What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Grant Writer position at Houston Area Community Services, Inc.?
Summary
Responsible for securing funding that both supports existing operations and programs and enables expansion in pursuit of Avenue 360’s mission through private foundations, corporate partners, and other funding sources. This position is charged with identifying, researching, writing, and applying for available funding opportunities, coordinating the administration of, and reporting on awarded grant funds. A general overview of the responsibilities includes but is not limited to:
- Ensure the full-cycle management of private grants research, prospecting, writing, submission, and reporting for Avenue 360
- Lead all grant writing efforts by determining concepts, writing cases for support, and obtaining approvals. This includes writing letters of intent, gathering proper documentation and reports, submitting applications and proposals to secure private and public funding, and reporting on awarded grant funding.
- Manage project timelines to ensure that all project and grant submission and reporting deadlines are met.
- Maintain grants calendar with deadlines, action plans, outcomes, and other pertinent data for all funding requests
- Repurpose proposals and grant requests for other donor and organizational communications
- Maintain timely and accurate records within Salsa CRM.
- Identify, research, monitor, and apply for new funding opportunities
- Respond to internal and external queries on drafted and submitted proposals
- Assist in creating written content for development campaign appeals
- Assist the Development team with their writing and editing projects as needed (i.e. marketing emails, event invitations, presentation slide desks, and presentation talking points)
- Collaboratively develops goals, objectives, and strategies for foundation support with Director of Development
- Create and update donor acknowledgment/stewardship letter templates.
- Support the Development team with all fundraising events
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, creative writing, or a related area (master’s degree preferred)
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in nonprofit grant writing
- Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising
- Excellent knowledge of proposal submission and fundraising process
- Exceptional writing skills
- Ability to study and understand programs and funding requirements of the organization
- Strong research skills and knowledge of information sources
- Multitasking, organizational, and time management skills