Grant Writer

The Timothy Initiative is a Christian training organization, planting churches across the world. Our team is passionate about seeing Christ’s Kingdom expanded and is currently active in over 30 different countries. The Timothy Initiative exists to advance Christ’s Kingdom by multiplying disciples and disciple making churches around the world. The Timothy Initiative’s vision is to see multiplying, disciple making churches in every place and people group. If you are passionate about helping to fulfill ACHIEVE, A Church In Every Village Everywhere, we invite you to take the next step in our recruiting process.

Position Summary:

The Grant Writer plays a critical role in advancing The Timothy Initiative’s mission to multiply disciples and plant churches among the unreached by identifying, cultivating, and stewarding funding relationships with institutional partners. This role requires a unique blend of strategic thinking, compelling storytelling, and meticulous attention to detail. The Grant Writer will lead the development of clear, accurate, and inspiring proposals and reports that communicate the heart and impact of TTI’s global ministry. As a key connector between the field and our funding partners, they are equipping and mobilizing resources for Kingdom expansion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage partner giving application and reporting timelines, including the submission of proposals and reports for new and existing partners.
• Conduct research to identify partner funding opportunities that match TTI’s funding needs, using all available research tools.
• Develop and write grant letters of inquiry (LOIs) and proposals to institutional donors, including foundations, trusts, churches, and corporations.
• Assemble and submit grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and other required supplementary documentation.
• Work with field and department leaders, as well as internal teams (Communications, Operations, Ministry staff), to gather relevant narratives, data, photos, videos, testimonies, and programmatic details for prospective funding opportunities and reports.
• Prepare tailored grant and foundation reports responding to funder-specific questions
• Coordinate with the Office of the President and Reporting team, along with development staff, to review, refine, and ensure the accuracy, clarity, and quality of grant-related submissions and donor communications prior to submission.
• Maintain a centralized calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposals, and required reports in alignment with partner timelines.
• Ensure prompt acknowledgement of foundation gifts and maintain strong stewardship practices with partners.
• Maintain accurate documentation and up-to-date CRM records, including logging all proposals, submitted reports, communications, and partner funding information in Microsoft Teams, the Donor Reporting Workbook, and the CRM system.
• Track report submission dates and partner activities in coordination with the Partner Communication Specialist to support accountability and future reporting needs.
• Support progress toward annual fundraising targets from partners as established and monitored by supervisor.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

To be a good fit for this position:

• Be a passionate follower of Jesus, with a demonstrable heart for His Great Commission. You’ll be an avid learner with a desire to grow and be part of shaping a young organization with big goals.
• Be in alignment with our mission, vision, and core values.
• College Degree strongly preferred.
• Grant writing, researching, and tracking experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a nonprofit/fundraising context preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to work well with others as well as an ability to communicate cross-culturally with an internationally diverse team.
• Proficient/expert writing and research skills.
• Diligence and attention to detail in order to meet deadlines in a fast-paced worked environment.
• Prepare clear, accurate and concise correspondence, records, reports and other documents.
• Flexibility and a willingness to take initiative.
• Dependable with a maturity of judgment and respect for needs of partners and co-workers.
• Establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with senior management, staff, partners, board members, and others encountered in the course of work. Use a high degree of tact, discretion and diplomacy indealing with sensitive situations and concerned groups and/or individuals.
• Organized and ability to prioritize multiple projects at a time.
• Is required to work in our main office in Raleigh, NC.

Spiritual Requirements

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a top priority.
• Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of TTI, and faithfully upholds TTI’s ministry in prayer.
• Must be in agreement with the TTI Statement of Faith, Mission, Vision, and Values