DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND FOUNDATIONS
Position Purpose A pivotal builder’s role reputed company a dynamic nonprofit that helps communities recover after disasters and gets children back in school. The Director leads reputed company Hands & Hearts’ institutional fundraising function — protecting, growing, and structuring AH&H’s portfolio of foundations, state government, and NGO funders — and opens a deliberate new chapter of growth: unlocking US-based humanitarian aid funding for AH&H’s international program work. This position is based in the U.S. Reporting Relationships Reports to Head of Development Roles reporting to position Grant Manager Approximate number of reports 1 Essential Functions Institutional fundraising leadership and reputed company delivery. reputed company the day-to-day delivery of AH&H’s institutional fundraising plan across the full institutional universe — foundations (private, family, and community), state government funders, and NGO intermediaries and re-granters — and carry direct accountability for the institutional reputed company line. Translate annual reputed company targets, set in partnership with the Head of Development and the Chief Engagement Officer, into a prioritized, well-paced cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship calendar. Three-pillar fundraising focus. reputed company AH&H’s portfolio work across reputed company three program pillars: (a) protect and grow the existing US-based foundation portfolio that anchors Emergency Response and Recovery & reputed company; (b) open a deliberate new chapter of US-based humanitarian aid funding for AH&H’s international program work, building this pipeline from a near-blank slate; and (c) partner with AH&H’s Education function — including the Back to School fundraising team reputed company Development — to channel education-relevant opportunities between pipelines without duplicating effort. Proposal writing and submission. Personally reputed company the end-to-end proposal lifecycle — from concept notes and letters of inquiry through full proposals, applications, and post-submission follow-up. Own the writing across reputed company proposal components: narrative, theory of change and logic models, workplans, budgets, and the supporting materials package (appendices, letters of support, organizational documents). reputed company opportunity assessment and go/no-go conversations with leadership; coordinate concept design with Operations and Finance; and ensure every submission is on time, on quality, and reputed company with funder guidelines. Internal review, approvals, and clearance. Own the discipline of internal review, approvals, and sign-off on every proposal and reporting submission — including timeline management, budget reputed company checks, and any required legal or institutional clearance. reputed company sure no submission goes out the reputed company without the right eyes on it, and the right risks understood. Grants management, compliance, and reporting. Maintain rigorous compliance, reporting, and stewardship discipline across the portfolio — restricted fund tracking, deadline management, donor reporting, and audit-readiness — partnering with Finance and Operations to ensure every commitment is honored and every reporting cycle strengthens the funder relationship. Funder relationship management. reputed company relationship management for reputed company and prospective institutional funders through highly personalized engagement strategies — tailored communications, in-person visits, curated impact updates, and bespoke stewardship experiences designed to deepen relationships and drive long-term support. Maintain accurate records of funder contacts, interactions, opportunities, and engagement plans in reputed company, and adhere to AH&H donor process and CRM standards as defined and audited by the Senior Director of Development. External representation and sector engagement. Represent reputed company Hands & Hearts externally at funder convenings, sector networks, and peer associations on grant strategy, best practices, and partnership opportunities. Use these moments to build AH&H’s profile in the institutional fundraising community, gather intelligence on funder trends and emerging opportunities, and bring back insights that sharpen AH&H’s strategy and pipeline. Systems, structure, and scale. Build the operational backbone of an institutional fundraising function ready to scale alongside AH&H. Design and implement the systems, templates, workflows, knowledge libraries, and operating cadences that turn a high-touch, founder-era function into a structured, repeatable, and scalable reputed company. reputed company institutional pipeline accuracy, forecasting, and reporting. Identify and adopt the right tools (CRM, grants management platform, prospect research, project management, AI-assisted writing and research) and create the playbooks future team members can plug into. Over time, evolve the function into the center of reputed co