Grant Writer

4 months ago


Oceanside, United States Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside Full time

Job Responsibilities:

- Research, identify, and secure grant funding to meet the organization's needs.
- Be the lead manager of all grant processes (training, supervision, evaluations, documentation, etc.) to ensure compliance with the funder guidelines.
- Train staff on all aspects of grants, including content, requirements, measurement, and reports.
- Develop forms, processes, procedures, and measurement tools for the implementation of grants.
- Lead and participate in meetings and workshops to convey and/or gather information required to perform essential grant functions.
- Conduct site visits to help with grant management and implementation, providing written feedback on strengths and areas of need.
- Build relationships and provide stewardship to current funders.
- Lead and participate in meetings and workshops to convey and gather information required to perform essential grant functions.
- Build relationships and provide stewardship to current funders, and create goals to meet new funders annually.
- Assist in updating and maintaining grantor information in the donor database, recognizing contributions with acknowledgment letters, and fulfilling requirements as per the grant, i.e., social media, newsletter, photos, etc.
- Assist with planning and implementing fundraisers and special events as needed.
- Arrange, host, tour, meet, and prepare presentations for grant contacts.

Key Competencies:

- Strong technology skills.
- Ability to monitor and meet income goals.
- Must be able to collaborate and hold others accountable for grant requirements.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to function as a team player and to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a shared decision-making environment.
- Ability to develop positive working relationships, build rapport with, and motivate co-workers and clients.
- Cultural competency: appreciation, embracing, and valuing of diversity.
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and independent decision-making skills.
- Ability to function as an independent, self-motivated, self-reliant self-starter who can work effectively in hectic and fast-paced work environments by prioritizing multiple, and sometimes conflicting, demands to meet established deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

- Bachelor’s degree required
- Proven track record of successful grant proposals
- Experience working in deadline-driven environments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially in public speaking; ability to write clear, structured, articulate, compelling, and persuasive proposals
- Commitment to the Boys & Girls Club mission and values
- Strong math/budgeting skills
- Superior writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills and records maintenance

Other Details:
Supervisor: Director of Grants

Status: Exempt

Salary Wage: $75,000 - $90,000 DOE

Work Schedule: Mon-Friday, 10 am - 6 pm, Partly Remote Schedule Available
- The Club is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available person in every job. Club policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer), marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law._
- The Club is committed to providing equal opportunities and complying with applicable laws. This commitment applies to everyone involved in the operations of the Club. Our team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are committed to preventing and correcting unlawful discrimination by any employee, supervisor, co-worker, client or customer or anyone else you may encounter in the course of your work._
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- Drug screening and a background check is required upon hire._
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- All BGCO Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccination record submitted to HR at time of hire._

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