Job Description:

Who we are: The Dallas Federal Funding Accelerator (DFFA) is an initiative of the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL).  In service of broadening community development and economic mobility, DFFA seeks to maximize federal funding for the Dallas area, which it will do by increasing: Visibility: Awareness of upcoming federal grant opportunities and high-potential applicants that enables regional coordination even earlier Capability: All the other tools and know-how needed to apply, manage, and implement a federal grantWhy we need you: Our "capability" strategy entails supporting specific high-impact applications with high need and alignment with our mission. This work will vary depending on the grant and applicants, but could include grant writing, technical assistance, or other forms of project management support. You won't be a grant writer (though you will supervise them and QC their work). Instead, we need someone with broad grant experience to manage the range of active grants DFFA supports. This team member will: Manage the development of specific inputs across the grants DFFA is actively engaged (e.g., managing grant writers, guiding benefit-cost analysis, developing storyline for narrative sections, identifying sources of supporting data, revising and finalizing applications)Drive selection of which applications DFFA choses to supportUnderstand the regional landscape, including the funding needs, capacity, and areas of expertise for multiple local organizations Identify and engage representatives from multiple external organizations for the purpose of collaboration on grants in developmentProvide leadership on scaling our impact across applications, such as deploying internally-developed GenAI tools to generate early drafts Drive regular coordination meetings with lead applicants and collaborating entities from across the private and social sectors to create winning applicationsQualifications:Must HaveExperience completing key grant requirements (e.g., community engagement plans, benefit-cost analyses, project budgets)Excitement to move from active grant writing to proposal management of multiple applicants in flight and "quality checking" the work of outside grant writing supportEagerness to work with AI to develop new ways of developing grant proposalsLove thinking about economic development and policy issues Enthusiasm to join a lean and fast-moving team Nice-to-Have Familiarity with federal regulations and funding streamsExperience in tracking and reporting organizational activity to a broad audienceExperience working with nonprofit organizations andor public agenciesExperience training other organizations in grant capabilitiesPrevious experience working on applications for a variety of federal agenciesCompensation and BenefitsCompensation for this role starts at $80,000 but is open to negotiation based on the candidate's experience and alignment to job requirements.CPAL offers a competitive benefits package, including health and dental benefits and a 401(k) matching programCPAL observes 11 paid holidays and has a flexible vacation policyCPAL has a flexible work environment that includes work-from-home as well as in-office time at GoodWork, a co-working space in the Cedars neighborhood just south of Deep Ellum in Dallas. The schedule of in-office versus work-from-home is to be determined in collaboration with the DFFA teamHow to ApplyEmail a current resume and a customized cover letter describing your interest in the position and the strengths you'd bring to the team to . We are eager to meet you!