Director, Grants Management Girl Scouts of the USA (New York)

Position description

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development. Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment.

As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. Along the way, they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork.

Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers. The GSUSA team is here to support, inspire, and empower them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

We seek out, explore, cultivate, and secure strategic partnerships and launch new ventures that significantly increase investment in girls through the Girl Scouts Movement. The investments our partners make are critical to fulfilling Girl Scouts mission. We cultivate relationships through philanthropy, corporate partnerships, government support, and leveraging the brand for alternative revenue streams. We also lead in engaging our more than 50 million alum. We steward and activate all funded national partnerships and encourage collaboration between councils and GSUSA to leverage the Movement's existing and potential investors to further the leadership experiences of more than 1.7 million girls and 750,000 adults.

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You Will

The Director, Development Grant Management works with the Operations and Management team to provide operational support by leading grant management within Development activities. The Director manages all Project Managers within the Development team and maintains their own grant/project management portfolio. The role supervises the day-to-day operations of their team to ensure the successful management of programs, initiatives, and activities within the Development scope.

The Director reports to the VP, Development Management & Operations and collaborates with staff across the Development community and GSUSA organization. Responsibilities include developing management plans for projects, tracking, reporting, compliance with grant specifications, monitoring partnerships, reporting, metrics, budgets, and utilization of funds.

This role involves executing and approving project budgets, providing senior support for alliances, conflict resolution, facilitating communication, and conducting reviews. The Director works closely with Programs, Marketing, and Communications, adhering to legal and HR policies. It also involves researching and applying best practices in operations and partner management.

Essential Responsibilities

Oversee Grant Management for all Development activities, including:

• Managing projects: planning scope, workbacks, resources, scheduling, objectives, and reporting.
• Staffing projects: assigning, monitoring, training, managing external consultants.
• Implementation oversight: executing project plans, tracking, communication, quality control.
• Controlling budgets and financial reports.
• Overseeing project evaluation and reporting milestones.

Build and maintain relationships across GSUSA, manage financial reconciliation, develop reports for boards and committees, track engagement and fund transfers, and provide ROI measurements for sponsors and grantors. Manage performance and development of team members with regular check-ins.

Other Duties

This description is not exhaustive of all activities, duties, or responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Required Competencies

• Decision-Making
• High Accountability
• Leadership of major initiatives
• Financial responsibility
• Data analytics and collaboration
• Professionalism, organization, and time management
• Project management expertise
• Communication, negotiation, collaboration
• Business relationship building
• Adaptability in fast-paced environments
• Strategic and creative thinking
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Knowledge of collaborative workflows
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel; project management accreditation is a plus

Required Technical Skills

Office 365 or similar, PowerPoint, Excel, project management skills

You Need

Bachelors degree or relevant experience; 5+ years in sponsorship, project management, partnerships, grants, or marketing; knowledge of fundraising grants lifecycle; experience in data, analytics, development, or finance roles with multidisciplinary responsibilities. Salary range: $80,500 - $140,000. This range applies to NYC Metro-based employees on a hybrid schedule. Actual pay varies based on experience.

Benefits

Competitive salary, paid time off, health coverage, 401(k), flexible work, parental leave, and more.

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