Temporary Grants Manager

Immigrant Defenders Law Center (“ImmDef”) is a next-generation, social justice law firm that provides high-quality representation, advocacy and legal services to immigrants in Southern California and beyond. ImmDef was founded on the belief that no immigrant should be forced to face an unjust immigration system alone. Learn more about us at www.immdef.org.

The Temporary Grants Manager will support ImmDef’s organizational fundraising goals by leading all grant related activities such as conducting research, drafting proposals, and compiling relevant reports. This individual will create and manage a grants calendar and develop the systems and policies to ensure all contractual requirements are met, utilizing strong written/oral communication and collaborative

skills.

The Temporary Grants Manager will work closely with leadership and program personnel to ensure funding agreements are satisfactorily processed, implemented, and monitored – with appropriate programs, services, projects, and activities appropriately tracked to meet agreement requirements (i.e.: federal or state agencies, foundations, corporate partners). This individual will maintain and grow partnerships with funders and other partners to help them understand the organizational needs.

This temporary position reports to the Director of Development and works with the entire Development team to support the overall fundraising goals for the year – which may include helping plan and implement fundraising campaigns, assisting with special events, and other projects as assigned.

This temporary position is primarily in-person in our downtown Los Angeles office, with occasional travel between other ImmDef offices and other local destinations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Research and identify prospective funders to support both current projects, programs, and initiatives and future ones;
• Execute the preparation, submission, and management of grant proposals to governmental agencies, foundations, and corporate funders;
• Review and monitor compliance and contractual requirements of highly complex federal, state, county, and city contracts as well as foundation grants;
• Develop and maintain a grant database to ensure accurate information about funders, giving history, areas of interest, and grant tracking/reporting;
• Prepare grant reports, including assisting with collecting of data and documentation, for funders as required;
• Work with ImmDef’s management team to identify gaps in funding and to strategically determine whether to apply for funds based on program and client need;
• Hire, onboard, train and supervise staff within a growing department;
• Assist with other Development projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors or masters degree preferred, will consider significant life or professional experience in lieu of education;
• Minimum of 3-5 years of grants/development experience required, preferably including government contracts;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent organization and attention to detail – including ability to prioritize/manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting strict deadlines, while also maintaining flexibility for the
• unexpected;
• Proficiency in data management and database systems;
• Comfortable working productively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a rapidly growing organization;
• Familiarity with legal procedures and language is desirable, but not required.

Due to the nature of this position, ImmDef requires all candidates to provide an original writing sample as part of their application. Samples that relate directly and demonstrate proficiency with the key functions of this role, such as past successful proposals, are strongly preferred.

Schedule:

• ImmDef’s business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but our office reception hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• As an exempt employee you will be expected to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, or 70 hours per pay period.
• You will be required to work from an ImmDef worksite during business hours at least 3-days per week, and 2-days per week you will have the flexibility work from home or take a day off in accordance with ImmDef’s Flexible Work Schedule policies, subject to supervisor approval.

Holidays and Paid Time Off :

• 13 paid holidays
• 1-Week paid winter break between Christmas and New Years
• 15 vacation days per year
• 15 Sick Days per year

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance:

• ImmDef provides health coverage on the first of the month following 30 days on the job.
• We cover 100% of premiums for our base dental and vision plans for our staff members and 75% of base plan dental and vision premiums for their dependents. ImmDef also covers 89% of the base plan medical premiums for our staff and 69% of the base plan medical premiums for their dependents.

FSA and Dependent Care FSA:

• ImmDef offers FSA plans to help offset the costs of eligible health care expenses for you, your spouse, and your eligible dependents using pre-tax dollars.
• We also offer Dependent Care FSA to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or adult daycare.
• Eligible for Parental Leave which includes six (6) weeks of ImmDef paid leave.

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Employer Matching:

• ImmDef staff are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plans immediately upon hire, contributing pre-tax dollars towards their retirement goals
• After six months on staff, ImmDef will match 100% of contributions up to 3% of the employee’s salary
• Funds are vested immediately!

Public Service Loan Forgiveness:

• As a 501(c)3, full-time ImmDef staff with qualifying student loans are eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Parking and Public Transportation Stipends:

• Staff members assigned to an office without free on-site parking are eligible to receive a parking stipend of up to $105 per month in actual accrued parking or transportation costs, paid through a pre-tax commuter benefit account.
• Staff in all offices are eligible to receive a public transportation stipend of up to $100 per month in actual accrued public transportation costs.

Cell Phone Stipends:

• ImmDef provides a $15 monthly cell phone stipend to staff members whose job duties require them to consistently work at sites outside of ImmDef offices, or travel between ImmDef worksites, and whose jobs require use of their personal cell phones or communications that cannot be accomplished with ImmDef-issued equipment.

Join Team ImmDef!

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for a position fighting for our immigrant communities!

Immigrant Defenders Law Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.

We value diversity in the workplace and strongly encourage applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sex, age, religion, or creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnic group identification, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military and veteran status, arrest or conviction record, or any other protected characteristic.