Grants and Development Operations Manager

About this role

Job Title:
Development Manager


Work hours:
Full-time


Salary Range:
$57,500–$80,500/year


FLSA Status:
Exempt


About The Organization
Read Better Be Better is a nonprofit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2014 as a response to the state's literacy crisis. Our mission is to equip youth with the skills to read and lead. Our vision is a world in which empowered communities demand equitable access to foundational skills. Our values are simple – Be Excellent, Be Kind!


Job Summary
Read Better Be Better is seeking a highly organized, mission-driven Development Manager to support fundraising, grant management, funder communications, and Development operations.


This role is ideal for someone who enjoys creating structure, managing complex projects, tracking deadlines, improving systems, and moving important work forward across teams. The Development Manager will manage an assigned fundraising portfolio while also serving as a key operational lead for grants, funding pipelines, reporting workflows, and cross-functional coordination.


What You'll Do: Top Responsibilities


Manage an assigned portfolio of foundation, institutional, corporate, individual, multi-year, and other funding opportunities


Own and maintain the grants calendar and funding pipeline, ensuring deadlines, reporting requirements, renewal opportunities, assigned owners, and follow-up actions are accurately tracked


Coordinate grant and proposal workflows across the full grant lifecycle, including opportunity review, submission, compliance monitoring, reporting, stewardship, and renewal


Write, edit, and project-manage grant proposals, sponsorship requests, renewal materials, donor communications, funder reports, and other Development-related materials


Track portfolio performance, funding progress, proposal status, reporting deadlines, and revenue risks; prepare timely updates, summaries, and reports


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