Grant Coordinator
Our Mission
We give young African-American and Hispanic fathers – ages 17 to 24 – the skills and support they need to be better fathers for their children and better men in their communities.
Our Program
Our 12-week program was developed through research and is supplemented with frequent guest speakers. The program educates fathers about their roles, rights and the responsibilities of fatherhood, as well as, their importance in the lives of their children. The unique program includes a strong component addressing, Felony Street Law, to help young men avoid incarceration ensuring they stay present in their children’s lives.
Grant Coordinator Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
- Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
- Enters and monitors tracking data.
- Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
- Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
- Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
- Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
- Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
- Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
- Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
- Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
- Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Grant Coordinator Qualifications / Skills:
- Presentation skills
- Written communication
- Graphic design skills
- Technical documentation
- Layout skills
- Problem solving
- Deadline-oriented
- Process improvement
- Coordination
- Strategic planning
- Market knowledge
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Media, or related field
- Minimum of 5-year experience in grant writing, prospect research, general fundraising or a minimum of 3 years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting
The Grant Coordinator will work 25-30 hours per week Monday through Friday.
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Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to $33.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
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Experience:
- Communication Skills: 5 years (Required)
- Grant Writing: 5 years (Required)
- Graphic Design: 5 years (Required)
- Research: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person