Families First is Georgia’s leading non-profit family service agency. We assist over 37,000 children, women and families each year, and we have been serving metro Atlanta for 122 years. Our mission is to ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families.

Everything our agency does is about strengthening families—all kinds of families with all kinds of needs. We foster strong communities by delivering empowering and sustainable solutions to children and families—solutions that improve child well-being and family self-sufficiency. Families First accomplishes this by focusing on three impact areas:

• Child & Youth Permanency – to ensure long-term stability and support, we provide adoption, foster care and residential group homes for children whose lives have been disrupted.
• Family Sustainability & Empowerment – we work collaboratively with other organizations to provide self-sufficiency through housing and supportive services for chronically homeless families.Healthy
• Families & Relationships – we offer training and affordable counseling solutions to equip parents and families with critical skills to build healthy and strong relationships.

The Grants & Contracts Manager is responsible for the stewardship and development of Families First’s
$5.5 million government grants and contract portfolio. The successful candidate is an organized and focused leader with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through. S/he is a persuasive communicator who is able to motivate
peers and colleagues to work towards excellence. Finally, the Grants Manager must enjoy the diverse and demanding tasks associated with grants development, specifically, research, analysis, writing, communication and organization.

Grant-Writing

• Write and submit clear, compelling, well-written government grant  and contract proposals.
• Coordinate, plan and partner with: Program Directors and Managers to design grant requests; and Finance, HR, CQI, Fund Development and IT to gather information necessary to report to government funders.
• Coordinate United Way annual grant submission process.

Grants Management

• Track and report on grant-seeking pipeline, including
  the number and dollar amounts of proposals vetted, screened, submitted,
  awarded, received, pending and rejected.
• Coordinate with the Resource Development staff to maintain and update grant information in the Agency's donor database, Raiser’s Edge; and organize and maintain electronic and hard files.
• Track and coordinate Agency response to government funder requirements, including contracts, reports, audits and data.
• Research, identify, solicit and steward government grants.

Fund Development

• Work with the Chief Development Officer, Chief Program Officer, and staff to identify and refine priorities, needs and new program ideas to pursue through grant development.
• Support the Fund Development team in pursuing private and corporate funding as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise and persuasive proposals.
• Strong project management success that includes meeting deadlines, delivering excellence, and providing adequate time for consensus-building, especially approvals, reviews and feedback.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to function independently and in concert with other staff, board members and volunteers
• Advanced skill level in Microsoft Office Suite; database management; online grant applications; Adobe Acrobat Professional, Raiser’s Edge a plus

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of four years grant-writing experience, including two years of government grant-writing.
• Knowledge and experience that includes: Human service programs and issues, especially homelessness, mental health, child welfare, early, child and
  adolescent development, parenting and/or reproductive health; and
• Federal and state government granting agencies, especially, HUD, SAMHSA, CDC and/or ACF.
• Corporate and Foundation funding knowledge a plus. 

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Families First not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of Families First to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

If you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation to complete any part of the application process, are limited in ability, or unable to access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Helpline at 404-853-2800 for assistance.

Families First is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to Affirmative Action and Workforce Diversity. 

Families First participates in E-Verify.

 To apply, visit www.familiesfirst.org