Senior Grant and Request for Proposal (RFP) Developer

EmberHope is a faith-based child welfare organization committed to helping children and families thrive through excellence, collaboration, innovation, and compassionate service.

About the role

The Senior Grant & Request for Proposal (RFP) Developer serves as the lead grant development professional, responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive grants and RFP strategy that supports the organization's strategic priorities and revenue goals. This position oversees the full lifecycle of corporate, foundational, and individual grants and governmental RFP development, including prospect research, vetting grant funders, relationship cultivation, proposal development, and submission. The role also assists program directors with reporting, collaborates internally to ensure compliance, stewardship, and evaluation.

The Senior Grant & RFP Developer collaborates with executive leadership, program directors, finance, quality improvement, marketing, and development staff to secure funding from government agencies, foundations, corporations, and other institutional funders. This position serves as a subject matter expert on grants management and proposal development while improving organizational grant systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Grant & RFP Strategy
  • Lead the organization's institutional fundraising strategy in partnership with executive leadership.
  • Develop annual grant and RFP calendars aligned with organizational funding priorities.
  • Identify, evaluate, and prioritize federal, state, local, corporate, and foundation funding opportunities.
  • Research emerging funding trends and recommend strategic opportunities.
  • Develop multi-year funding strategies for key organizational initiatives.
• Proposal Development
  • Lead proposal generation process, coordinating with key staff to produce and submit compelling, high-quality proposals.
  • Manage the entire proposal development process from planning through submission.
  • Write compelling narratives supported by data, program outcomes, budgets, and evaluation plans.
  • Coordinate proposal timelines and ensure deadlines are met.
  • Develop proposal templates, boilerplate language, and reusable grant resources.
  • Ensure proposals accurately reflect organizational priorities, strategic plans, and program outcomes.
  • Coordinate letters of support, attachments, certifications, and required documentation.
• Government & Competitive RFP Development
  • Lead key staff in the development of government competitive procurement responses.
  • Interpret RFP requirements and collaborate internally to ensure organizational compliance.
  • Coordinate cross-functional proposal teams.
  • Develop response matrices and compliance checklists.
  • Manage proposal production and final submission.
  • Maintain knowledge of procurement regulations and grant compliance requirements.
• Grants Management & Compliance
  • Collaborate internally to oversee the post-award grant management process.
  • Track grant deliverables, reporting deadlines, budgets, and compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate with Finance to reconcile grant expenditures and budgets.
  • Assist program directors with preparing interim and final grant reports.
  • Maintain complete grant files and documentation.
  • Monitor grant performance and identify potential compliance risks.
• Research & Prospect Development
  • Conduct ongoing research to identify new funding opportunities.
  • Evaluate funding alignment with organizational programs.
  • Build and maintain a robust institutional funding pipeline.
  • Monitor foundation trends, government opportunities, and philanthropic initiatives.
• Data Collection & Evaluation
  • Collaborate with program leadership, finance, and QA/PI to collect outcome data.
  • Work with Finance to obtain financial information required for proposals and reports.
  • Assist program directors in developing data collection systems supporting grant reporting.
  • Analyze program outcomes and incorporate findings into future proposals.
  • Assist departments in developing measurable objectives and evaluation plans.
• Relationship Management
  • Cultivate positive relationships with foundation and corporate funders.
  • Coordinate stewardship activities including reports, acknowledgements, site visits, and impact updates.
  • Represent EmberHope during meetings and funder interactions.