Position Overview:

UNITE-LA seeks an organized, proactive temporary grants manager to help provide capacity with grant proposals and reports over a four-month period. This is a short-term, temporary position beginning in January 2026 and ending on March 31, 2026.

About UNITE-LA:

For more than 25 years, UNITE-LA has established itself as a trusted education and business intermediary, dedicated to improving the economic mobility and well-being of the region’s diverse rising workforce. Leveraging strategic cross-sector partnerships at local, statewide, and national levels, we advance policies, practices and systems that strengthen anti-racism and equitable education and workforce outcomes from cradle through career.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Grant Writing & Reporting
  • Draft and edit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and interim/final reports for foundation, corporate, and government funders for proposals $100,000 and under.
  • Support the development of proposal narratives, budgets, and attachments in collaboration with program and finance teams.
  • Maintain and update a calendar of grant deadlines and deliverables.
  • Ensure timely submission of all grant-related materials.
• Grant Compliance & Project Management
  • Assist in tracking public and private grant deliverables, including outcomes and reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate access to online portals for financial and narrative reporting.
  • Maintain organized files and documentation for all grants.
• Prospect Research
  • Conduct research to identify and qualify new grant prospects, especially government and public funding opportunities.
  • Prepare prospect profiles and track opportunities in the CRM system.
• External Relations & Stewardship Support
  • Monitor strategic partnership opportunities and assist with related communications.
  • Assist with stewardship and recognition of donors through newsletters, social media and email

Skills for Success:

• Teamwork and Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, work effectively with diverse groups of people and have professional crucial conversations.
• Multitasking: Ability to handle multiple streams of communication simultaneously with diverse individuals. Dividing focus between multiple activities or tasks without compromising the quality work produced.
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication: Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively for the appropriate audience. Communicate with partners, participants, and colleagues in a productive and professional manner.
• Initiative & Attention to Detail: Proactively seeks opportunities to best serve participants and the organization. Ensures meticulous follow-through with employers and partners.
• Time Management & Organizational Skills: Ability to prioritize time effectively and efficiently. Maintains accurate and complete records and meets deadlines.
• Flexibility & Adaptability: Reprioritizes work based on feedback and changing demands; proactively seeks opportunities to be supportive of change, new ideas and different perspectives; ability to work under tight deadlines, pivot when there are changing external factors, work with a variety of work styles and individuals, and maintain a positive, solutions-oriented approach.
• Inclusion & Collaboration: Consistently seeks and engages diverse perspectives of various identities and experiences respectfully and effectively. Demonstrates self‐awareness in behaviors and actions in engaging and collaborating with all stakeholders.
• Resourcefulness: Proven ability to effectively identify and utilize community resources and services to address clients' needs and achieve positive outcomes.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Grant-writing: Demonstrated skills leading grant proposals with a team, including development out project goals and objectives.
• Report-writing: Demonstrated experience working with a team to submit timely grant reports to illustrate project impact.
• Project Management: Proficient in developing work plans to monitor program progress, ensuring milestones are met and objectives are achieved.
• Technology Proficiency: Familiar with CRM and project management tools (e.g., Salesforce, Asana), utilizing these platforms to track progress and manage tasks efficiently.

Compensation and Position Details:

This is a temporary full-time, exempt position with a starting monthly salary of $6,000-$6,500. The full range for this position is $6,000-$7,437 monthly, paid on a bi-weekly basis. If you are offered a position at UNITE-LA, your final compensation will be based on factors such as relevant skills, experience and/or education. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Temporary employees are ineligible for UNITE-LA’s benefits package, with the exception of the accrual of sick time pursuant to California Labor Code §246. Temporary employees are also eligible to participate in UNITE-LA’s 401(k) program once eligibility requirements are met.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the position to [email protected] using the email subject line “[LAST NAME] – Temporary Grants Manager”

UNITE-LA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to developing and sustaining a diverse workforce, because we believe that it makes our organization stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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