Position: Divisional Grants Manager                                                  

Department: Community Relations and Development

Availability of Position: Immediate

Schedule: Monday – Friday; Full-Time

Reporting Relationship: Divisional Director of Corporate Engagement

Salary and Grade: $65,000.00 per year; Exempt; Grade 13

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

Position Overview:            

The Salvation Army Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division is seeking a full-time Divisional Grants Manager to join its Community Relations & Development Department. The Divisional Grants Manager is primarily responsible for advancing the mission of The Salvation Army by overseeing the grants process related to charitable foundations. Additional responsibilities include managing United Way applications and conducting field reviews. The role involves a collaborative approach to maintaining and increasing current levels of giving from these sectors, with a focus on both unrestricted general funding and restricted support for special projects. This objective is pursued through strategic planning, research, relationship building, grant proposal development, consultation, and effective stewardship.

Description of Position: 

Primary expectations of this role include:

• Planning – Develop and manage a process which identifies the needs of The Salvation Army and matches those needs to available foundation funding opportunities. This involves prioritization programmatic needs in relation to foundation opportunities.
• Research – Identify charitable foundations whose objectives are compatible with the mission of The Salvation Army.
• Relationship Building – Develop systematic methods to cultivate relationships with Salvation Army Officers, staff of foundations, and United Way agencies.
• Grant Proposal Development – Oversee a Grants Calendar and the submission of proposals to charitable foundations compatible with the mission of The Salvation Army.
• Consultation and Technical Assistance – Help to enhance the knowledge of Corps Officers and Program Directors in the areas of proposal writing, project start up, and report preparation.
• Field Review – Oversee the review of all grants submitted to external funders before requests are submitted into the Contracts Database.
• Report Preparation and Stewardship– Help coordinate the completion of progress and financial reports associated with foundation grants.
• United Way Relationship, proposal, reporting – Play a role in developing programmatic and budgetary information and writing/editing of the proposal to various United Way locations.
• Management Information Reporting - Provide periodic reports on the status of work, particularly the status of current projects and grant applications, completing information for the Annual Command Review and for ensuring that relevant information concerning grants is entered into the Donor Database.
• Track, review and update foundations caseload in Salesforce.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, with relevant development experience and administration.
• Must be committed to and embrace the mission of The Salvation Army and must have a passion for the role of Development in furthering that mission.
• Familiarity with the specific disciplines within development (i.e. major gifts, planned giving, direct marketing, corporate and foundation giving, capital campaigns, board development, etc.).
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to relate to professionals and leaders in the community as well as to key stakeholders in The Salvation Army.
• Must demonstrate good judgement, leadership characteristics and work well as part of a team. Able to work effectively and in harmony with officers, staff, and volunteers.
• Must have a valid ID and be willing to travel as needed, flexible on scheduling (including attendance at early morning, evening or weekend meetings/events).
• Adherence to the AFP Code of Ethics.
• Adherence to The Salvation Army's Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Child Protection Clearances PA Act 153 requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks prior to employment: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check. Meets the Child Protection Clearances required by PA Act 153 to include PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check and FBI Criminal Record Check along with renewals every five years.
• Must have an understanding of and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit all resumes and cover letters online only as instructed below. Please also submit a current writing sample, preferably an example of a funding application to a foundation.

Any sensitive information in the writing sample can be removed, such as the funder name.

Current Salvation Army Employees can apply online at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com. 

Prospective employees can apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org.

No phone calls please.

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department on 1/30/25.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

race, color, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

 The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.

Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ

and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2337