KIPP Texas Public Schools is a nonprofit public charter school network, dedicated to preparing students in educationally underserved communities for college success and choice-filled lives. Today, KIPP Texas operates 59 public charter schools educating over 31,100 students across four regions – Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. KIPP schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income families.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

The Grants Manager of KIPP Texas Public Schools will be responsible for  writing and submitting grant applications to institutional funders, writing interim and final reports to funders, researching new corporate and foundation prospects and lead grant management. The Grants Manager writes a wide range of grant proposals; tracks progress to meet reporting requirements; gathers information and assembles project/program teams to ensure grant submissions and reports are completed by their due dates. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of donors, funding agencies, and prospects using a moves management system to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and build relationships with donors and prospects 
• Maintain proactive working relationships with other internal departments, and, in the event that problems arise with grants, lead troubleshooting efforts and bring in relevant team members to assist with solutions
• Execute grant strategies by working cross-departmentally to develop narratives, budgets, benchmarks, and outcomes for proposals and reports
• Lead project management of grants though their full life cycle and serve as organizational subject matter expert
• Manage fiscal compliance; working closely with finance team and program budget managers regarding grant restrictions, expense tracking and spending, and documentation
• Research and identify prospective grant funding
• Cultivate relationships with new and current institutional funders
• Execute grant strategies by working cross-departmentally to develop narratives, budgets, benchmarks, and outcomes for proposals and reports
• Manage grant proposal and reporting process
• Maintain records of solicitations and applications
• Provide additional support by writing and editing other communications pieces, as needed

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited institution
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Experience in grant writing and reporting preferred
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge preferred
• Experience at public charter schools preferred

 Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and particularly Excel)
• Ability to understand and create budgets
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy is necessary
• Strong follow-up and follow-through skills necessary
• High proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines, and fax machines
• Ability to creatively and effectively express KIPP’s mission and purpose

Compensation and Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.