Manager, Grants

Jun 5

The DigDeep Right to Water Project
Remote

Anticipated Start Date: 8/3/2026

Description

Position: Manager, Foundation and Government Grants
Employment type: Salaried, full-time, exempt
Location: Remote
Compensation: $75,000-$90,000/year
DOE Level: Manager I
Reports To: Director, Development Strategy & Operations
Manages: None
Supported By: Development team, Communications team, Operations team, Impact and Learning
Education/Experience Preferences: Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent professional experience preferred
Start Date: ASAP, open until filled

DigDeep is looking for a collaborative, organized, and detail-oriented person to join our Development team as the Manager, Grants. Reporting to the Director, Development Strategy & Operations, the Manager, Grants will be responsible for the oversight and development of grant proposals, donor reports and communication initiatives to drive investment and foster deeper connections with our existing and potential donor/funder base.

This position involves significant writing and editing, so a love of writing is a must! Collaborating closely with the Development, Communications, Operations, and Learning & Impact teams, the ideal candidate will be an engaging storyteller and problem solver, demonstrating extreme attention to detail and a deep commitment to water as a human right.

Responsibilities

This is what you’ll do once you join the team:

Serve as a primary writer and project manager of all institutional grant proposals, corporate and individual solicitations, and donor report submissions, playing a key role in securing ongoing and new support.
Communicate in a timely and effective manner internally across departments on upcoming deadlines and development information needs for use in grant development and reporting.
Support frontline fundraisers by contributing to initiatives for DigDeep’s donors to ensure excellent engagement and prompt follow-up, including crafting regular written updates and impact reports.
Maintain a tracking and reporting system for grant proposals, awards, and prospects to ensure the timeliness of submissions and reports in advance of both internal and external deadlines.
Manage all necessary records, files, reports, databases, and resource materials pertinent to grant activities to ensure they remain up to date and accurate.
Build firsthand knowledge of the DigDeep model and impact by working collaboratively with other departments, participating in relevant programmatic discussions and activities, and occasionally traveling for team gatherings.
As DigDeep continues to increase revenue and diversify its portfolio, potential tasks may include exploring opportunities to develop grant proposals for federal funding by researching, drafting, and submitting comprehensive applications aligned with the organization's mission and programs.
Assist with ad-hoc projects and support other tasks/duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. As the organization continues to evolve, duties or tasks may change without impacting the overall job description.

Requirements

Change Management: Task/strategy orientation. Seeks out opportunities for task /team/ functional area growth and innovation. Anticipates obstacles from both team members and active projects, beginning to forecast and prepare contingencies. Collaboratively establish structures and processes to plan and manage the orderly implementation of change. Collaborate on the project goal and provide guidance on how to get there, especially under novel circumstances. Effectively navigates uncertainties and incomplete information with a problem-solving mindset to identify appropriate strategies, creatively apply solutions, and uses a community-driven, sustainable approach. Champions new policies/ procedures/ strategies. Are a focal point for driving adoption within functional area. - Personal Development: Shifting toward professional development from personal development. Continual development of self. Become a better leader through feedback and consistent collaboration. Developing for team. Identifies own learning needs and areas for development based on self-initiated need analysis as well as in response to others’ feedback and suggestions for improvement. Maintains fluency in appropriate work applications, software, or tools. Beginning to identify and share information regarding key technologies and best practices to team. - Influence: Oversees relationships and alliances within functional area with support from supervisor (internal and external). Uses extensive industry and team knowledge to help guide teams outside of functional area. Able to synthesize and triage various project needs in order to best achieve goals within functional area. Challenge directives when appropriate and, with evidence, propose alternative solutions. - Ownership: Beginning to fully own projects along with limited guidance from supervisor. Demonstrates commitment to delivering on all promises as a credible, trusted organizational representative. Establishes agreements with others as to how success will be measured. Accepts the consequences of own performance. Able to work independently with limited guidance and exercise independent judgment, knowing when to elevate concerns or issues. - Professional Communication: Professional presence, strong written and verbal communications skills, has the ability to appropriately represent both oneself and the company in external-facing situations, and is able to adapt and react appropriately to novel circumstances. Tailors communications and presentations to effectively reach the desired audience and with maximum impact, both internal and external to the organization. Debates opinions, effectively clarifies ambiguities, and judgments. Handles conflict empathetically. Converses with, writes reports for, and creates/delivers presentations to all levels of colleagues and peer groups in ways that support understanding, problem solving, and planning. Explains the context of multiple interrelated problems/challenges, asks searching, probing questions, and solicits expert advice prior to taking action and making recommendations. - Personal Development: Shifting toward professional development from personal development. Continual development of self. Become a better leader through feedback and consistent collaboration. Developing for team. Identifies own learning needs and areas for development based on self-initiated need analysis as well as in response to others’ feedback and suggestions for improvement. Maintains fluency in appropriate work applications, software, or tools. Beginning to identify and share information regarding key technologies and best practices to team. - Technical Expertise: Has demonstrated ability and depth of knowledge with the technology in the desired technical area. Effectively uses and applies technical knowledge, and uses knowledge to identify solutions to existing problems. Basic understanding of data security best practices.

Skills and Qualifications

We want to hear from you if you have:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience required, including grant writing, grant management, foundation relations, institutional fundraising, and grant reporting.
Exceptional grant writing, editing, and proofreading skills required, with a demonstrated track record of developing successful grant proposals, letters of inquiry, reports, and other funder-facing communications.
Strong ability to synthesize complex programmatic, financial, and impact data into clear, compelling, and persuasive narratives tailored to diverse funding audiences.
Demonstrated experience managing the full grant lifecycle, including proposal development, submission, reporting, stewardship, and compliance.
Outstanding written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail, accuracy, consistency, and adherence to funder guidelines.
Ability to manage multiple grant deadlines simultaneously while producing high-quality work under time constraints.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace required.
High computer literacy, technical aptitude, and comfort learning new systems and platforms.
Experience with Salesforce, Slack, Asana, or similar CRM and project management software preferred.
Able to focus under pressure, prioritize competing demands, and consistently deliver high-quality work against deadlines.
Organized, trustworthy, dependable, and diplomatic.
Comfortable working independently, exercising sound judgment, and completing assignments within established timeframes.
Understanding of data security and donor confidentiality best practices preferred.
Experience and/or willingness to work across diverse cultural contexts and communicate effectively across cultural differences.
Flexibility to travel occasionally for team gatherings, retreats, site visits, and other organizational needs, including locations such as Navajo Nation (AZ/NM/UT), West Virginia, Texas, Los Angeles, and other destinations as required.
Please note: This position will be hybrid or remote, dependent on the candidate's location.

Salary Range and Employee Benefits

$75,000-$90,000/year DOE

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About the Organization

The DigDeep Right to Water Project is the only WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization serving the 2.2+ million Americans who still don’t have a tap or a toilet at home. DigDeep believes access to clean water is a human right. Today, we run several nationally recognized programs that empower communities to build their own water and sanitation systems. We won the 2018 US Water Prize for our Navajo Water Project, which has brought clean, running water to hundreds of Native families across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

DigDeep launched the Appalachia Water Project in July of 2020, which will bring clean, running water into the homes of Appalachia families across southwestern West Virginia and northeastern Kentucky. The project has already set up planning to work with PSD to install plumbing in approximately 150 homes in one section of McDowell County.

DigDeep is deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. DigDeep is built on the principles of equity, transparency and the power of human experience. Your work will improve the daily lives of real people – people you’re likely to meet. Every American should have the clean, running water they need to thrive. Join us, and we’ll close the US water gap in our lifetimes.

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