GRANTS MANAGER/GRANT WRITER
Job Description
Hopeful Futures Foundation is a
nonprofit agency that provides children with educational provision. The
foundation is for under privileged children on African Continent to provide
education and health advantages.
Benefits:
Responsibilities
·
Review and develop a thorough understanding
of all current HFF grant contracts and of HFF’s programs.
·
Manage timely completion of grant
reports and renewal applications. Keep and follow reporting and renewal
calendar, prepare reports and renewals for submission, and obtain necessary
information from program managers as required.
·
Identify potential funders for
agency’s programs; review application guidelines to
determine if foundation, government
agency, or corporation is a good match for HFF.
·
Write grants for government and
foundation funders.
·
Assemble proposals and LOIs for
submission, including all required documentation and packaging. Maintain
quality control over grant submittals.
·
Work with Accountant and program
staff to develop budgets for grant proposals and applications. Work with
Accountant to secure financial reports for funders.
·
Develop professional working
relationships with private and public funder contacts and monitors. Maintain a
current roster with contact information, application deadlines, and invoice and
report deadlines.
·
Attend and participate in staff
meetings and agency committees; attend funder briefings as required.
·
Keep Executive Director and Board
informed of grant application and reporting activity, awards and declines;
submit monthly internal reports of activity.
Grant Writer Job Profile
The grant writer duties will include:
1.
Through interviews and other means,
gather information that will easily allow him/her to grasp the concept of a
project or program for which funding is sought as defined by the person
responsible for carrying it out.
2.
Acquire and maintain sound knowledge
and understanding of the organization, and use that knowledge and understanding
to better comprehend all projects and programs for which grants will be sought
and to recommend the seeking of grants.
3.
Research grant-making organizations
and analyze them to identify likely funding sources for specific projects and
programs.
4.
Compile, write, and edit all grant
applications exhibiting strong expository writing skills and a high-level
command of grammar and spelling.
5.
Review the budget of a project or
program for which funding is sought and make recommendations to better present
it to grant-making organizations.
6.
Develop individual grant proposals
in accordance with each grant-making organization's preferences and follow exactly
each grant-making organization's guidelines.
7.
Keep in contact with grant-making
organizations during their review of a submitted grant application in order to
be able to supply additional supportive material.
8.
Manage the process of supplying
progress reports when required by a grant-making organization that has funded a
project or programme
9.
Review and develop a thorough
understanding of all current HFF grant contracts and of HFF’s programs
10.
Manage timely completion of grant
reports and renewal applications. Keep and follow reporting and renewal
calendar, prepare reports and renewals for submission, and obtain necessary
information from program managers as required.
11.
Identify potential funders for
agency’s programs; review application guidelines to determine if foundation,
government agency, or corporation is a good match for HFF.
12.
Write grants for government and
foundation funders.
13.
Assemble proposals and LOIs for
submission, including all required documentation and packaging. Maintain
quality control over grant submittals.
14.
Work with Accountant and program
staff to develop budgets for grant proposals and applications. Work with Accountant
to secure financial reports for funders.
15.
Develop professional working
relationships with private and public funder contacts and monitors. Maintain a
current roster with contact information, application deadlines, and invoice and
report deadlines.
16.
Attend and participate in staff
meetings and agency committees; attend funder briefings as required.
17.
Keep Executive Director and Board
informed of grant application and reporting activity, awards and declines;
submit monthly internal reports of activity.
Requirements
· Strong familiarity with government
and foundation contract, grant proposal and reporting processes.
· Exceptionally strong
organizational, administrative, and analytical skills.
·Proficiency in Word, Excel, and
calendaring software. Strong aptitude for learning new software programs and
identifying appropriate software tools to meet organizational needs.
· Ability to manage time and multiple
projects efficiently.
· Written and verbal communication
skills, analytic skills, and computational skills at a bachelor’s degree level.
· Excellent attention to detail;
ability to proofread effectively.
Grant Writer , Hopeful futures foundation
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