Kevin Sullivan
Grants Manager
Denver,CO
Summary
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Motivated non-profit professional focused on transparent project management, organizational excellence, and making a difference.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grants Manager
Water For People
Denver, CO
03.2019 - Current
- Negotiated, secured, and managed an annual individual portfolio up to $6.8M of budget-restricted grants across 4 country programs.
- Established a new Grants Unit and revised, global Grants Management Process and policy to ensure that grant teams are appropriately engaged from concept note creation to grant close-out.
- Led grant teams produce project proposals and reports in collaboration with country programs, regional teams, and headquarters employees.
- Launched a new internal SharePoint Grant Management System to manage key documents, schedule project events, and monitor the completion of project tasks for 82 active grants.
- Trained 200 colleagues on grant management, project creation, and project compliance.
- Reviewed donor contracts and partnership agreements.
- Represented the organization in donor meetings, field visits, and speaking engagements with community groups.
Business Development Professional
Water For People
Denver, CO
03.2016 - 03.2019
- Executed individualized stewardship plans and strategies for institutional, corporate, and multi-lateral donors.
- Supported Major Gifts Team to develop proposals, reports, and presentation materials.
- Innovated Prospect Pipeline process to evaluate, sort, and assign prospects to Relationship Managers.
- Designed and led international donor visits and asset collection trips to Water For People program sites in 5 countries.
- Engaged partners to support the organization through direct donations, volunteer involvement, and co-branding campaign that reached 28 country markets.
- Translated internal meetings and partner conversations (English-Spanish).
Bilingual Paralegal
National Immigrant Justice Center - Children’s Project
Chicago, Illinois
06.2015 - 03.2016
- Provided legal education and legal services to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children from more than 20 countries.
- Reported through multiple databases and assured the completion of time sensitive tasks required by the project sponsor.
- Interpreted Asylum Office interviews and legal preparation sessions (English-Spanish).
- Managed reporting projects, records and individual cases for reception centers with as many as 275 participants.
Bilingual Case Manager
Heartland Alliance International Children
Chicago, Illinois
08.2013 - 06.2015
- Created and led educational programming for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children.
- Provide case management services for a consistent case load of 10-15 Unaccompanied Immigrant Children.
- Led a diverse, multilingual team of 9-12 staff.
- Trained new staff on filing, organization and review techniques for special projects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies; Spanish Language/Literature
Miami University
Oxford, OH 08.2009 - 05.2012
Skills
Project Management
undefinedCertification
Project Management Professional
Timeline
Project Management Professional
08-2020
Grants Manager
Water For People
03.2019 - Current
Business Development Professional
Water For People
03.2016 - 03.2019
Bilingual Paralegal
National Immigrant Justice Center - Children’s Project
06.2015 - 03.2016
Bilingual Case Manager
Heartland Alliance International Children
08.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies; Spanish Language/Literature
Miami University
08.2009 - 05.2012
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