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About the Role

The Senior Director of Grants leads Communities In Schools of Central Texas' institutional grants program, overseeing a collaborative team responsible for securing significant funding from foundation, corporate, and government sources. This role requires an exceptional writer and experienced grants leader who can synthesize complex program models, evaluation findings, financial information, and organizational priorities into compelling funding proposals.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of the organization's highest-priority, most complex, and highest-value grant proposals and reports, dedicating approximately 50% of the role to proposal development and writing.
Develop compelling approaches and positioning for significant foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities.
Translate complex organizational priorities, program models, evaluation findings, financial information, and implementation plans into clear, persuasive, funder-centered narratives.
Lead complex proposal development from initial concept and positioning through final submission.
Provide expert review and editing of proposals and reports developed by other members of the grants team.
Ensure proposals align narrative, outcomes, budgets, implementation plans, and funder requirements.
Develop and execute the organization's institutional grants prospecting strategy in partnership with the Chief Development Officer.
Build and manage a diversified funding pipeline across foundation, corporate, and government sources.
Identify, research, and evaluate funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities and funding needs.
Recommend which opportunities to pursue based on strategic alignment, competitiveness, organizational capacity, and potential return.
Lead annual grants planning, proposal prioritization, pipeline management, and prospecting efforts.
Partner with the Chief Development Officer on renewal, cultivation, and stewardship approaches for key institutional funders.
Lead, mentor, and develop a collaborative grants team responsible for foundation, corporate, and government funding.
Supervise full-time and part-time grant writing staff, specialized contractors, and other grant support resources.
Deploy staff and contractor resources strategically across prospect research, public and private grant development, and other priority projects.
Establish departmental priorities, annual work plans, proposal assignments, and workflows to support timely development of high-quality proposals and reports.
Balance team workload based on proposal complexity, organizational priorities, deadlines, staff expertise, and capacity.
Establish and maintain high standards for grant writing and proposal development across the team.
Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development to strengthen individual and team performance.
Monitor departmental performance through key metrics, pipeline reporting, and workload management.
Partner closely with executive leadership, program leaders, Finance, evaluation, and Development colleagues to develop competitive grant proposals.
Lead cross-functional planning for complex proposals, bringing together the right internal partners and establishing clear roles, timelines, and deliverables.
Facilitate collaboration and synthesize input from multiple stakeholders into cohesive and persuasive funding narratives.
Collaborate with Finance and program leadership to develop proposal budgets and ensure alignment among narrative, budget, scope of work, and outcomes.
Build strong working relationships across departments to strengthen grant readiness and improve the quality and efficiency of proposal development.
Lead preparation for significant funder site visits, proposal presentations, and other grant-related meetings.
Provide oversight of grants systems, proposal workflows, and departmental processes.
Ensure effective processes are in place to support proposal submissions, grant reporting, compliance, and funder stewardship.
Monitor the institutional funding pipeline and provide regular visibility to the Chief Development Officer and organizational leadership on opportunities, submissions, awards, and risks.
Ensure Salesforce and other grants management systems provide accurate visibility into funding opportunities, assignments, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
Promote and maintain agency culture, standards, and systems.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Development Officer or Chief Executive Officer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or advanced degree preferred.
Seven or more years of progressively responsible grant writing and institutional fundraising experience.
Demonstrated success developing and securing complex six- and seven-figure grants from foundation, corporate, and/or government funders.
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information into clear, persuasive narratives.
Significant experience leading complex proposal development involving multiple departments, stakeholders, budgets, and sources of information.
Experience developing prospecting strategies and managing institutional funding pipelines.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate funding opportunities and determine strategic fit and competitiveness.
Experience supervising and developing grant professionals and/or managing consultants and contractors.
Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to lead multiple high-stakes proposals simultaneously.
Strong financial acumen and experience collaborating with Finance and program teams on complex grant budgets.
Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills, including the ability to work effectively with executive leadership and colleagues across functions.
Experience with Salesforce or comparable grants management systems.
Demonstrated ability to use AI and emerging technologies thoughtfully to strengthen grant writing, prospect research, and efficiency.

Skills

Grant writing
Institutional fundraising
Proposal development
Prospect research
Pipeline management
Budget development
Project management
Interpersonal skills
Facilitation skills
AI and emerging technologies

Location

Austin, Texas

Work Type

In-person
Hybrid
Full-Time

Experience Level

Senior
Seven or more years of progressively responsible grant writing and institutional fundraising experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree required
Master's degree or advanced degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

$95,000/yearly

Benefits

Ongoing training, supervision, and career pathways into director-level roles.
4+ weeks of holidays
2 weeks of vacation time
Personal days
Sick days
100% employer-paid employee medical plan available
Family subsidies
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
403(b) retirement plan with employer match

About the Company

Rooted in community for over 40 years, Communities In Schools of Central Texas (CISCT) is a sophisticated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Austin, Texas.
Communities In Schools (CIS) is a national organization that ensures every student has what they need to realize their full potential in school and beyond.
At CISCT, our mission is simple: surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Equal Opportunity

Communities In Schools of Central Texas is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.