[Hiring] Manager, Fundraising and Government Grants @TNTP

Role Description

The Manager, Fundraising & Government Grants is critical to ensuring the effective execution of TNTP’s philanthropic strategy by leveraging impeccable project management skills to ensure the organization effectively cultivates and stewards relationships with grantmaking institutions and donors towards achieving its ambitious goals for growth and impact.

This role works closely with the Partner and Directors on the Fundraising team, as well as with members of TNTP’s Consulting and Central Operations teams, to support fundraising processes and grants management operations.

• Support the timely submission of grant proposals, including the development of supplementary materials, through strong project management.
• Manage the grant agreement review and signing process.
• Track grant payments and donations and develop acknowledgement letters.
• Forecast and manage all grant reporting processes, timelines, and information-gathering efforts by working closely with internal staff across the organization at all levels to deliver high-quality grant reports.
• Copyedit and submit grant proposals and reports.
• Support the Fundraising and Government Grants Team’s knowledge management activities (e.g., codifying and documenting grants and donation management processes, maintaining resources in TNTP’s internal SharePoint hub, collecting templates and exemplars, capturing best practices, creating proposal and reporting templates, etc.).
• Develop solutions to grants management challenges as they arise.
• Conduct regular audits of Salesforce data to ensure our philanthropic portfolio is accurately recorded in the system, including opportunity stage, revenue, and important documents such as proposals and budgets, to support TNTP’s annual audit.
• Conduct research on current and prospective funders.
• Provide general writing, editing, and other funder communications support.

Qualifications

• At least three years of relevant fundraising and/or project management experience.
• Familiarity with education issues, research, and policy (preferred).
• Experience using Salesforce (preferred).
• Strong attention to detail and deadline driven.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• The ability to learn quickly, adhere to tight deadlines, work in a fast-paced environment, and multi-task effectively.
• Evidence of strong cross-team collaboration skills and the ability to manage up.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to identify challenges and creatively work to find solutions and operationalize them.
• Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity.
• Strong word processing, page layout, and basic graphic design skills (proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required).
• The ability to work effectively, both independently and with others at all levels of the organization, and to consistently display a high-level of professionalism in all interactions.

Requirements

• Plan and execute smooth operations.
• Tell a good story.
• Connect the dots.
• Embrace a fast-moving organization.
• Build relationships.
• Bilingual abilities are a plus, Spanish language preferred.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $58,675 - $88,012.
• New hires can typically expect a starting salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint ($58,675.00 - $73,343.50), in alignment with experience, qualifications, and our commitment to equity in compensation.
• TNTP offers a compelling overall Total Rewards package, including competitive mid-market salaries, generous PTO, and comprehensive benefits, with a range of plans and programs designed to support the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents.
• We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation for the interview process.

How to Apply

• Submit your resume online through Workday.
• In your application, we will also ask you to answer brief questions about your interest in TNTP; your “why” matters to us!
• The priority application deadline for this position is 5/13/2026, though we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.