Development and Operations Manager
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
MAKE Projects Development and Operations Manager San Diego, CA
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The Development & Operations Manager is a key cross-functional role responsible for fundraising, grant reporting, financial and HR administration, and hands-on operational support. This position plays a central role in keeping the organization running smoothly while also helping it grow. This is real-world nonprofit that is also a real-world farm and restaurant. Systems are evolving, capacity fluctuates, and priorities sometimes shift quickly.
The ideal candidate is highly analytical, adaptable and a team-player. Above all, they are excited to roll up their sleeves and be in the front lines, such as working in the farm, kitchen, with café customers or summer campers, or providing employment services to our participants. All this field experience is the perfect foundation for effectively partnering with the Executive Director on fundraising, strategy, monitoring, and problem-solving.
MAKE Projects
MAKE stands for Merging Agriculture Kitchens and Employment. Our social enterprise restaurant and urban farm located in San Diego provides an exciting learning platform for our participants togain critical social, communication and job readiness skills. We operate an urban farm and cafe to provide a paid, real-world work experience for low-income refugee and immigrant women and youth.
Our vision at MAKE Projects is to see San Diegans cross social, racial, economic, and geographic lines as we gather over a common love of food, flavors, and culture. We believe in the power of food to bring diverse populations together, unite a community, and educate each other about our history and differences, as well as our commonalities.
Job Title:
Development & Operations Manager
Reports to:
Executive Director
About MAKE Projects
MAKE Projects is a nonprofit social enterprise committed to empowering refugee and immigrant women with the job readiness skills and social confidence to succeed in their next job. Participants are an integral part of social enterprise farm and cafe. MAKE Projects is in a period of growth focused on strengthening internal operations, increasing earned and contributed revenue, and building long-term sustainability.
Position Summary
The Development & Operations Manager is a key cross-functional role responsible for fundraising, grant reporting, financial and HR administration, and hands-on operational support. This position plays a central role in keeping the organization running smoothly while also helping it grow.
This is real-world nonprofit that is also a real-world farm and restaurant. Systems are evolving, capacity fluctuates, and priorities sometimes shift quickly. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, adaptable and a team-player. Above all, they are excited to roll up their sleeves and be in the front lines, such as working in the farm, kitchen, with café customers or summer campers, or providing employment services to our participants.
All this field experience is the perfect foundation for effectively partnering with the Executive Director on fundraising, strategy, monitoring, and problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead institutional fundraising efforts, including grant prospecting, proposal development, budgeting support, reporting, and compliance
- Manage grant reporting calendars and ensure timely, accurate narrative and financial reports
- Track grant deliverables, outcomes, and expenditures and flag risks or misalignments early
- Support donor development, stewardship, and fundraising campaigns
- Maintain donor and grant records and analyze fundraising progress toward goals
- Monitor implementation of grant-funded projects to ensure alignment with proposals, budgets, and timelines
- Develop and maintain practical tracking tools for milestones, deliverables, and outcomes
- Troubleshoot delays, gaps, or implementation challenges with staff and leadership
- Translate programmatic and financial data into clear insights for funders and internal decision-making
Operational & Administrative Activities (40%)
- Develop simple dashboards or reports to track…
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