Development and Communications Senior Associate (Grantwriter)
Wisconsin Community Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53244
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Equal Employment Opportunity Wisconsin Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Job Information Title: Development and Communications Senior Associate (Grantwriter)
Job Code: 2026-ADMINIST-001
Location: Milwaukee
Department: Development
FT/PT Status: Full Time
Job Responsibilities Development and Communications Senior Associate (Grant Writer)
WISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC.
Combine your leadership and research skills with your exceptional ability to write, edit, proofread, fundraise, and communicate. These skills will aid your contribution to a 114-year-old nonprofit, human service organization. As a senior member of an established development and communication team, join us in our collaboration with human service administrators to:
Conceptualize and develop high level, complex proposals
Develop and write agreed upon funding proposals and applications to government entities (federal, state, county and city), foundations, United Way and other funding sources
Perform necessary research for funding proposals and applications
Assist in donor identification, cultivation, and recognition
Many special and varied writing assignments
Solicit donations, advertising, and in‑kind goods/services to promote WCS programs and special events
As a Development and Communications Senior Associate, you will work closely with the Director of Development and Communication to implement our organization's development plan and fund‑raising activities. You will work on special writing projects with senior level leaders, providing your creative input, product development, and clerical support. Your belief in our mission to "provide innovative opportunities for individuals to overcome adversity" will assist you in cultivating local media relationships to publicly "tell the WCS story".
Your Bachelor's - Master's level studies in communication, public policy, social welfare or related field, your five to ten years of expertise with proposal/grant writing and institutional donors, and your knowledge of fundraising and research techniques, fundraising strategies and informational sources will contribute to your success in this role. We also need your experience using computer programs such as Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel etc.); databases; design/ presentation software; and event software.
Salary is commensurate with education and experience: $70,000 – $80,000
Position Summary Provides leadership and support in the areas of grant writing, program planning, and program development; writing and timely submission of funding proposals and writing of other significant documents; provides key support of social media presence for agency; provides project leadership in all areas of development and communication including data collection, publications, marketing, and reporting to funders, as needed.
Essential Functions
Conceptualize and develop high level, complex proposals and submit them in a timely manner
Develop and write agreed upon funding proposals and applications to government entities (federal, state, county and city), foundations, United Way and other funding sources. Provide leadership to large grant proposals, as assigned
Use strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills to complete all assigned writing projects and to edit the work of others in the department and agency
Work in conjunction with the Director of Development and Communication in implementing the agency's development plan and fundraising activities including creative input, product development, and clerical support
Have knowledge of and support ongoing expansion and updating of electronic and social media presences
Takes leadership in coordinating with VPs, Administrators, and Program Directors in searching for grants and other appropriate funding mechanisms and opportunities for developing new programs and services or supporting existing ones
Provide leadership and support in donor identification, cultivation, and recognition; develop and strengthen foundation and corporate relationships; maintain interagency contacts; provide a presence on relevant committees in coordination with director. Solicit donations, advertising, and in‑kind goods/services to promote WCS programs and special events
Takes ownership of assigned projects related to agency Public Relations and Capital Campaigns
Collects, writes, and archives success stories to be available for the development department and broader agency use
Contributes articles and stories to bimonthly external/internal WCS newsletter, annual report and other publications
Takes leadership of special writing projects with members of the WCS Executive Team and other Senior Leadership staff
Takes ownership of creating writing templates for specific uses including standard agency resource pieces and items for proposals
In partnership with the Director and other department staff, take ownership in developing relationships with the media and securing ongoing coverage of WCS work
Prepares Media and Press releases for review by the Director of Development and Communication and the WCS Executive Team and distributes them to the appropriate media channels
Job Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor's degree in communication, public policy, social welfare or related field. Master's degree preferred
Five to ten years related experience in proposal writing and/or fund development for human services organization
Prior development experience that includes knowledge of fundraising and research techniques, fundraising strategies and informational sources required
Experience with proposal/grant writing and institutional donors preferred
Must have experience using computer databases, software programs (Word, Outlook, Excel) and making electronic funding submissions
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Gathers agency statistics and external data related to the areas in which we work such as the justice system, community reintegration, behavioral health, peer support and others
Contributes to the maintenance of a central agency filing system for currently funded programming and projects
Participates in public relations strategizing
Regularly updates records of submitted proposals and applications; continually updates results as they become known
Provides leadership in the preparation of presentations and is available to speak and deliver presentations on behalf of the agency
Attend conferences, community meetings and community building events to represent the agency as requested
Take ownership in supervising interns placed in the Development and Communication Department
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Equal Employment Opportunity Wisconsin Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Job Information Title: Development and Communications Senior Associate (Grantwriter)
Job Code: 2026-ADMINIST-001
Location: Milwaukee
Department: Development
FT/PT Status: Full Time
Job Responsibilities Development and Communications Senior Associate (Grant Writer)
WISCONSIN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC.
Combine your leadership and research skills with your exceptional ability to write, edit, proofread, fundraise, and communicate. These skills will aid your contribution to a 114-year-old nonprofit, human service organization. As a senior member of an established development and communication team, join us in our collaboration with human service administrators to:
Conceptualize and develop high level, complex proposals
Develop and write agreed upon funding proposals and applications to government entities (federal, state, county and city), foundations, United Way and other funding sources
Perform necessary research for funding proposals and applications
Assist in donor identification, cultivation, and recognition
Many special and varied writing assignments
Solicit donations, advertising, and in‑kind goods/services to promote WCS programs and special events
As a Development and Communications Senior Associate, you will work closely with the Director of Development and Communication to implement our organization's development plan and fund‑raising activities. You will work on special writing projects with senior level leaders, providing your creative input, product development, and clerical support. Your belief in our mission to "provide innovative opportunities for individuals to overcome adversity" will assist you in cultivating local media relationships to publicly "tell the WCS story".
Your Bachelor's - Master's level studies in communication, public policy, social welfare or related field, your five to ten years of expertise with proposal/grant writing and institutional donors, and your knowledge of fundraising and research techniques, fundraising strategies and informational sources will contribute to your success in this role. We also need your experience using computer programs such as Microsoft 365 (Word, Outlook, Excel etc.); databases; design/ presentation software; and event software.
Salary is commensurate with education and experience: $70,000 – $80,000
Position Summary Provides leadership and support in the areas of grant writing, program planning, and program development; writing and timely submission of funding proposals and writing of other significant documents; provides key support of social media presence for agency; provides project leadership in all areas of development and communication including data collection, publications, marketing, and reporting to funders, as needed.
Essential Functions
Conceptualize and develop high level, complex proposals and submit them in a timely manner
Develop and write agreed upon funding proposals and applications to government entities (federal, state, county and city), foundations, United Way and other funding sources. Provide leadership to large grant proposals, as assigned
Use strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills to complete all assigned writing projects and to edit the work of others in the department and agency
Work in conjunction with the Director of Development and Communication in implementing the agency's development plan and fundraising activities including creative input, product development, and clerical support
Have knowledge of and support ongoing expansion and updating of electronic and social media presences
Takes leadership in coordinating with VPs, Administrators, and Program Directors in searching for grants and other appropriate funding mechanisms and opportunities for developing new programs and services or supporting existing ones
Provide leadership and support in donor identification, cultivation, and recognition; develop and strengthen foundation and corporate relationships; maintain interagency contacts; provide a presence on relevant committees in coordination with director. Solicit donations, advertising, and in‑kind goods/services to promote WCS programs and special events
Takes ownership of assigned projects related to agency Public Relations and Capital Campaigns
Collects, writes, and archives success stories to be available for the development department and broader agency use
Contributes articles and stories to bimonthly external/internal WCS newsletter, annual report and other publications
Takes leadership of special writing projects with members of the WCS Executive Team and other Senior Leadership staff
Takes ownership of creating writing templates for specific uses including standard agency resource pieces and items for proposals
In partnership with the Director and other department staff, take ownership in developing relationships with the media and securing ongoing coverage of WCS work
Prepares Media and Press releases for review by the Director of Development and Communication and the WCS Executive Team and distributes them to the appropriate media channels
Job Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor's degree in communication, public policy, social welfare or related field. Master's degree preferred
Five to ten years related experience in proposal writing and/or fund development for human services organization
Prior development experience that includes knowledge of fundraising and research techniques, fundraising strategies and informational sources required
Experience with proposal/grant writing and institutional donors preferred
Must have experience using computer databases, software programs (Word, Outlook, Excel) and making electronic funding submissions
Other Duties and Responsibilities
Gathers agency statistics and external data related to the areas in which we work such as the justice system, community reintegration, behavioral health, peer support and others
Contributes to the maintenance of a central agency filing system for currently funded programming and projects
Participates in public relations strategizing
Regularly updates records of submitted proposals and applications; continually updates results as they become known
Provides leadership in the preparation of presentations and is available to speak and deliver presentations on behalf of the agency
Attend conferences, community meetings and community building events to represent the agency as requested
Take ownership in supervising interns placed in the Development and Communication Department
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