Colorado Nonprofit Association

Grants & Impact Manager

At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.

The Grants and Impact Manager will have a primary responsibility for managing the grant funding and capital impact reporting functions of Mercy Community Capital (MCC): They will possess or develop a broad understanding of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) sector. This position will be responsible for grants management from inquiry and submission through compliance and impact reporting. The role will be critical in facilitating the development of internal and external relationships to meet Programmatic, Operations and Lending Capital goals which will lead MCC to further its mission to create more affordable housing opportunities. Responsibilities include management of the organization’s social impact program, data collection initiatives and systems, grants management, and compliance obligations.

We encourage individuals with lived experience to apply. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. 

Pay: $80,000-100,000/salary DOE

Duties:

• Project management of the preparation and submission of grants from private and public (local, state, and federal) funding sources, including applications to the CDFI Fund. This includes tracking progress towards meeting grant goals, coordinating and submitting grant reports, and ensuring compliance with grant requirements.
• Research and identify new grant leads and manage the application and preparation process for new resources, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual grant reports, surveys, and other requests for information as needed, including the production and submission of covenant compliance certificates, social impact reports, and other narrative and financial progress reports.
• Manage the life cycle of grants and investments, from initial inquiries and proposal writing through final reporting, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, timely products to funders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in business, finance, or equivalent area of study with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Public or industry accounting experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Superior project management, excel, and grant reporting skills.
• Experience in grant compliance, partnership funding compliance, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical skills required to analyze and work with data and effectively accumulate and present data and narratives, verbally and in written form.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and CRM software (Salesforce).
• Working knowledge of CDFI Fund AMIS system, is a strong plus.
• Track record of effectively working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate across various levels of diversity including race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, actual or perceived gender identity, age, or sexual orientation.
• Operate with the highest degree of integrity and exercise good judgement.

This is a brief summary of the position and responsibilities.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.