Part-Time Staff Grant Writer

Part-Time Staff Grant Writer Position

Mockingbird Analytics is a growing, intersectional, women-led, progressive nonprofit management agency located in Los Angeles, California. Mockingbird Analytics is on a mission to help nonprofit organizations tell their story. Founded in 2015, Mockingbird Analytics provides management and development services for nonprofits. We help local and national nonprofits, social good organizations, and startup 501c3s build infrastructure and tell their stories. Mockingbird Analytics is seeking a part-time Grant Writer to join our team of experts. This position will transition to a full-time role when additional contracts are secured. 

Responsibilities

• Prepares grant proposals by determining concepts, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals in alignment with the ethical code set forth by the Grant Professionals Association
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings
• Identifies appropriate grant prospects using industry-standard search tools (ex., Foundation Directory Online) and maintains client grant/grant reporting calendars
• Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal
• Enters and monitors tracking data for clients and internal tracking
• Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards, including readability, consistency, and tone; and maintaining proposal support databases
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposals with key providers and project managers
• Builds client relations, including email and telephone communication, and in-person meetings
• Work with other Mockingbird grants team members to pursue grants and other funding opportunities for clients
• Mentor clients through the grants planning process
• Assist with social media content creation and posting as needed and when client time allows

Qualifications/Skills:

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in the nonprofit sector, particularly in fundraising
• Previous experience with consulting and/or project management preferred
• Previous experience with and knowledge of Southern California foundations
• Government grant writing experience is highly desirable, or willing to learn
• Experience working in diverse communities and across social, economic and cultural differences is strongly preferred
• Awareness of and expertise in 501(c)(3) compliance and nonprofit best practices/state requirements
• Exceptional writing skills: Consultants must have the ability to present complex concepts, findings, and recommendations in succinct, salient, and readable reports and memos, and the ability to write for a variety of audiences, including major foundations, individual donors, general audiences, and nonprofit professionals.
• Strong client relations skills: Ability to pick up on different organizational cultures and work with a wide range of different types of nonprofit leadership, including boards
• Excellent interpersonal skills: Ability to work well both as a member of a team and independently
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Self-starter: Ability to manage and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment, delegate work efficiently, and take direction from multiple project managers
• Strong capacity to be self-reflective, commitment to personal and professional growth; Intellectual curiosity, creativity, strong desire and capacity for diversity in professional challenges
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office and G-Suite
• Candidates must be located in CA. No exceptions. Candidates in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are given preference
• Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply

Salary: Commensurate with experience, part-time starting salary is $36,000-37,500; includes a 50% benefits package with an employer-sponsored health plan, 401k with employer match, paid holidays, sick and vacation time, 14-weeks paid parental leave, annual COLA, yearly technology and professional development stipends. We work 100% virtually/remotely on a permanent basis (outside of in-person facilitation requirements by projects and quarterly team meetings).

To Apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and two grant application samples that can speak to your experience with grant writing at info@mockingbirdanalytics.com with the subject: “Grant Writer.” No calls, please. 

• Submit references who can speak to your previous nonprofit work experience. 
• The position is open until filled. Hiring ASAP. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Mockingbird Analytics is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, family or parental status of any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

BENEFITS CORPORATION STATUS: We are proud to be a certified Benefits Corporation, sometimes known as B-Corp.  For us as a company, this means we strive to:

• Create transparent practices;
• Make ethical decisions;
• Have a workplace that brings out the best in everyone.
• We are intersectional feminists;
• We are pro-worker and believe in fair labor practices.
• We engage in equal pay for equal work.
• We believe in animal rights and environmental justice.
• And that children deserve to be safe and loved at all times.

As a benefits corporation, we believe that “social good” means telling stories that will benefit people and providing reasonable project-based services that allow all non-profits to participate in evidence-based practices. This includes sharing the tools we create and our knowledge base with as many wonderful, hard-working organizations as we can.