Part-Time Grant Writer

Responsibilities

• Manage up to 3 full-service and/or advisory clients, providing end-to-end pre-award management consulting and related services.
• Prepare and lead meetings with clients to ensure project progress.
• Identify and resolve any issues or challenges in the provision of pre-award services.
• Conduct initial assessment to ensure client readiness to pursue federal and other government grants.
• Develop and maintain clients’ library of resources and documents to ensure readiness for grant writing projects and streamline closeout of each writing project.
• Maintain calendar of new grant funding opportunities and continuation and renewal applications.
• Research, collect, and synthesize data to support grant proposals and applications.
• Compose high-quality proposals, applications, and supporting documents in response to solicitations.
• Lead grant proposal development and submission.
• Prepare and organize materials for proposals.
• Ensure completion of error-free, well-formatted, and timely grant applications.
• Serve as an in-house grant writer and oversee contractual grant writers.
• Draft proposals, letters of inquiry, grant application narratives, continuation application reports and program reports for assigned clients.
• Collaborate with assigned clients’ program and finance staff to develop a budget and budget narrative that aligns with the proposed program / project.
• Support clients’ efforts to engage and retain collaborative partnerships.
• Serve as a point-of-contact for clients’ proposed subrecipients.
• Conduct risk assessment of proposed subrecipients.
• Partner with existing grant researcher to manage grant research projects.
• Compose executive summary and other written components of each grant research report.
• Ensure delivery of error-free, well-formatted, and timely grant research reports.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the company’s service delivery process.
• Stay informed about trends and changes in the grant writing landscape to advise company leadership on ways to enhance services and service delivery.
• Contribute to the development and/or revisions of company policies and procedures related to pre-award consulting services.
• Ensure written components are checked for accuracy and are error-free.
• Support company quality assurance efforts and ensure accuracy and clarity through thorough reviews of consulting reports, slide decks, and templates.
• Implement quality control measures to minimize errors and enhance the overall quality of work produced by Grants Works staff.
• Review all proposals to ensure compliance with funder guidelines and regulations, including eligibility, submission, and formatting requirements.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of information.
• Proofread and edit all proposal components.
• Submit proposals in adherence to established timelines and track submission status.

  Qualifications

  • Experienced. You are a grants management leader with expertise in one or more areas of the grant lifecycle.
  • Diligent. Your work speaks for itself. You are reliable and believe in timely and compliant use of grant funds.
  • Creative and Adaptive. You can find the best solutions with minimal guidance.
  • Client-centered. You believe in providing quality service to clients while simultaneously ensuring compliance with grant funding.
  • Motivated. You believe in accountability, doing each task well, and you want real responsibility.
  • Rigorous. You maintain high standards and are dedicated to the highest level of performance. You are detail-oriented and deliberate with the execution of each task.
  • Resourceful. You will find the right solutions.
  • Composed and self-sufficient. You get the job done despite all odds.
  • Humble, considerate, and kind. You believe that people matter, and you recognize each person’s intrinsic value.