Grants Manager

Lift Orlando is a place-based nonprofit organization working to strengthen neighborhoods across Orlando's 32805 community by investing in people, places, and partnerships. Serving as a community quarterback, Lift Orlando brings together residents, business leaders, and community partners around a shared vision for neighborhood revitalization and long-term opportunity.

Lift Orlando's work is grounded in a multi-pronged approach that leverages proven models for positive social change. The organization invests in the people who call these neighborhoods home, the places where they live, learn, work, and grow, and the partnerships that support sustainable community progress. This work is carried out through four interconnected pillars: mixed-income housing, cradle-to-career education pathways, health and wellness access, and economic viability opportunities. Together, these efforts are designed to strengthen neighborhoods, expand opportunity, and create conditions where individuals and families can thrive.

Job Overview

The ​Grants Manager​ is responsible for the full lifecycle management of public, private, corporate, and foundation grants for Lift Orlando, including grant prospecting, application development, sub-grant administration, compliance, reporting, and closeout. This role oversees both incoming grant awards and outgoing sub-grants to partner organizations, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, funder requirements, and applicable regulatory standards. The Grants Manager works cross-functionally to ensure grant-funded activities are properly budgeted, monitored, documented, and reported, supporting audit readiness, financial integrity, and long-term sustainability.

Job Duties:

• Manage and support an institutional grants portfolio operating at a multi-million-dollar scale, with demonstrated success securing $1–2M+ in institutional funding and expectations to support a $5M+ annual portfolio.
• Manage the full lifecycle of public, private, corporate, and foundation grants, including pre-award, post-award, and closeout activities.
• Identify and assess grant opportunities aligned with Lift Orlando's strategic priorities.
• Coordinate and prepare grant applications, including narratives, budgets, and required documentation.
• Serve as a primary point of contact with funders for compliance, reporting, amendments, and renewals.
• Administer sub-grants to partner organizations, including agreements, monitoring, and compliance oversight.
• Maintain a centralized grants calendar tracking deadlines, deliverables, and reporting requirements.
• Monitor grant budgets and expenditures in coordination with Finance to ensure allowable cost compliance.
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely financial and programmatic grant reports.
• Support grant audits, monitoring visits, and funder reviews.
• Maintain complete and organized grant files to support audit readiness and internal controls.
• Develop and improve grant management processes, templates, and tracking systems.
• Collaborate with Finance, Programs, Development, and Leadership to ensure alignment and compliance.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage multiple grants, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and with external partners.

Demonstrated Knowledge:

• Grant compliance requirements, including allowable costs and reporting standards.
• Grant budgeting and financial reporting in collaboration with finance teams.
• Proposal development and funder guidelines.
• Internal controls and documentation best practices.
• Nonprofit operations and programmatic alignment.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3–5 years of grant management experience, including grant writing, compliance, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience securing six- to seven-figure institutional grants and supporting $1–2M+ in annual grant funding required; experience operating in a $5M+ grant portfolio environment preferred.
• Experience with government, foundation, and corporate grants preferred, including relationship management with institutional funders and external partners.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, Nonprofit Management, Finance, Accounting, Communications, or related fields required. A combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Lift Orlando is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, citizenship status, current employment status, or caregiver status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Orlando, FL 32805