Senior Grant Writer

About the role

The Senior Grant Writer leads proposal writing and grant reporting efforts for Impact Justice’s small-but-mighty Development team. You will work with and across program teams leading innovative projects in criminal justice reform.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and submit grant proposals, letters of intent, and concept notes.
  • Synthesize past language, write new content aligned with a funder's goals, meet with program leaders to gather information, and work through a review process to get the final language right.
  • Help lead the development/review of proposal attachments, including budgets, budget narratives, financial documents, and supplemental organization or program-specific materials.
• Draft, edit, and submit grant reports.
  • Help build more efficient and effective grant reporting systems to test and refine across program teams at Impact Justice.
• Manage Impact Justice’s portfolio of awarded grants.
  • Carefully review award letters, report deadlines, and collaborate with finance and program departments on post-award grant compliance.
• Review Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and help identify and research potential funding sources.
  • Public and private grant opportunities, contracting opportunities, and prizes.
• Play a role in goal setting and strategic planning for Impact Justice’s overall institutional funding portfolio.
  • Revenue forecasting and work to build a grants calendar that closes gaps in funding.

Qualifications

• Exceptional writing and copyediting skills.
• Ability to synthesize program design, needs, and impact into clear, persuasive narrative.
• Effective project and people management skills – ability to work independently and across multiple program teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Positive, solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving and receiving edits and feedback.
• Proficiency with standard office technology/software and web applications.
• Experience with or the capacity to learn AI tools.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and FSA plans.
• Significant vacation and wellness leave.
• Immediate vesting in our 401K with a generous match.