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Commerce) - **Company:** Goodwill - **Location:** San Antonio, TX, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $70,397.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Databases, Program Design Languages, Performance Monitor - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9f9a9b580b698f11 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in human services, social impact design, development, marketing, social work, public policy or related field required. * 3 years' experience in grant writing, development and administration or comparable experience. * Understanding of grant compliance; financial management; performance reporting and management; and auditing processes * Must be comfortable managing large amount of data (program performance and financials) * Must be comfortable managing financial processes (budgeting, invoicing, monitoring spend rate, etc.) * Proven experience managing projects/ working with diverse teams to meet timeline and deliverables. * Strong organization skills, attention to detail, oral & written communication skills, including intermediate skills in MS Office Word, PPT, Excel, and Outlook. * Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position. * Must maintain a valid driver's license and automobile insurance coverage and be able to travel as needed if you drive your vehicle during company business. To learn more about Goodwill San Antonio and to view current open positions ## Description The Development Project Manager supports the Goodwill Mission to Help Change Lives through the Power of Work by helping the agency capitalize on external funding sources to sustain and grow its programs. The Development Project Manager oversees the entire grant process from grant research and writing to grant program design and implementation, to grant compliance and reporting. The Development Project Manager works collaboratively with the agency's Vice President of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships, the program teams, accounting, compliance, marketing, and HR to select, win, and effectively administer grants that advance our organization's goals. The Development Project Manager builds and sustains strong relationships with donors through the design and implementation of stewardship plans, coordination of donor engagement opportunities, and the management of detailed donor databases and reports. The Development Project Manager supports Goodwill Vice President of Philanthropy & Strategic Partnerships in achieving long term organizational goals and execution of philanthropic projects., * Upholds and models Goodwill's mission, core values, and servant leadership philosophy. * Manage and abide by the grant requirements and goals set by the organization. * Identify available grant opportunities and lead go/no go decision process collaboratively with the Development, Programs, and Support Teams. * Lead the grant writing process, including coordinating input from internal stakeholders, developing and reviewing proposals, ensuring compliance with funder requirements, and supporting timely submission * Facilitate the process of grant contract review and signature by the appropriate parties within our agency and with the funder. * Onboard new grants to include define centralized storage of grant records; set up grant reporting process; work with accounting to track and report expenditures/ establish invoicing process; ensure understanding and abidance to all other grant compliance items; adjust workforce allocation with HR as necessary, etc.; educate program teams on requirements and expectations. * Administer grants through its lifecycle: manage timelines and deliverables, meet reporting requirements; monitor grant performance and work with Programs Teams to execute get well plans as necessary. * Actively nurture relationships with funders to ensure compliance, satisfaction, and encourage continued funding. * Prepare and monitor budgets; validate accuracy of invoices; submit budget revisions when necessary. * Support grant audit processes. Utilize audit results to identify and correct problems related to program delivery, performance; or financial management. * When appropriate, participate in the due diligence processes to select sub grantees, lead contracting and award of sub grantees, track performance and compliance of sub grantees. * Develop, update, and implement policies and procedures relating to grant administration and management. * Implement comprehensive donor stewardship plans. * Develop and oversee donor facing materials. * Maintain donor tracking databases, analyzing and incorporating data to improve stewardship strategies. * Coordinate donor engagement efforts. * Support the Vice President of Philanthropy & Strategic Partnerships (VP PSP) by, overseeing their workload and assisting with priority setting, coordinating and supporting cross departmental and external communications, generating reports, and assisting with organization wide initiatives spearheaded by the VP PSP. * To accommodate business needs and objectives, other duties may be assigned by leadership. ## Related Videos - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [In-depth .NET Azure Functions: Isolated mode, performance and durable AI agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100207-in-depth-net-azure-functions-isolated-mode-performance-and-durable-ai-agents) - [Developing the Rich Text Editor for DeepL.com](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1172-developing-the-rich-text-editor-for-deepl-com) - [Designing How Work Feels: The Science Behind Sanofi’s Workplace Experience](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1848-designing-how-work-feels-the-science-behind-sanofi-s-workplace-experience) - [From Syntax to Singularity: AI’s Impact on Developer Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/900-from-syntax-to-singularity-ai-s-impact-on-developer-roles) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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