Director of Grant Development

Job overview

The Director of Grant Development role is onsite in Nashville, Tennessee. The listed salary range is $75,000–$80,000 per year. YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee’s mission is supported by grant funding aligned with the organization’s strategic priorities. The director leads assigned grant proposals from opportunity assessment through submission and manages grants through renewal, compliance, reporting, and closeout. By coordinating program, finance, development, executive, and funder relationships, the role helps secure and steward funding for the agency’s work.

What you'll do

• Serve as the agency’s primary grant writer
• research and assess opportunities with executive leadership
• plan, coordinate, write, edit, and submit applications, renewals, continuations, and modifications
• gather program and financial information and collaborate on budgets and narratives
• maintain grant calendars and records
• manage assigned grants from award through closeout
• prepare and submit programmatic, financial, performance, and outcome reports
• monitor compliance, budgets, deliverables, and deadlines
• coordinate funder monitoring and audits
• identify and communicate compliance risks.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of grant development

nashville tn

ywca nashville

$75k–$80k

grant writing

proposal development

grant management

grant compliance

funder relations

grant reporting

budget collaboration

bachelor’s degree

nonprofit

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of progressively responsible grant writing and grants management experience. The role is the primary author and project manager for assigned proposals and grant relationships; executive leadership sets overall grant strategy and final pursuit decisions.

About the employer

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is hiring for this role. Industry: Human Rights Organizations. Sector: 81.