Grants Writer Job at The Salvation Army International in Oklahoma City

Overview

The Salvation Army, an internationally recognized non-profit, faith-based organization, has an opening for a Grant Writer for the Arkansas / Oklahoma Headquarters, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Job Summary

Prepares and submits public grant applications and renewals and ensures compliance for such; assists in developing grant proposals and assists in managing the grant development process for the Division to develop funds that will sustain and expand the program and administrative needs; assembles all pertinent grant material packages for final submission; ensures overall accuracy and quality of all grant contract documents leaving the organization; works with the Division Social Services Director, Division Grants and Contracts Manager to coordinate the completion and submission of required follow-up reports, and updates and assists in the maintenance of the grants management database.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Supports the local Units in the process of continual securing of government funding renewals for programs within Area Command departments and local Corps; prepares and submits renewals as needed to support local Corps.
• Assists local Corps with assembling all pertinent materials in packages for final submission to DHQ; assists the Division Grants and Contracts Manager in the review and approval process; ensures overall accuracy and quality of all documents leaving the organization.
• Manages Corps reporting on United Way grants; works in collaboration with applicable departments to ensure compliance with the terms of granted funding.
• Assists the Corps with maintaining and gathering required data to ensure compliance with grants reporting requirements.
• Researches private and corporate foundations for Salvation Army programs; develops local unit, command wide and Division wide grant proposals.
• Prepares, writes, coordinates, and submits grant proposals for private and corporate foundation grants; assists the Corps with maintaining and gathering required data to ensure compliance with grants reporting requirements.
• Creates and maintains a grants master calendar and ensures grant maintenance and paperwork compliance.
• Represents the interests of the Army by maintaining a good connection with the United Ways, Community Foundations and any other pertinent grant dictated committees / boards.
• Prepares, types, and processes correspondence, forms, invoices, legal documents, notices, manuals, etc.; ensures the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the same.
• With the assistance of other staff, prepares and maintains office records, reports, databases, journals, books, logs, lists, etc. in an accurate, complete, and timely manner; updates, posts and indexes information and inputs data to maintain office records; researches office files to locate specific information found in documents, correspondence, lists, forms, etc. in order to prepare specific reports.
• Performs routine filing of a variety of correspondence, forms, cards, records, reports, and documents; ensures the files are maintained in an organized and efficient manner.
• Performs other administrative duties as requested.

Education and Experience

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking.

Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting, and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.

Work is usually performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like, but not limited to the office environment.

Additional Comments

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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When an application is selected for review, typically, only applicants who indicate the relevant education and experience requirements, as indicated in the job description for the position, may be considered for job openings. Please FULLY complete the application, answer questions completely, honestly and to the best of your ability. Please also upload a copy of your resume (when available). Those applicants requiring accommodation to the application and / or interview process should contact a representative of the Human Resources Department at the applicable location. We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with The Salvation Army!

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