ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Prepares annual grant applications and grant reports including compiling and analyzing program impact data
• Researches foundations, corporations, government programs, etc. for new grant opportunities
• Directly manages and oversees annual grants pipeline development and sets funding targets, utilizing donor and funder database
• Responsibility for $1M+ in annual grants funding with expectation to lead in building and growing a pipeline for long-term sustainability
• Assists with program development and evaluation to maximize funding
• Partners with gift officers in major donor proposal development & cases for support
• Performs all other duties as assigned
COMPETENCIES
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate concepts, stories, and ideas into accurate, practical, and tactical actions
• Exceptional writing, grammar, and proofreading skills
• Ability to write persuasively and creatively capture highly technical information
• Ability to produce original content
• Demonstrates compassion for helping those that are the most vulnerable in our community. Demonstrates knowledge of or a strong willingness to learn about poverty, human service government programs, VOAC solutions and services, homelessness, aging, veterans, at-risk youth and helping those most vulnerable in our society
• Models core culture attributes of VOAC that include “AIRS” (accountability, Integrity, Respect and Service). Also, models and pursues with vigor VOAC’s three strategical critical virtues of HHS (Hungry, Humble, People Smart)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• There are no supervisory responsibilities for this position
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF POSITION
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in grant writing and reporting or administration
• Demonstrated track record of successful five-and six-figure grant proposals
• Experience with effective grant seeking tasks, funder cultivation and relationship management, program development, proposal development, grant management and reporting, and funder stewardship
• Own transportation with valid driver’s license and state-mandated insurance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS OF POSITION
• Experience communicating complex social issues and evaluation methods used to measure impact of organization’s programs
• Producing original content for proposal writing, as well as the ability to synthesize content from multiple sources and subject matter expertise, such as scholarly works, government reports, articles, and periodicals, combined with strong editing skills.
• Previous creative or technical writing experience
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of donor management software or CRM systems
• Experience in data management software, including Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel
• Presentation and public speaking skills
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Mainly office environment with some event days
• Bending, Climbing, Stooping, Kneeling, Reaching, Crouching, Squatting, Lifting (30 to 50 pounds), Balancing, Standing, Sitting, Hand/Foot motions, Walking, Seeing (Close and distant vision, Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Assess, Estimate), Depth Perception, Hearing/Listening, Speaking/Shouting (Communicate, Discern, Convey, Express, Exchange), Use of Hands/Fingers (Grasping, Holding, Touching), Thinking, Calculating, Memory/Recall, Exposure to Indoor and Outdoor environments
POSITION TYPE AND EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
• Full-time, 40 hours/week
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