About

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. We believe that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, Repair will inspire and catalyze one million acts of service toward repairing the world.

Repair is building a national Jewish service movement of flourishing Jewish communities that serve in pursuit of a just world. Repair mobilizes young adults to serve in their communities, catalyzes service through deep partnerships within Jewish communal organizations, and inspires people to take action through national service campaigns that inspire broad participation around shared themes. Our mission provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and learning as a Jewish value, builds capacity for nonprofit partners to meet their missions, and deepens connections across lines of difference.

Position Overview

Repair the World is seeking a highly skilled writer and project manager to serve as Director, Institutional Giving. This role leads the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals and reports while managing the systems and processes that support Repair the Worlds institutional fundraising.

The Director, Institutional Giving serves as the organizations lead grant writer, responsible for mission-driven storytelling and institutional fundraising. Repair the Worlds institutional grant portfolio totals approximately $13M annually. This role translates Repair the Worlds programs, impact, and vision into compelling narratives for foundation partners while ensuring institutional supporters receive clear, timely communication about our work and impact.

In addition to overseeing the organizations grants infrastructure, the Director will supervise the Donor Communications Manager and help align donor storytelling across proposals, reports, and broader development communications. Working closely with colleagues across programs, finance, data, marketing, and development, this role ensures strong internal coordination and high-quality grant deliverables.

This full-time, exempt position reports to the Senior Director, Development, and supervises the Donor Communications Manager. The Director will be a member of Repair the Worlds seven-person Development team. This is a remote position with a preference for candidates living in or near a Repair community: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; or San Francisco, CA.

Position Responsibilities

Grant Writing and Reporting (55%)

• Serve as the lead grant writer for the organization, drafting, editing, and submitting foundation proposals, letters of inquiry, and grant reports.
• Translate Repair the Worlds programs, impact, and priorities into clear, compelling narratives aligned with funder interests.
• Collaborate with program, evaluation, finance, and leadership staff to gather content, outcomes data, and financial information for proposals and reports.
• Ensure timely submission of all grant deliverables and maintain high standards of clarity, accuracy, and storytelling.
• Adapt core organizational language to reflect funder priorities while maintaining Repair the Worlds voice and values.
• Manage relationships with external grant writing consultants as needed.

Grants Management and Systems (10%)

• Maintain and regularly communicate a comprehensive grants calendar covering proposals, reports, renewals, and stewardship updates.
• Develop and maintain clear internal processes for grant development and reporting across development, program, and finance teams.
• Coordinate internal inputs for grant submissions, including budgets, narratives, outcomes, and required attachments.
• Maintain organized grant records and documentation to support institutional knowledge, compliance, and learning.

Institutional Stewardship and Communications (10%)

• Support stewardship communications for institutional supporters, including written updates, impact materials, and narrative assets.
• Partner with frontline fundraisers to ensure institutional donors receive timely and meaningful communication about Repair the Worlds programs and impact.

Supervision and Donor Communications Oversight (15%)

• Supervise the Donor Communications Manager, providing direction, feedback, and professional development support.
• Review and guide donor communications materials to ensure alignment across grant proposals, donor updates, and broader development messaging.
• Foster strong coordination between grants and donor storytelling functions.

Institutional Donor Portfolio (10%)

• Manage a small portfolio of national foundation partners, supporting stewardship and proposal development in collaboration with senior development staff.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional Writing and Storytelling: Demonstrated ability to craft compelling, mission-driven narratives that translate programs and impact into persuasive grant materials.
• Grants Management & Systems Thinking: Proven ability to build and sustain institutional fundraising infrastructure, including grant calendars, internal workflows, and timely submission of deliverables across a large portfolio.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Skilled at partnering across teams, including program, finance, data, and marketing, to gather the content and information needed to produce high-quality grant submissions.
• Project Management & Attention to Detail: Strong ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines with accuracy and follow-through, holding complex processes without sacrificing quality.

  Applications must be submitted through the official careers portal. Female candidates and candidates from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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