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

📋 Description

• Identify potential funding sources and create project proposals that support both current and future IFAI program initiatives.

• Provide counsel and collaborate with IFAI executive leadership to enhance the organization’s national efforts.

• Draft proposals and grant applications.

• Conduct research to identify, develop, and respond to grant opportunities from both public and private sectors that align with IFAI's mission.

• Collaborate closely with the IFAI Senior Director of Administration, Program Operations Manager, and important central campus partners.

• Occasionally interact with IFAI executive leadership, external organizational partners, and main-campus colleagues.

• Report to and be assessed by the IFAI Senior Director of Administration.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.

• Experience in grant writing, ideally with a focus on agriculture, food systems, and/or Tribal Nations.

• A proven history of securing new funding opportunities.

• Previous experience in writing and obtaining federal grants and cooperative agreement funding.

• Demonstrated expertise in research, including the proper and accurate utilization of publicly available data to illustrate the necessity for ongoing funding.

• Preferred: 3-5 years of successful grant writing experience.

• Preferred: Familiarity with grant application processes, evaluation criteria, and funding cycles, especially related to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agencies.

• Preferred: A Master’s degree or J.D. degree.

• Regular, dependable, and non-disruptive attendance is crucial.

• Ability to foster and maintain collegial and harmonious working relationships.