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Director of Grants National Endowment of Financial W Charlotte, NC Job Details Full-time $36,000 - $45,000 a year 11 hours ago Benefits Wellness program 403(b) matching Health insurance Dental insurance Career development plan Vision insurance 403(b) Professional development assistance Flexible schedule Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Growing experience Google Workspace Bachelor's degree Data management Calendar management Full Job Description The National Endowment of Financial Wellness, or NEFW, is seeking a Director of Grants to lead the organization's grant strategy, funding pipeline, proposal development, reporting, and compliance. NEFW is an early-stage nonprofit based in Charlotte, North Carolina. We provide free and community-accessible financial wellness education, live events, cohort-based classes, mentorship, and financial-readiness support for underserved individuals, families, aspiring entrepreneurs, and small-business owners. This role is ideal for someone who understands grants from both the writing side and the management side. The Director of Grants will help NEFW identify aligned funding opportunities, develop strong proposals, manage deadlines, organize reporting requirements, and build the systems needed to support long-term funding growth. About
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helps residents build practical financial knowledge and stronger decision-making skills so they are better prepared to access opportunities connected to housing stability, workforce growth, entrepreneurship, and community development. The organization is currently launching its first measurable pilot and building early proof through attendance tracking, participant feedback, partner letters, pre/post surveys, event documentation, and program outcomes over time. Responsibilities Develop and manage NEFW's grant strategy, including public, private, corporate, and foundation funding opportunities. Research grant opportunities aligned with financial wellness, education, economic mobility, workforce readiness, housing stability, entrepreneurship, and community development. Maintain a grants calendar with deadlines, application requirements, reporting dates, award decisions, and renewal opportunities. Write and edit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, narratives, program descriptions, budgets, attachments, and supporting documents. Work with leadership, program staff, finance support, and community partners to gather accurate information for proposals and reports. Help create clear program language that reflects NEFW's mission, pilot model, participant needs, and measurable goals. Manage the full grant lifecycle, including prospect research, proposal development, submission, award tracking, reporting, compliance, and stewardship. Prepare funder reports, including narrative updates, financial information, participant data, program progress, and documented outcomes. Support the development of grant budgets and ensure expenses align with approved funding requirements. Organize grant files, templates, funder communications, documentation, and reporting materials. Help NEFW build repeatable systems for grant writing, reporting, compliance, and funder stewardship. Monitor grant requirements and help ensure NEFW stays aligned with funder expectations. Support partner letters, data collection, community need statements, and pilot progress documentation. Serve as a strategic thought partner to leadership on funding opportunities, grant readiness, and organizational capacity. Qualifications Bachelor's degree preferred. Five or more years of experience in grant writing, grants management, institutional fundraising, nonprofit development, or related work preferred. Experience researching, writing, submitting, and managing grants from foundations, corporations, government agencies, or public funding sources. Strong writing, editing, project management, and organizational skills. Ability to create clear, accurate, and compelling proposals without overstating impact or making unsupported claims. Experience working with budgets, reporting requirements, restricted funding, and grant compliance. Comfortable managing multiple deadlines, documents, funder requirements, and internal follow-ups. Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain organized records. Ability to work independently in an early-stage nonprofit environment. Experience collaborating with leadership, finance, programs, data, partners, or consultants. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, spreadsheets, shared drives, and grant tracking tools. Knowledge of Charlotte-area philanthropy, nonprofit funding, workforce, housing, education, entrepreneurship, or community-development funding is a plus. Preferred Experience Experience with public grants or government funding. Experience building grant systems for a new or growing nonprofit. Experience supporting pilot programs, education programs, workforce programs, financial wellness programs, or community-based initiatives. Experience creating grant templates, reporting workflows, grant calendars, and document repositories. Experience translating program ideas into funder-ready proposals. Important Note NEFW provides financial wellness education and readiness support. We do not promise financial outcomes or provide individualized investment, tax, legal, credit-repair, mortgage, or business-financing advice unless properly licensed and structured. This role requires careful, accurate, and responsible language in all grant materials. Proposals and reports should reflect NEFW's current stage, documented progress, and measurable goals without exaggeration or guarantees. What We Are Looking For We are looking for someone who is organized, steady, thoughtful, and strong with details. The right person can take a young nonprofit with a clear mission and help turn its programs, needs, data, and partnerships into funder-ready materials. This person should be comfortable building systems, asking good questions, tracking deadlines, and making sure every grant submission is accurate, complete, and aligned with NEFW's mission. This is a good fit for someone who values both strategy and follow-through.
Pay:
$36,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
403(b) 403(b) matching Dental insurance Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Professional development assistance Retirement plan Vision insurance Wellness program
