This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4582248

Grants Manager

Updated June 2025

Department: Development

Reports to: Development Director

Employment Type: In-Person, Full-Time, Salary, Exempt

About Our House

Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the

workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active

participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding

Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work,

Wise Decision-Making, Community, Initiative, Integrity, Safety, and Heart.

About the Role

You will be responsible for developing a pipeline of new and renewing grant funding sources for

the organization, soliciting and writing new grants, ensuring compliance with the requirements of

Our House grant funding sources, tracking and reporting program performance data, and more.

What Youll Do

? Develop a pipeline of funding opportunities by identifying program and funding needs,

identifying and vetting sources of potential funding, and matching opportunities to

needs

? Develop strong and successful funding applications including writing compelling

narratives, assembling strong supporting documents, and developing and maintaining

relationships with funders

? Handle the full range of grant management tasks for both public and private grant

funding sources, including recordkeeping, reporting, interacting with funder

representatives, planning and hosting funder site visits, conducting ongoing internal

monitoring, tracking performance measures, and more

? Coordinate with the Finance Team to ensure proper recordkeeping, expense tracking,

billing, and invoicing for both public and private grant funding sources

? Directly supervise a team to achieve organizational goals. Recruit, hire, and manage

team members, holding them to a high standard of performance and ensuring

compliance with all Our House personnel policies and procedures.

? Support efforts to track performance goals and surveys across the organization through

team initiatives and contributing to data-informed improvements.

? Assist in program evaluation activities related to compliance and grant funding

requirements as a collaborative member of the team.

? Maintain systems for tracking grants management tasks and deadlines and provide

regular reports to the Leadership Team and Board of Directors

? Provide additional support to Development Director and Executive Director in areas

including fundraising, administration, strategic planning and implementation, and more

Our House Inc. PO Box 34155, Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 374-7383 ourhouseshelter.org

? Conduct other duties as assigned to fulfill Our Houses mission

What Youll Bring

? Proven experience in grant writing, grants management, nonprofit administration, or

comparable area

? Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate

communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills

? Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage and

develop high-performance teams, set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage

budgets

? Strong quantitative skills and experience with budgeting, forecasting, program outcomes

tracking, and more

? Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative

? Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people

? Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed

Requirements

? Bachelors degree or higher preferred

? Minimum of 3 years or more in development, grant writing, or program compliance

preferred

? Must be able to pass criminal background checks, child and adult maltreatment registry

checks, sex offender registry checks, and a pre-employment drug screen

Benefits & Perks

Visit our careers page for more information on benefits and perks!

Our House is a drug-free workplace.

Our House is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an

inclusive environment for all

Our House

Latest Jobs

Grants Manager