Grants Manager

The Opportunity

At this critical moment when civil and constitutional rights of AAPI communities are under unprecedented attack, the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) seeks an experienced grant writer and development professional to serve as Grants Manager. Grants are a key revenue stream supporting the work of Asian Law Caucus to protect and defend the legal and civil rights of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, with emphasis on underserved low-income and immigrant communities.

Grants managers are responsible for grant writing and grants management efforts to secure and maintain foundation, government, and corporate grants and contracts and other development writing to support ALC’s mission. This role involves conducting funder research, coordinating grant application and management processes, including writing and/or editing proposals and reports, administrative tasks related to tracking submissions, and managing grants in our donor database and project management tools. Grants managers are content specialists on a selection of ALC’s programs and issue areas and hold a related portfolio of grants. Grants managers collaborate with interest holders across the organization, including leadership, program, finance, and other development staff members to gather information and materials for proposals, reports, and other written materials. This includes coordinating with the Director of Institutional Partnerships and other staff at ALC to ensure compliance with funding requirements, such as completing grant deliverables, financial reporting, and ongoing tracking to demonstrate the impact of funding. We are hiring for a third grants manager to join our team.

The Organization

Founded in 1972, the Asian Law Caucus is the nation’s first legal and civil rights organization serving low-income Asian and Pacific Islander communities. We bring together legal services, community empowerment, and policy advocacy to fight for immigrant justice, economic security, and a stronger, multiracial democracy. We are committed to serving the vast diversity of communities of Asian descent, including Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim communities. Our fights for justice and equity are deeply informed by and in solidarity with fights for liberation by and for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities.

Our growing staff works collaboratively across six issue areas. Our work is rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area and California and expands to states across the country, including places where immigrant, Asian, Arab, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander communities are rapidly growing.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day activities include the following:

Grant Writing and Deliverable Submissions

• Review and summarize key contents of Requests For Proposals and other materials about funding opportunities
• Write, review, and edit proposals, one-pagers, letters of intent (LOIs), reports and other materials requested by institutional funders, and manage the editorial process with other ALC team members who are reviewing deliverables
• Work closely with the other members of the development and program teams to assemble and submit supporting documents related to grants, including letters from the Board of Directors, budgets and budget narratives, attachments, reports, and more

Grants Management & Systems

• Review and summarize for colleagues key contents of notices of award, grant letters, and other funder communications
• Implement grants systems and processes, including keeping records about grant funders, proposal and reporting due dates, and all things grants updated in the development database in Salesforce and Asana
• Manage systems to collect relevant program data and track progress toward grant deliverables, including client service data recorded in Clio

Funder Research and Cultivation

• Research and complete development briefs for cultivation and solicitation meetings with funders
• Represent ALC at bidders’ conferences or other meetings related to grant funding, as needed

General Development Writing and Content Creation

• Write and edit cases for supports, client stories, marketing emails, fundraising appeal letters, annual reports, and other development projects as needed
• Assist the development team on special projects, events, or other fundraising strategies

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management and multitasking skills
• 3-4 years of experience in nonprofit grant writing/grants management
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks on time
• Proficiency with Google Apps, Microsoft Office Suite, and Salesforce or other donor databases
• Strong demonstrated commitment to social, racial, and economic justice
• Experience in working with low-income Asian American communities and/or other immigrant communities