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About the Role
This role manages the full lifecycle of government and research grants, from identifying funding opportunities and coordinating proposal development to overseeing compliance, reporting, and grant administration. The Manager will help expand sustainable funding, strengthen grant infrastructure, and support God’s Love We Deliver's leadership in the Food Is Medicine field.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full lifecycle of government and research grants, from opportunity identification through closeout.
- Research and evaluate government and research funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
- Lead the coordination and submission of competitive grant proposals, partnering with internal stakeholders to develop compelling narratives, budgets, and supporting documentation.
- Oversee grant administration, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, reporting deadlines, contractual obligations, and organizational policies.
- Develop and maintain grant management systems, calendars, dashboards, and tracking tools to improve visibility, accountability, and operational efficiency.
- Serve as the primary liaison with government agencies, research institutions, and other funding partners regarding grant administration and compliance.
- Partner with organizational leadership to develop and implement long-term government and research funding strategies.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships to support proposal development, grant implementation, and organizational priorities.
- Represent the organization at meetings, conferences, and occasional evening or weekend events as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 4–7+ years of experience in grants management, institutional giving, nonprofit management, research administration, public policy, healthcare, higher education, or a related field.
- Experience managing or supporting government and/or research grants from proposal through reporting and closeout.
- Strong grant writing experience, including government or research funding proposals (e.g., NIH, CMS, federal, state, or local agencies).
- Exceptional project management, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across departments and manage diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Experience developing or improving operational processes, systems, and workflows.
- Proficiency with CRM systems, grant management software, reporting tools, or fundraising databases.
- Strategic, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused with the ability to navigate ambiguity and build effective processes.
Skills
- Grants management
- Institutional giving
- Nonprofit management
- Research administration
- Public policy
- Healthcare
- Higher education
- Grant writing
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Collaboration
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Operational process development
- System development
- Workflow development
- CRM systems
- Grant management software
- Reporting tools
- Fundraising databases
Location
- New York metropolitan area
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4-7+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree required
- Advanced degree preferred
About the Company
- God’s Love We Deliver, a nonsectarian organization, is the New York metropolitan area’s leading provider of life-sustaining meals and nutrition counseling for people living with severe illnesses.
- Begun as an HIV/AIDS service organization, God’s Love provides for people living with more than 200 individual diagnoses.
- God’s Love cooks and home delivers the specific, nutritious meals a client’s severe illness and treatment so urgently require.
- Meals are individually tailored for each client by one of our Registered Dietitians, and all clients have access to unlimited nutrition counseling.
- God’s Love supports families by providing meals for the children and senior caregivers of our clients.
- All of our services are provided at no cost to our clients.