Program Evaluation & Grants Manager

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Black Innovation Alliance (BIA) is a national coalition of 175 innovator support organizations (ISOs) across 50+ cities that work with nearly 300K business owners, startup founders, and creative technologists to grow and accelerate their ventures. By centralizing coordination between ISOs and those looking to support Black innovators, we are able to increase ecosystem efficiency while reducing fragmentation. The result is a more collaborative and high-performing ecosystem and more successful Black entrepreneurs, makers, and creatives.

BIA is an ecosystem-building institution dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap through the direct support of Black-led innovator support organizations in service to Black entrepreneurs, tech founders, and creative technologists.

In its first 10 years, the Black Innovation Alliance will recruit at least 500 organizations to support, fund, and sustain one million Black innovators.

To learn more about BIA's Key Focus Areas visit: www.blackinnovationalliance.com

BIA Organizational Structure

Black Innovation Alliance (BIA) operates in a fast-paced, high-growth environment that is very similar to the start-up environment, despite being a non-profit organization. The vision and the mission set forth by its founders have been validated during the past two years by funders that include eBay Foundation, Kauffman Foundation, Surdna Foundation, UBS, Google, and a host of other Grantmakers who see this work as vital to closing the racial equity wealth gap through entrepreneurship. It is important to make this distinction because the processes and resources that are needed at this stage of growth must align with this reality.

BIA has six (6) member committees that support the organization’s work. They include Learning, Events, Content, Special Ops, Grants, and the BIA Steering Committee which all meet monthly.

We are a learning organization. The ecosystem-building field is still emerging and so ours is an organization that actively creates, acquires, and transfers knowledge within itself and works hard to modify its behavior to reflect new knowledge.

We seek dedicated self-starters that excel at their craft and can roll up their sleeves and work collaboratively to deliver on all initiatives, projects, and programs in a timely manner.

Position Summary

The Program Evaluation & Grants Manager will be responsible for fundraising, development planning, and program evaluation at BIA. The Program Evaluation & Grants Manager will ensure that BIA is reaching fundraising targets, maintaining budget, and identifying future fundraising opportunities that are critical to BIA’s growth.

Essential Responsibilities

Clearly defines and outlines the goal(s) of the fundraising effort being considered.

Drafts a fundraising plan, detailing the goals, steps to be taken, responsibilities of paid staff and volunteers and budget projections.

Support or lead the implementation of the grant management, corporate sponsorship, and events with the Chief Revenue Officer.

Assist in the development of creating and writing grant proposals, narratives, and final reports to assist with the tracking of all grants in all stages.

Conduct research on current and potential grants funders.

Manages the grant and proposal research and writing operations to develop effective grant submissions and obtain funding for the organization.

Leads the research efforts to identify grant opportunities and proposal requirements.

Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners.

Advises grant writers on governmental agencies and institutions' complex or unique proposal requirements.

Develops an overall grant calendar and project management procedures to track all grant activity and timelines.

Establishes a quality review process and guidelines to ensure grant proposals are complete and in compliance with all requirements.

Evaluates program effectiveness and creates reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Attend regular (weekly and bi-weekly) virtual team meetings as well as monthly general body meetings.

Attend quarterly in-person team meetings (locations vary; expenses covered by BIA).

Attend an annual in-person team retreat (expenses covered by BIA).

Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 2-3+ years years of fundraising, campaign management

Required Competencies

Knowledge of grants management, research, proposal creation and reporting

Able to work independently and as part of a team

Detail oriented and organized

Focused and goal oriented, with a high level of initiative and energy, as well as problem solving skills

Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate information both verbally and in writing

Self-motivated

Strong interpersonal skills

Able to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines

Physical Requirements

The work environment will be a location of the employee's choosing and should be free of distractions and conducive to working with confidential information. Team members should be able to fulfill the job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.

Alignment with BIA Culture: E3= Energy + Execution + Emotional Intelligence

Black Innovation Alliance is experiencing high growth and team members are expected to keep up with the pace. High energy, focus and self-motivation are needed in order to execute on time, every time. We serve as daily creators of the project that is BIA. How you represent shows up in the dedication you put into your work. Team members are required to maintain high levels of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Benefits

$65,000-$90,000 DOE

Work remotely from anywhere in the world

Four (4) all-expenses-paid team meetings (flight, accommodations, group dinners)

10 paid federal holidays off

Unlimited PTO

2 weeks of winter holiday vacation (BIA closed)