Grant Writer - Hybrid
Description:
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
Neighborhood Housing Services is a Nonprofit community developer and affordable home builder seeks a highly motivated individual and experienced Grants Writer to join our team. Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) serves as a catalyst for local residents, business and government representatives to work together to build stronger neighborhoods, improve the quality of life for low to moderate income families and revitalize communities into neighborhoods of choice.
GENERAL ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Grants Associate is responsible for writing, reporting, and monitoring expenditures and compliance for NHS’s government, foundation, community, and corporate grants. The Grant Writer will oversee contract grants and communications (both internal and external) related to those grants. This includes bidders’ conferences and meetings with prospective and current funders. Salary range is $65,000.00-$85,000.00.
Please provide Cover letter and writing sample of a previous successful grant proposal, detailing the outcomes and the roll you played in the process.
Responsibilities
Support and help plan comprehensive fundraising strategies in collaborations with Development Director and team.
• Craft compelling grant proposals, budgets, and reports, aligning with organizational goals.
• Cultivate and manage donor relationships to meet and exceed fundraising objectives.
• Ensure precise and timely grant documentation, reporting, and compliance with funding guidelines.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant Departments (Finance/ Contracts/ Programs/ HR) appropriate policies and procedures as required; updating them annually.
• Oversee and conduct research and writing of grant proposals to government entities, foundations, corporate, and community funders.
• Oversee and conduct ongoing research of prospects, including government opportunities, foundations, corporate, and community funders.
• Work with NHS’s Executive Leadership to gather and organize budget information for institutions and specific programs for use in proposals and reports.
• Work with NHS’s Finance, Contracts, and HR Departments to document and update personnel contract allocations, change of statuses, insurance requirements, and monthly invoicing.
• Provide Program staff with Contract/Award Overviews.
• Work with program and executive staff to ensure current, accurate, and persuasive articulation of NHS programs and activities; regularly attend meetings pertinent to this as assigned.
• Maintain organized electronic and hard copy files; maintain up-to-date calendar/solicitation report of all prospects.
• Additional ad-hoc tasks as required.
Requirements:
Requirements
• At least two to three years of professional experience, including grants research, writing grants, and grant management.
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the successful development and execution of grant campaigns, fund development, and relationship building.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organizational and personal skills, with the experience of managing multiple projects at a time.
• Experience writing government grants (federal, state, county, and/ or city).
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Proven track record in developing a broad spectrum of proactive grants and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office required and Adobe Design Suite experience preferred.
• Commitment to working with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies, and guiding investment in people and system.
• Flexible and a self-starter; able to manage multiple concurrent projects while also being highly detail-oriented with an attention to quality.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment.
• Desire to be part of a hardworking, collaborative, fun, and values-driven team.
• An understanding of and commitment to NHS mission and guiding principles a must
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ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
Neighborhood Housing Services is a Nonprofit community developer and affordable home builder seeks a highly motivated individual and experienced Grants Writer to join our team. Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) serves as a catalyst for local residents, business and government representatives to work together to build stronger neighborhoods, improve the quality of life for low to moderate income families and revitalize communities into neighborhoods of choice.
GENERAL ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Grants Associate is responsible for writing, reporting, and monitoring expenditures and compliance for NHS’s government, foundation, community, and corporate grants. The Grant Writer will oversee contract grants and communications (both internal and external) related to those grants. This includes bidders’ conferences and meetings with prospective and current funders. Salary range is $65,000.00-$85,000.00.
Please provide Cover letter and writing sample of a previous successful grant proposal, detailing the outcomes and the roll you played in the process.
Responsibilities
Support and help plan comprehensive fundraising strategies in collaborations with Development Director and team.
• Craft compelling grant proposals, budgets, and reports, aligning with organizational goals.
• Cultivate and manage donor relationships to meet and exceed fundraising objectives.
• Ensure precise and timely grant documentation, reporting, and compliance with funding guidelines.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant Departments (Finance/ Contracts/ Programs/ HR) appropriate policies and procedures as required; updating them annually.
• Oversee and conduct research and writing of grant proposals to government entities, foundations, corporate, and community funders.
• Oversee and conduct ongoing research of prospects, including government opportunities, foundations, corporate, and community funders.
• Work with NHS’s Executive Leadership to gather and organize budget information for institutions and specific programs for use in proposals and reports.
• Work with NHS’s Finance, Contracts, and HR Departments to document and update personnel contract allocations, change of statuses, insurance requirements, and monthly invoicing.
• Provide Program staff with Contract/Award Overviews.
• Work with program and executive staff to ensure current, accurate, and persuasive articulation of NHS programs and activities; regularly attend meetings pertinent to this as assigned.
• Maintain organized electronic and hard copy files; maintain up-to-date calendar/solicitation report of all prospects.
• Additional ad-hoc tasks as required.
Requirements:
Requirements
• At least two to three years of professional experience, including grants research, writing grants, and grant management.
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the successful development and execution of grant campaigns, fund development, and relationship building.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organizational and personal skills, with the experience of managing multiple projects at a time.
• Experience writing government grants (federal, state, county, and/ or city).
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Proven track record in developing a broad spectrum of proactive grants and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office required and Adobe Design Suite experience preferred.
• Commitment to working with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies, and guiding investment in people and system.
• Flexible and a self-starter; able to manage multiple concurrent projects while also being highly detail-oriented with an attention to quality.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment.
• Desire to be part of a hardworking, collaborative, fun, and values-driven team.
• An understanding of and commitment to NHS mission and guiding principles a must
Apply Now
Apply Now