Compensation Range: $90,000 - $100,000 annually plus excellent benefits

*** Note: This position is on-site in our DTLA office***

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

PACE is local community nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to provide job training and placement services for the Asian Pacific Islander communities in Los Angeles. PACE has since expanded into a variety of service areas, all tailored to meet the growing and changing needs of the multi-ethnic communities in Los Angeles County. Now, in addition to job training and employment services, significant PACE programs encompass: Business Development; Early Childhood Education (Head Start); Financial Education and Asset Building; Housing and Rehabilitation Services; Weatherization and Energy-conservation programs; and Affordable Housing Development. PACE serves more than 40,000 people each year with our wide scope of services with approximately 350+ staff. PACE is recognized as a leader in addressing problems of poverty and economic inequity in ethnic minority communities and has a reputation of being responsive to community needs and is known for creating innovative solutions to the myriads of challenges faced by our clients. Please visit our website to learn more about our organization: https://pacela.org/

JOB SUMMARY:

PACE is looking for an experienced and mission-driven GRANTS MANAGER to join the team and organization! The Grants Manager will be member of the Development Team and is a liaison between the agency and grant funders. The Grants Manager is responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals/reports that support agency goals and meet funder guidelines and criteria. This person serves as the primary grant writer, manages funder relationships, engages in compliance reporting, and supports special project initiatives. This position requires strong writing, data analysis, program budgeting, project management skills, with an emphasis on outcome measurement. The Grant Manager is responsible for all governmental proposals to federal, state, city, and county agencies. This position will be required to work on-site in our DTLA officeThis is a great opportunity to build a fulfilling career while making a real difference in the community!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Researches and identifies new government, corporate, foundation and private funding prospects to match PACE priorities
• Generates high-quality proposals, narratives, applications and supporting documents in response to solicitations consistent with all policies and procedures of PACE and the requirements and guidelines of the funding agencies.
• Maintains and builds relationships with funders and other strategic partners on a local, state, federal, county and national level.
• Maintains primary responsibility for grant schedules and tracking grants
• Serves as a liaison to all funding agencies and organizations
• Works with appropriate personnel to research, develop, write and submit letters of inquiry, concept papers and grant proposals.
• Collaborate with Fiscal to create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals
• Develops and maintains a master file on pending grants and proposals
• Collaborates with various departments to gather necessary information for grant proposals
• Ensures proposal is compelling and persuasive, details of needs, objectives, budget, and anticipates outcome
• Submits grant applications via paper or online portals, and maintain access list
• Maintains master calendar of grants and prospects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Bachelor's degree, preferably in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, Public Policy or other related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in successful grant writing experience
• Nonprofit familiarity/experience
• Excellent writing and verbal skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Must be highly organized and ability to implement systems and follow-up processes
• Proficiency in research, interpreting and analyzing diverse data
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office suite) and database management skills; Salesforce experience is a plus
• Motivated self-started with the ability to work collaboratively and independently with purpose and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with federal grant applications, submission, approval and management of funds

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass employment verification/reference check
• Must have reliable transportation
• COVID vaccination required; must have two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or a single-dose of Johnson & Johnson. Those that need a medical or religious exemption must reach out separately

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Pay range is $90,000 to $100,000 annual depending on experience
• Affordable and robust Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance plans for employee plus family with generous employer contributions
• 401(k) retirement plan
• PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave
• This position is on-site in our DTLA office

APPLICATION

• Applicants MUST apply directly on our website by uploading resume and completing online application to be considered. We will only be reviewing applications submitted through out website. Please also upload any written work samples if available. Visit our website to apply: https://pacela.org/about/work-at-pace/
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until position has been filled.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.