Associate Grant Consultant

Location: Remote (Atlanta, GA Preferred)
Job Type: Full-time salaried
Level: Entry-level
Focus: Consulting and Grant Writing (80% Federal Grants/20% Foundation)
Time Commitment: 40 hours per week
Salary: $36,000–$50,000 per year
Reports to: CEO

About Think and Ink Grant Consulting®

Founded in 2016, Think and Ink Grant Consulting (Think and Ink Grants) helps organizations gain a competitive advantage by implementing our cutting-edge grant-seeking strategies through our grant consulting services and composing funding-worthy proposals using our results-proven approach to grant writing. Our full suite of services also includes grant research, grant management, and evaluation, providing full-service, customized end-to-end support.

We are proud to be home to really smart, driven, and passionate people whose life mission is to do good in the world. Think and Ink Grant Consulting® attracts and supports teammates who are:

• Independent thinkers and self-starters
• Highly driven and self-motivated
• Passionate about changing the world
• Thrive in a highly structured environment
• Responsive and possess strong communication skills
• Pays close attention to detail
• Timely response to emails
• Applies an organized approach to work
• Adopts a positive, optimistic attitude
• Works well with clients and fellow teammates
• Has a great work ethic and a commitment to succeed

About the role

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® is seeking an individual with at least two years of grant writing experience to fill the role of a full-time Associate Grant Consultant. This is an entry-level role for a person interested in learning, advancing their grant-writing knowledge, serving as a grant consultant to our clients, and eventually taking on more challenging projects. This position reports to and is managed by the CEO.

The Associate Grant Consultant must be skilled at understanding each client’s program goals and translating them into writing. They must also have excellent verbal communication and listening skills, superior persuasive and technical writing skills, and strong budgeting skills. Funding opportunities may arise from foundations and government entities through grants, corporate sponsorships, and in-kind donations for program and general operating support. They must also provide grant consulting support, create logic models, write simple evaluation plans, lead meetings, and serve as advisors to our clients.

Typical Clients Served

• Colleges and universities
• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with operating budgets of $3 million or more
• Municipalities

We specialize in organizations supporting women, children, health, and education nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Provide support across all Think and Ink Grants® service areas: grant consulting, grant writing, grant research, grant management, and grant evaluation
• Write grant proposals per our quality assurance process
• Compile all required documents and attachments as required by funders
• Lead client meetings as touchpoints to ask questions, give an overview, provide updates on pending applications, guide the grant writing process, and manage client expectations
• Manage projects and provide updates on the entire submission process, including, but not limited to, project deadlines, final delivery, and subtasks
• Serve as an advisor to provide grant consulting support as the need arises
• Conduct prospect research to find new and update existing funders
• Review, update, and create budgets for the client organization per funder requirements
• Update and maintain a grant application calendar summarizing potential funding opportunities
• Attend weekly team meetings to discuss strategy, next steps, and upcoming meetings