Job Description

Summary Description

Under the supervision of the Director of Grants Development, the Grant Writer will strategize and develop all aspects of program planning, implementation, and evaluation for proposals, as well as coordinate and write grant proposals for government, corporate and foundation funds. The Grant Writer will also perform research on grant opportunities that match the goals and objectives of the company, including gathering information from various departments and working with the Director of Grants Development to ensure alignment and coordination.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Fulfilling the responsibilities and duties of the Grant Writer requires following through on strict deadlines, flexibility, creativity, research skills, and interpersonal skills. You also need the ability to adjust your writing style to account for the preferences of each organization to whom you are sending grant requests.

• In partnership with Director of Grants Development, strategizes, coordinates, and collaborates on all aspects of grant writing from government agencies and private foundations. Activities include research and evaluation of grant opportunities; coordination of grant components; collaboration in the development of programs for proposals, including the needs assessment research, planning, implementation, and evaluation components; and working with internal team members in the writing, editing and timely submission of grant proposals.

• serves as a point-of-contact and/or liaison with designated contractors and consultants to support grant processes and activities; determines and communicates contractor and consultant project priorities, timelines, deadlines, and expectations; facilitates effective communications

• between contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to ensure grants and grant proposals meet RC's strategic objectives.

• Collaborates with other RC's departments as it pertains to proposal writing, grant reporting and management.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• The Grant Writer should have excellent research and communication skills. They should be able to clearly communicate in both written and verbally.

• Bachelor of Arts degree from accredited college and 3+ years' experience in grant-writing with proven track record of successful grant applications.

• If no degree, experience of at least 7 years of successful grant-writing track record.

Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of Program Planning and Evaluation.

• Familiarity with social enterprises, a plus.

• A commitment to RC's values, mission, and vision - evidenced, in part, by exhibiting a high level of personal and professional integrity, humility and humanity. Strong commitment to advancing social justice and equity.

• Strong communication skills: ability to exercise diplomacy, gather information from others, make inquiries and synthesize information; ability to convey information and explain or discuss organizational policy and procedure with others in person or by telephone.

• Ability to work with staff and community members from diverse racial, sexual orientation, gender identity and cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while adhering to deadlines.

• Comfortable in team-oriented environment based on open, transparent, continual communication, information sharing and inclusive decision-making.

• Ability to collaborate and communicate well with remote teams.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
To apply please email your resume to eperez@ultimatestaffing.com