Grants Coordinator

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• Exceptional writing and editing skills in English, with an uncompromising attention to detail.

• Flexibility and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

• Ability and eagerness to work collaboratively across teams, cultures, and time zones.

• Comfort using Microsoft and Google suite (docs, sheets, etc.).

• Native fluency in English.

New Business Development

• Research and identify key sources of and trends in foundation support.

• Conduct prospect research, supporting ongoing efforts by the Strategic Partnerships team and working to develop innovative methods to expand the funder pipeline.

• Strategize and implement ways to make current prospect tracking and grants management more efficient.

• Participate in funding strategy discussions.

• Maintain and organize prospecting tools and databases.

Grants Management, Writing, and Reporting

• Expand foundation funding, in partnership with the Grants Manager and other team members.

• Support the Grants Manager in drafting content for grant applications, reports, and letters of inquiry, as well as other materials for funders.

• Independently manage the conception, writing, and preparation of proposals and reports for a small portfolio of institutional donors in the $50,000 range.

• Assist the Grants Manager in organizing files, updating information in Salesforce, and building deliverable trackers.

Other

• Draft briefing papers for Strategic Partnerships team members and organizational leadership.

• Document meeting summaries.

• Assist with other fundraising projects as requested.