After-School All-Stars is hiring: National Grant Writer - Los Angeles in Los Ang
After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90079
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Organization Background
Founded in 1992, After-School All-Stars is a national non-profit organization which provides free, daily afterschool programs to more than 150,000 children in need at 728 school and community sites in 18 chapters across the U.S. Our goals for our All-Stars are the same we have for our own children: to be healthy and active, to graduate high school and go on to college, to find a job that they love and to give back to their communities. We achieve this by identifying and fueling our students' individual passions, tying their interests to tailored academic support, enrichment and health and fitness programming.
a Unique Opportunity
After-School All-Stars is seeking a Grant Writer to join its National Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven professional with outstanding writing, project management, and research skills and a passion for developing high-quality proposals to identify and pursue foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities. This position will emphasize partnerships that will primarily support the national organization. The Grant Writer will apply for and secure grants, while stewarding the funder relationship and providing data-driven reports as required. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who can drive the grant writing process to generate new resources for a wide range of initiatives. This is a key position on a dynamic team and a unique opportunity to impact the lives of youth across the country. We seek a candidate with at least five years of dedicated and progressive nonprofit fundraising and/or writing experience. This is an in-person role, with four days in the office in Los Angeles and Friday working remotely.
Full-time Description
Organization Background
Founded in 1992, After-School All-Stars is a national non-profit organization which provides free, daily afterschool programs to more than 150,000 children in need at 728 school and community sites in 18 chapters across the U.S. Our goals for our All-Stars are the same we have for our own children: to be healthy and active, to graduate high school and go on to college, to find a job that they love and to give back to their communities. We achieve this by identifying and fueling our students' individual passions, tying their interests to tailored academic support, enrichment and health and fitness programming.
a Unique Opportunity
After-School All-Stars is seeking a Grant Writer to join its National Development team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven professional with outstanding writing, project management, and research skills and a passion for developing high-quality proposals to identify and pursue foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities. This position will emphasize partnerships that will primarily support the national organization. The Grant Writer will apply for and secure grants, while stewarding the funder relationship and providing data-driven reports as required. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader who can drive the grant writing process to generate new resources for a wide range of initiatives. This is a key position on a dynamic team and a unique opportunity to impact the lives of youth across the country. We seek a candidate with at least five years of dedicated and progressive nonprofit fundraising and/or writing experience. This is an in-person role, with four days in the office in Los Angeles and Friday working remotely.
Requirements
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grant Writing
- Generate high-quality, impeccably written proposals, narratives, applications and supporting documents in response to funding solicitation requirements and guidelines
- Coordinate with the finance team to create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals
- Maintain confidentiality of information regarding young people, staff, supervisors, or other employees that may be included in grant proposals
- Identify and track foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities
- Conduct outreach to prospect contacts and follow up as needed
- Collaborate cross-functionally to research, develop, write, and submit proposals, letters of inquiry, and concept papers
- Develop project plans and ensure all deliverables are developed and submitted on time
- Assume full ownership of grant schedules and tracking grants
- Maintain relationships with funders, track reporting deadlines, and write and submit reports
- Other duties as assigned
The Grant Writer will exemplify ASAS’s core values: proactive, transparent, accountable, collaborative, and entrepreneurial. The ideal candidate will be a positive individual that is mission-driven, extremely organized, detailed-oriented, possessing strong analytical and communication skills. Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing position demands are key. Team building and a collaborative working style are important attributes. The successful candidate will be highly empathetic and possess excellent people skills.
- 5+ years of grant writing or equivalent writing experience
- Bachelor’s degree required; higher degree preferred
- Demonstrated excellent writing skills (writing samples required)
- Demonstrated experience in securing grants
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Established grant relationships preferred
- Outstanding research skills
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, characterized by the ability to listen and speak well with a strong commitment to customer service
- Excellent organizational skills, and a high degree of flexibility and initiative
- Ability to work autonomously, multi-task, and manage deadlines
- Excellent ability to work collaboratively on a team and across departments
- Passionate and committed about ASAS’s mission
This is a full-time, exempt position with a starting salary of $85,000-$90,000 per year, commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the individual candidate. This position is based in Los Angeles and requires an in-office presence of four days a week, Monday-Thursday working remotely on Fridays for a minimum of 40 hours a week, with additional hours as needed throughout the year.
ASAS promotes a healthy work/life blend and offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:
- 99% coverage of Medical plan, with two tier options
- 99% coverage of Dental plan, with two tier options
- 99% coverage of Vision plan
- Substantial paid time off in the first 3 years with a progressive increase in years 4-5, and then again once you have been employed for over 5 years.
- Up to 25 paid holidays a year
- 403 (b) plan, with employer match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short-term and long-term disability options
- Life insurance
- Optional employee critical illness plan coverage
- Pet insurance
- Discounted ticket programs
made without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or sexual orientation or gender
identity, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal law.
How To Apply
Please submit a resume and cover letter via e-mail to mary.sanchez@afterschoolallstars.org or via the online application link. Your cover letter should be in PDF format and should indicate how your experience is relevant to this role with After-School All-Stars. Please indicate “National Grant Writer” and your last name in the subject heading, if applying via email.
Learn More About After School All-stars
To learn more about ASAS, please visit our website: www.afterschoolallstars.org
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