Grant Writing Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Act as the project lead and facilitate engagement at all client levels.

• Oversee each grant application from inception to completion.

• Manage and adhere to grant deadlines in accordance with clients' grant calendars.

• Draft and refine grant applications while coordinating the development process.

• Generate grant portal credentials, extract application questions, create checklists and timelines, gather client inquiries, and compile necessary attachments and supporting research.

• Acquire supporting documents like budgets, logic models, work plans, letters of support, and government resolutions as required.

• Complete necessary forms alongside the client's primary contact.

• Organize proposal deliverables for submission and assist clients throughout the submission process.

• Provide multiple drafts for client review and feedback.

• Supervise grants strategy and project management activities, fostering a grants culture.

• Counsel clients on RFP requirements and scope planning prior to submission.

• Arrange and lead project meetings with subject matter experts.

• Conduct regular client check-ins via Zoom, other preferred platforms, or phone; send follow-up documentation and determine action steps.

• Schedule and facilitate meetings with program officers/staff concerning guidelines, applications, and site visits.

• Prepare briefs, talking points, and additional materials for donor solicitation visits.

• Maintain grants calendars that track funding prospects, cultivation, donor priorities, alignment, deadlines, submissions, and reporting requirements.

• Perform prospect research utilizing Fox Grants' standards and reliable resources.

• Analyze and cross-check prospects with current funders.

• Consolidate prospects into a matrix containing key funder information.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and training.

• At least ten years of experience in grant writing.

• Proficient in using Google Drive for document management and collaborative communication.

• Strong interpersonal and meeting facilitation skills, including managing Zoom calls.

• Ability to work independently.

• Experience with remote work.

• Excellent project management capabilities.

• Capacity to respond to emails and/or communications promptly (within 24 hours).

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to select projects that resonate with you, along with the freedom to take on additional client work beyond Fox.

• Fox manages lead generation, contracting, and invoicing.

• Access to exceptional resources for research during projects.

• Access to a comprehensive template library and a proven process for managing documentation.

• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and leadership whenever needed.