Grants Coordinator

ABOUT METRO CARING

Metro Caring offers innovative programming in Food Access, Nutrition, Community Connections, and Community Organizing. We know that Coloradans don’t go hungry because of a lack of food. Coloradans go hungry because they can’t afford to put food on the table. Unaffordable housing, low wages, an industrialized food system, and centuries of racism and oppression are some of the leading causes that force people to go hungry. We need bold new solutions to tackle these root causes. By investing in community wealth building, organizing our community leaders, and exploring innovative solutions to our food system, we know that, together, we can end hunger at its root.

Mission

As one of Colorado’s leading anti-hunger organizations, Metro Caring works with our community to meet people’s immediate need for nutritious, culturally relevant food while building a movement to end hunger at its root.

Our Values

We’re guided by shared values that reflect our vision and mission. These values shape our daily work, influence our decisions, and help us evaluate our impact as we strive to make a positive difference in our community. We guide ourselves by seven core values:

• Pursue Equity

• Champion the Mission

• Rise Together

• Find the Joy

• Own It

• Are Brave

• Think Outside the Box

ABOUT THE ROLE

Metro Caring is hiring a Grants Coordinator that is an integral part of the Development and Communications team and the work to meet the organization’s fundraising goals. We are looking for someone that has demonstrated grants experience and success who is looking to take their skills and career to the next level on a driven and supportive team focused on fueling Metro Caring’s urgent work addressing food insecurity and its root causes in our community. A strong written and verbal communicator that is a justice focused and organized problem solver, our new Grants Coordinator will work directly with Metro Caring’s Grants Team and Program Managers to successfully manage our portfolio of general operating grants under $50,000. If you have a passion and drive for this work, demonstrated grants experience and you believe that together we can end hunger at its root, we want to hear from you.

The Metro Caring Grants Coordinator duties include:

Portfolio Management

• Produce and submit well-written grants and reports within required timeframes

Manage our portfolio of general operating grants under $50,000.

• Lead program staff to successfully manage program-specific funder portfolios and restricted funding opportunities under $50,000.

• Maintain our grants calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposals, and reports to existing and prospective institutional funders

Grants Administration and Management

• Manage grant records in Salesforce ensuring that records are accurate and up to date.

• Manage grants files ensuring that all documents are saved properly, up to date and easily accessible

• Manage the grants’ Asana (project management platform) process to ensure all tasks and timelines are clearly communicated to staff

• Collaborate with GFRM to facilitate grant related meetings including our regular Grants Team meeting. 

• Support the GFRM to ensure that members of the Grants Team and Leadership Team have clear deadlines, expectations, and resources to execute on their grant responsibilities.

Support Funder Relationship Management & Proposal Preparation

• Support the GFRM with funder prospecting and cultivation tasks

• Collaborate with the GFRM, Communications and Marketing Specialist and program staff to maintain the Language Library

• Collaborate with the GFRM and Communications and Marketing Specialist to support the drafting of collateral to support funder proposals and meetings

• Take the lead on managing site visit logistics with visiting funders and relevant staff

Post Award Decision Management

• Manage the grants reporting and funder check-in meeting calendar; ensuring that responsible staff are meeting internal and external due dates, staff are prepared for check-in meetings, and contacts are reported in Salesforce.

• Take the lead on all post-award logistic tasks; support the execution of contracts, communicating details of the award to our finance team, preparing acknowledgement letters, etc. 

Culture of Engagement

• Attend regular team meetings, cross-team meetings, and monthly all-staff meetings/retreats

• Regularly attend at least one volunteer gathering per week and meet and greet volunteers

• Articulate and model Metro Caring’s values amongst staff, volunteers and others in the Metro Caring community

To be successful in this role:

We know that many in our community have experienced barriers to employment opportunities. As a reflection of that reality, we will consider experiences, skills and abilities built through volunteer experiences. If your experience was built via volunteer opportunities, we will prioritize candidates that can demonstrate long-term volunteer roles and/or taken on structured volunteer leadership roles.

• 1-2 years of grants research, writing and application preparation, analysis, reporting, compliance, and accurate processing of grants program requirements

• 1-2 years of development experience at a non-profit

• Understanding of the charitable food system, food insecurity and its impact and the movement for food sovereignty

• Baseline understanding of the systemic racial and social inequities that Metro Caring programs seek to solve for

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a strong preference for candidates with experience writing on behalf of an organization and/or experience writing for external audiences

• Ability to leverage resources and knowledge to creatively problem solve

• Proficient in technology platforms; Microsoft Office Suite and donor CRM programs required – Salesforce preferred; program management platforms such as Asana and the design platform Canva strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to secure and/or manage funding for direct services as well as policy and advocacy work.

• Experience applying racial justice and equity driven fundraising practices.

• Able to convey complex issues and solutions to diverse audiences both internally and externally.

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• Location: Denver, CO

• Time: Full time, with a 4-day, 32-hour work week.

• Compensation: $30.05–$33.06 per hour, full-time, nonexempt annual salary

• Benefits:

  • Four-day workweek with 32 hours per week of work, allowing a 3-day weekend to recharge

  • 120 hours per year of paid time off, as well as paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid family leave.

  • We also offer participation after 3 months of employment in our 401K retirement plan with a 5% employer-paid match.

  • Metro Caring supports flexible work schedules, and an organizational culture that centers on our mission and values, the pursuit of equity, continuous improvement, and community leadership in all we do.

Reporting: This role will report to the Grants and Foundation Relations Manager

APPLICATION PROCESS

Importance of Inclusion and Belonging

Please note: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job qualifications and/or requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

Metro Caring is an equal-opportunity employer. The organization is dedicated to the goal of building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive staff. We encourage applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BlPOC), veterans, first-generation Americans, and those who identify as LGBTQ and non-binary are strongly encouraged to apply.

Ready to apply?

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for building a movement to end hunger at its root causes and champion food as a basic human right in solidarity with the community, we’d love to review your application!

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and a 1-page writing sample. Please use your cover letter to communicate why you are excited to work to help build an anti-hunger movement in Colorado, your approach to centering equity in grants work, and any relevant experiences and skills that can speak to why you believe you will be successful in this role. Your writing sample should illustrate your ability to produce equity centered writing on behalf of an organization.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. There may be other duties needed to drive our mission, meet our strategic goals and abide by our organization values.

Note: Applicants must have reliable transportation. Relocation costs are not covered by Metro Caring.