• Write grant applications and provide supporting documents to submit to grant funding agencies.
• Research, identify, and secure grant funding to meet the organization's needs.
• Lead all grant processes (training, supervision, evaluations, documentation, reporting, etc.) to ensure compliance with the funder guidelines for all grants assigned to them.
• Work cross-functionally with program staff, finance, and development to gather pertinent reporting information.
• Lead staff on all aspects of grants, including content, requirements, measurement, and reports.
• Develop forms, processes, procedures, and measurement tools for the implementation of grants.
• In collaboration with program staff, develop and implement analytics and to demonstrate grant impact.
• Monitor proposals and funding application requirements, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Work with Club leaders and program staff to prepare for Funder Site Visits.
• Steward current funders and develop relationships with prospective funders.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Instrumntl grant management system, inclusive of contacts, funding opportunities, and requirements of active grants.
• Support the Development team for special projects as necessary.
• Arrange, host, tour, meet, and prepare presentations for funders.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinking across multiple dimensions of grants and funding opportunities.
• Grants lifecycle process
• Strong technology skills.
• Ability to set, monitor, and meet income goals.
• Must be able to collaborate and hold others accountable for grant requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to function as a team player and to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a shared decision-making environment.
• Ability to develop positive working relationships, build rapport with, and motivate co-workers and clients.
• Cultural competency: appreciation, embracing, and valuing of diversity.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and independent decision-making skills.
• Ability to function as an independent, self-motivated, self-reliant self-starter who can work effectively in hectic and fast-paced work environments by prioritizing multiple, and sometimes conflicting, demands to meet established deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required

Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience in the grant lifecycle process, demonstrating successful grant proposals and grant management
• At least 2 years’ experience in a supervisory role
• Combination of education and experience will be considered.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Ability to write clear, structured, articulate, compelling, and persuasive proposals
• Advanced computer skills
• Strong math/budgeting skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills and record maintenance
• Demonstrated integrity and discretion in handling confidential information

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego is an equal employment opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you submitting a Cover Letter? Only applicants who submit a cover letter will be considered.
• Are you local to San Diego? We are only considering local candidates at this time.

Experience:

• Grants Management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Grant proposal writing: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person