The Manager of Partner Grant Program will oversee grant-style expansion projects to grow partner capacity and provide support to partner agencies. This includes providing guidance on NTFB’s internal grant process and external grant opportunities. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, social services, nonprofit management, or related field

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Well-organized and self-directed
• Able to multitask; strong attention to detail and ability to make independent decisions
• Ability to collaboratively work with diverse groups 
• Knowledge and competency of standard grant application processes
• Demonstrated ability to build community contacts 
• Knowledge of food banking or food shelf systems is a plus
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office applications 

Experience:

• Five years of demonstrated success in grant administration, monitoring and evaluation 
• Program management, data collection, analysis and reporting is a plus

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that grant data collection and management is accurate and efficient; build and maintain standard operating procedures to support ongoing data initiatives related to outcomes and other grant-related data collection
• Steward the funds allocated for partner growth, advancing hope for tomorrow services and improving operational efficiencies in our 12-county service area  
• Strategically lead and diversify the grant program through innovative leadership to increase opportunities for agency partners to apply and secure funds that are impactful and create growth for those agencies 
• Oversee grant-funded projects, including approval of business cases, milestone timelines, and tracking and reporting progress to leadership and the NTFB Board
• Partner with the Community Partner Relations team to identify and target agencies with the capacity to grow in underserved areas 
• Review all relevant contract or legal documents to ensure projects adhere to the budgeted scope of work
• Identify and evaluate NTFB partners that align with the NTFB grant-style growth projects by working with the Community Partner Specialists to determine capital needs that drive partner growth 
• Visit agency partners as part of the grant evaluation process and to build or maintain community partnerships
• Collaborate with supervisor to oversee the design and development of any capital infrastructure investments in a partner 
• Serve as NTFB’s subject matter expert regarding the grant program and outcomes achieved as a result of investment
• Promote a culture of high performance, customer service, accountability, quality and excellence
• Equitable and timely leadership of performance management and team learning objectives
• Effectively represent NTFB in the community, as an ambassador of our values and mission 
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead one direct report

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• The person in this position needs to adapt well in the face of workplace stressors such as customer complaints, compliance offenses and competing priorities of reasonable or high significance to the successful function of the unit.
• Must be able to effectively interpret data and make critical decisions that will have a significant impact on the team and organization

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. 
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.  

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  
• Some travel required within our 12-county service area

The mental and physical demands and work environment 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 essential functions.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all skills, duties, responsibilities, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, NTFB reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks be performed as assigned. 

The North Texas Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer.