Grant Writing Consultant
Job Description:
- Serve as project lead and facilitate all levels of client engagement
- Manage each grant application from start to finish
- Manage and meet grant deadlines according to clients' grant calendars
- Write and edit grant applications and coordinate application development
- Create grant portal credentials, extract application questions, develop checklists and timelines, assemble client questions, and compile attachments and supporting research
- Obtain supporting documents such as budgets, logic models, work plans, letters of support, and government resolutions when needed
- Complete required forms with the client's primary contact
- Package proposal deliverables for submission and support clients through submission
- Provide multiple drafts for client review and feedback
- Oversee grants strategy and project management activities and help create a grants culture
- Advise clients on RFP requirements and scope planning before submission
- Schedule and facilitate project meetings with subject matter experts
- Conduct regular client check-ins via Zoom, other client-preferred platforms, or phone; send follow-up documentation and identify action steps
- Schedule and facilitate meetings with program officers/staff regarding guidelines, applications, and site visits
- Prepare briefs, talking points, and other materials for donor solicitation visits
- Maintain grants calendars covering funding prospects, cultivation, donor priorities, alignment, deadlines, submissions, and reporting requirements
- Conduct prospect research using Fox Grants' standards and trusted resources
- Analyze and cross-reference prospects with current funders
- Synthesize prospects into a prospect matrix with key funder information
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and training
- Minimum of ten years of experience in grant writing
- Experience using Google Drive to manage documents and collaborative communication
- Strong interpersonal and meeting facilitation skills, including managing Zoom calls
- Independent work style
- Experience working remotely
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to respond to email and/or communication in a timely manner (within 24 hours)
Benefits:
- Flexibility to choose the projects that resonate with you, while having the freedom to take on additional client work outside of Fox
- Fox handles lead generation, contracting, and invoicing
- Access to top-notch resources for research during projects
- Access to a comprehensive template library and a proven process for managing documentation
- Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and leadership whenever necessary
