Downtown Women's Center is hiring: Grant Writer in Los Angeles

Overview

Grant Writer role at Downtown Women’s Center (DWC). Help discover, secure, and track institutional funding opportunities that will ensure DWC’s financial sustainability and future success. The Grant Writer will manage a portfolio of foundation, corporate, and/or government funders. Reporting to the Manager - Grants, you will be responsible for identifying new funding prospects and opportunities, drafting and reviewing proposals and reports, and coordinating with programs and finance teams to identify organizational needs.

Essential Functions

• Identify and solicit corporate, foundation, and government grant opportunities matched to DWC programs and activities and determine which opportunities strategically align with DWC’s priorities and capacity. Contribute to the fundraising goal for grants revenue.
• Provide strategic leadership and work across departments to develop and submit grant proposals and reports, including identifying measurable goals and objectives for program development; compiling program outlines, materials, and data to write a compelling narrative; developing grant budgets and financial reports in partnership with program directors and the finance team; and ensuring compliance with all public and private grant requirements.
• Develop engagement strategies to grow DWC’s revenue from a portfolio of donors. Meet with donors regularly, virtually and in person, and engage them in multiple ways. Coordinate effectively between all constituents from prospecting through closeout.
• Understand measures and metrics used to evaluate DWC programs and identify measurable goals for use in proposals. Work with Program Directors and the Measurement and Evaluation Supervisor to monitor grant outcomes and prepare accurate and timely reports.
• Weekly maintenance of proposal and award information in systems and databases, creating and maintaining files, and coordinating/tracking proposal submission, award setup, compliance, tracking, and reporting. Ensure deadlines are met and work is prioritized effectively.
• Collaborate with the Development team to engage new and existing partners and enhance relationships through grants, event sponsorships, volunteer opportunities, and in-kind donations.
• Assist with additional activities in support of the annual Fund Development Plan, including annual and planned giving, capital campaigns, fundraising events, tours and presentations, and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 1-3 years of grant writing, development, and/or fundraising experience for a nonprofit organization

Required Knowledge/Skills/Position Qualifications
- Knowledge of foundation and corporate funding landscape for homeless/social service agencies in Los Angeles and beyond
- Ability to meet deadlines and maintain a rigorous, systematic approach to grant research, coordination, tracking, and reporting
- Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to communicate complex funding and financial issues clearly
- Understanding of the grants process, including prospect research, cultivation, proposal and budget development, and reporting

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
- Demonstrated team player with a goal-oriented, positive attitude
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to interface with Board Members, Leadership, donors, and the DWC community
- Self-starter who can work independently
- Compassion and understanding of DWC’s approach to service provision
- Cultural humility
- CA residency and ability to be within 80 miles of DWC; in-person meetings at DWC may be required
- Documentation of a negative TB test within the last 12 months on first day of hire
- Up-to-date vaccinations against COVID-19 with documented status; boosters as required by eligibility; unvaccinated individuals must start the vaccination series before first day of hire

How to Apply

Please include a cover letter along with your resume. Writing samples may be requested.

Pay and Other Details

Pay Range: $31.00 – $35.00 hourly

Work Authorization: Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. DWC does not sponsor employment visas, such as H-1B.

Equal Opportunity

Downtown Women’s Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants and actively seeks candidates who reflect the diverse communities we serve. We are committed to a work environment that embraces individuality and inclusion. See the original job description for more details on the EEO policy and nondiscrimination.

Other
This job description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities and may change at any time with or without notice.