ABOUT THE COMPANY

American GI Forum - National Veterans Outreach Program is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to establish and maintain a comprehensive community service agency with a diversified funding source serving the needs of Veterans, their families, and other individuals of the community who are in need. Our goal is to establish innovative programs of service for the contemporary needs, through an expansion and growth policy that will seek complimentary services that will generate self-sustaining mechanisms for the organization.

SUMMARY

AGIF-NVOP is seeking an experienced Lead Grant Writer for our San Antonio area programs. The candidate will create and coordinate grants to support the organization’s annual operations and program development; seeks to increase external support for the organization and its programs to strengthen the quality of services and to expand programs. Work closely with the program monitoring and evaluation director to explore ideas that support the fiscal and programmatic capacities of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

NOTE: These job duties are not all-encompassing of the responsibilities and duties (or other terms) that are required of the employee and may change at any time with or without notice.

Grant Writer

• Researches and identifies new funding opportunities from private foundations, corporations, and state and federal agencies.
• Maintains the quality-control activities required to ensure the accuracy and adequacy of each document or publication, including but not limited to in-process and final reviews, researching of appropriate data and information, and editing for compliance with all applicable specifications and standards.
• Develops, creates, writes, prepares, and completes grant proposals.
• Develops and updates proposal calendar; tracks and communicates results of proposal submissions.
• Develops and updates proposal calendar; tracks and communicates results of proposal submissions.
• Works with program staff and senior leadership to collect the most accurate and up-to-date information on organization’s programs and program needs and conduct timely and accurate reporting for each grant.
• Developing relationships and collaborating with key stakeholders
• Assists with fundraising initiatives
• Prepare/Submit administrative reports for grant contractors
• Displaying adherence to the organization’s mission
• Maintaining proficient knowledge of the organization’s history and programs

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; adapts writing style to meet needs of varies grants
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions and others
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Multitasking
• Computer literacy
• Completes projects on time and within budget

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent
• Two (2) years related experience preferred
• Must have access to reliable transportation
• Must always have a current Texas driver’s license
• Must always have applicable automobile liability insurance
• Must pass drug testing and background check

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee will conduct office work, meet with clientele, and team members. Travel by automobile will be necessary, and employee may be exposed to varying weather conditions. Employee will attend various meetings with representatives of other support organizations to ensure effective communication and liaison with the larger community.

BENEFITS

• Retirement Program
  • 6% Employer matching (after 1 year of employment; 100% vested)
• $500, company-provided, monthly allowance for:
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
• 12 hours (monthly) of PTO (after completed probationary period)
• Employer provided life insurance
• Starting pay is $16.36/hour with a 5% salary increase after completing 6-month probationary period.
• 14 paid holidays

Employer reserves the right to hire the most qualified person if no applicants meet minimum qualifications.

It is the policy of the Company to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training classification and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), disability, age, national origin and genetics. It’s also the policy of the Company to hire individuals solely upon the basis of their qualifications and ability to do the job to be filled. The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) is committed to assuring equal opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with disabilities to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which the individual is applying and for which the individual is employed. Additionally, it is the policy of the NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers. The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.