About WEPOWER
WEPOWER is building a team full of dreamers and doers. We partner with Black and Latinx communities to build power to re-design education, economic, justice, and health systems to be just and equitable for all. We build powerful relationships with community members and amplify their voices to inform critical decisions that impact their lives. We train community members to design new policies, organize, and lead policy and systems change. We provide early-stage companies with access to coaching, capital, connections, and community as they create jobs in the communities with whom we partner.
In just three years, WEPOWER has activated 300 community leaders, won a historic ballot measure that guarantees public funding annually for early childhood education, supported 30 businesses with access to capital, coaching, and connections, and launched a one-of-a-kind investment fund for Black and Latinx businesses. We envision a future where systems are accountable to powerful communities that have been historically oppressed, and nurture our freedom, well-being, dreams, and joy. We are building a powerful movement led by everyday people, and we have bold plans for the years ahead to get us there. Join us!
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About the Opportunity
Reporting to the VP of Development, the Grants Manager is an exempt full time employee. The Grants Manager is part of the development team responsible for raising $2.8-3M annual contributed income from individuals, institutions and events. This role requires a creative individual with the skills necessary to write clear, structured, and compelling grant narratives that align proposal requirements with WEPOWER’s mission, vision, and program outcomes/impacts.
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have:
More Information
Reports to: Vice President of Development
Salary: $55,000 - $60,000 range
Location: This position can be fully remote, but preference given to local candidates
Travel: This role will require travel to St. Louis for team retreats and major WEPOWER events. There will be the opportunity to travel to access professional development experiences, support networking and growing partnerships, and cultivate relationships with mission-aligned national funders.
Benefits include:
Process
The interview process for this role will include a 5 step process which we expect to take ~1 month after the application is submitted.
The application window will close once the position is filled. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At WEPOWER, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our team, our programs, and our community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, political affiliation or belief, or genetic information.
This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.