Senior Grants & Partnership Manager
MediaJustice
Remote, based in US
Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2025
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
MediaJustice is seeking our first Sr. Grants & Partnership Manager to lead the efforts to diversify the organization’s base of support by elevating the funds received from institutional funders year over year. Working with the Director of Development, the Sr. Grants & Partnerships Manager will be responsible for managing philanthropic relationships with foundations and community partners, as well as increasing our support. This position will be responsible for using a data-driven approach to effectively stewarding institutional donors and submitting letters of intent and grants for additional funding. The Sr. Grants and Partnerships Manager collaborates with the MediaJustice staff to ensure coordination and consistency in planning and executing them to meet revenue targets. They work with finance to ensure grant monitoring and reporting is done in a proactive way. This mission-driven individual understands MediaJustice’s programmatic priorities and effectively conveys the message while connecting with constituents and the community. The Grants & Partnership Manager is part of a 3 person Development Team and reports directly to the Director of Development.
Responsibilities
Lead growth of our institutional funding in a way that is aligned with our strategic vision, priorities and gaps in funding needs. This includes building a robust institutional funding pipeline, developing and implementing tailored donor engagement strategies, managing an annual portfolio of funders within a Moves Management system, and providing exceptional donor stewardship through calls, impact reports, and other activities to foster vital long-term partnerships.
Lead all grant and foundation management activities, including RFP / LOI submissions, proposal development, deadline management, monitoring, reporting requirements, and communication plans.
Collaborate with internal leadership and staff on key donor engagement strategies when needed, ensuring a cohesive approach by developing discovery and briefing meeting materials, crafting speaking points, and leading follow-up efforts.
Create, manage, and improve grant-related processes and tools, including our Salesforce database and reporting, working with the Finance team on processes for the full grant-cycle, and ensuring our information ecosystem is organized and easy to navigate.
Ensure that the grant revenue at MediaJustice is understood to be a collaborative effort with the programs team, centering our work and our strategy. This includes leading communication with the program teams and being proactive about understanding their needs.
Additional Responsibilities
Work closely with the Director of Development on major initiatives and campaigns.
Provide support to other functions of the Development team as needed.
Work with Finance to ensure the Development<>Finance tasks around grants are completed in a timely manner.
Requirements
The skills and qualities we are not compromising on:
Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in relevant aspects of fundraising.
Demonstrated success securing major institutional gifts through grant writing and foundation engagement.
Experience creating processes to streamline grants management.
Demonstrated experience collaborating effectively across non-finance, programmatic roles.
Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
Ability to develop highly compelling and persuasive fundraising materials.
Proficiency with GSuites, and working with a donor CRM. -Ability to maintain the highest level of discretion with respect to confidential information.
Entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving with a diverse set of people, including risk assessment and management. Nice to haves
The skills and qualities that are a plus but not required
A bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Experience in a similar role in a movement organization.
Experience managing staff, contractors and consultants. -Experience in a supervisory role. -Experience using, and managing, Salesforce for Moves Management -Experience working in a remote environment. You are perfect for this position if
You can see the big picture, and find creative ways to increase funding.
You are an organization nerd - you love making sure things are organized, clear, and in their place. Databases, when done well, excite you in how they help work happen efficiently.
You are willing to make mistakes, and to distill the lesson of that mistake in order to improve and grow.
You believe that moving resources to where it’s needed is movement work.
Salary Range and Employee Benefits
MediaJustice practices a negotiation-free compensation policy and has set salaries based on the level in the organization and years of experience, with salaries benchmarked to be in the top 25% for the three most expensive U.S. cities.
The salary level for this role is that of a Senior Specialist, and the range is $95,487.00-$110,884.00 annually (at 100%FTE), based on the experience tier you land in. In addition to the salary, total compensation includes the following benefits:
A fully remote organization with work flexibility to meet your schedule
3 weeks of vacation, 3.5 weeks of office closures, and 13 paid holidays
Monthly $165 wellness and $125 home office, and $75 cell phone stipends
Medical, Vision, and Dental premiums are covered at 100% for staff, and 70% for their family.
Non-elective 401K contributions - regardless of employee contribution
Paid sabbatical after 5 years
And more MediaJustice strongly believes in honoring all our staff’s humanity and doing what we can to support them to be fully engaged in their work.
Our policies, benefits, and compensation attempt to ensure people are treated equitably and fairly. We are constantly assessing and revisiting our compensation, benefits, and HR policies to respond to the needs of our staff.
MediaJustice is an equal opportunity employer and we value diverse perspectives and experiences at our organization. We are committed to ensuring that our organization is fully inclusive and engages with the intersectionality of the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
People of color, gender-diverse, LGBTQ+ individuals, formerly incarcerated people, and progressive visionaries are strongly encouraged to apply. We ask applicants to refrain from using generative AI tools to generate responses for your questionnaires and interviews. It is important that we can assess your genuine and unique abilities, skills, and understanding so that we can evaluate your fit for the role. MediaJustice is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
As part of this commitment, MediaJustice will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the application and hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact humanresources@mediajustice.org.
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About the Organization
MediaJustice (formerly the Center for Media Justice) is a national media justice organizing and training collaborative led by and for underrepresented communities and home to our signature project, the MediaJustice Network.
MediaJustice has boldly advanced communication rights, access, and power for communities harmed by persistent dehumanization, discrimination, and disadvantage for over ten years. We envision a future where everyone has sustained and universal access to open and democratic media and technology platforms, a future in which we are all connected, represented, and free.
The Development Team is responsible for deepening and expanding the solid foundation of financial support for the organization for years to come. Development is more than fundraising. Development is a long-term process based on a commonality of interest and well-established relationships.
Nobody in Development works alone - it’s a team sport. We aim to transform people new to MediaJustice and the issues we work across into informed supporters. We use data and experience to plan. We set goals. We execute. We refine. We seek improvement. We’re willing to test new ideas. We believe in movement work and fundraising principles grounded in equity and social justice. We recognize that much philanthropic and individual supporter wealth originates from the same mechanisms that caused the problems their support is meant to fix.
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