Grant Specialist

Dwelling House of Hope (DHoH) is a place where food, support, and kindness flow freely embracing the feeling of community, and restoring hope to make anything possible one person, one family at the time. DHoH is a safe space for healing, to offer nourishment in difficult times to beacon hope.

Job type: W2 Contract Part-Time

Location: In-Person Lowell, MA

Schedule: 10hr from Tuesday to Friday

Job Overview:

The Grant Specialist will be responsible for performing grant management work related to researching, writing, obtaining grants, and ensuring compliance with applicable grant provisions, regulations, and statues. 

Key Responsibilities:

This position identifies, secure and manage funding opportunities to advance the mission and programs of DHoH, including.

• Researching and pursuing grants opportunities from government agencies and private foundations
• Identifying funding opportunities that align to DHoH’s mission and strategic priorities
• Maintaining a strategic grant calendar to manage application, extension, and reporting timelines
• Developing and writing persuasive proposals, budgets, and supporting documentation
• Managing all stages of the grant lifecycle, from application through compliance reporting
• Ensuring adherence to all applicable grants’ regulations, provisions, and deadlines.
• Collaborating with DHoH leadership and staff to align funding strategies with agency goals
• Tracking and maintaining records of all grant submissions, awards, deliverables, and reporting requirements
• ·      Monitoring grant budget and reconciling expenditures, addressing discrepancies promptly

The successful candidate will have strong research, writing, and editing skills; the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines; and a proven record of securing grant funding. They will be highly detail-oriented, adept at budget development, and capable of working independently and collaboratively to achieve results.

Qualifications

• Analytical Skills and Research skills
• Proven Proposal Writing skills and experience in preparing grant applications
• Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in Budgeting and managing grant funds
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience with non-profit organizations is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Bilingual or multilingual skills are an asset (Khmer, Spanish, Creole, Portuguese)