Senior Grant Writer Job at Jobtrain in Menlo Park

Sr. Grant Writer

The Sr. Grant Writer's primary responsibilities include prospect research and donor cultivation; proposal development, writing, and application assembly; reporting to funders; and assistance with JobTrain's other development activities, including individual giving and events.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research grant opportunities that match JobTrain's goals, objectives, and values
• Write, prepare, assemble, and submit funding proposals, working closely with program and finance staff to develop project descriptions, goals, objectives, evaluation plans, and budgets
• Prepare and submit required reports to funders in a timely fashion
• Track and manage the lifecycle of grant including research, submission, approval, award, and reporting
• Develop, maintain, and steward effective, long-term working relationships with funders to facilitate approval of grants
• Participate in the development of short-term and long-term fundraising plans and projections and provide progress/status tracking reports
• As a Development Team member, assist with JobTrain's other development activities including individual giving and events
• Process and acknowledge donations in appropriate database(s)
• Generate and edit donor acknowledgements and correspondence
• Other duties related to successful fundraising and development

Qualifications:

• Experience: 7-10 years of demonstrated grant-writing experience leading to successful results
• Experience with Bay Area funding landscape is ideal

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Job Knowledge: Relevant and up-to-date knowledge of the grant writing process; ability to identify relevant funding opportunities; understanding of government grants
• Planning and Organization: Demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects; and setting and meeting goals in a fast-changing and deadline driven environment with strong attention to detail. Ability to set priorities, analyze and resolve problems, and make decisions in a timely fashion.
• Financial Budgeting / Projections Ability to understand financial data and accurately develop / review budgets
• Teamwork / Collaboration Interpersonal Skills Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within the department and across the organization
• Communications: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills which include the ability to articulate key priorities of a grant and generate reports that highlight JobTrain's programs and outcomes
• Computer Skills: Strong computer skills: MS Office, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Salesforce; and other technology and applications necessary to perform the job

COVID-19 Certification

JobTrain requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except as required by law. Any employment offer will be contingent upon satisfactory proof that you are fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Compensation and Benefits

JobTrain offers a competitive salary, numerous health benefit plans and premium coverage of 90%, vision and dental, flex spending and HSA programs, 401K with a 5% match after joining, EAP and emergency services, vacation time, paid sick leave, long-term disability and life insurance. We also pay employees for 10 observed holidays including a whole week off between Christmas Eve and New Years Day. The hiring range is expected to be $80,849.60- $91,572.16 depending upon skills, background and related experience.

Additional Information:

We want applicants who are interested in JobTrain's mission, and we encourage you to attach a cover letter to explain why you are interested in JobTrain and how your experience matches with our needs.

At JobTrain, we take the interview process very seriously. If you are selected to move through the process you should expect a couple of telephone screen calls and one or two Zoom / on-site interviews as part of the interview process.

JobTrain is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Additionally, JobTrain does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnic background, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin.

Also, please note:

• Our focus is on local candidates, we do not offer relocation benefits.
• Successful candidates must have legal residency and work eligibility in the United States (per INS Form I-9 instructions).
• JobTrain will require the successful candidate to undergo a background check.