Grants Writer

Grants Writer Chicago, IL

Do you have experience in grant writing?

We are currently in search of a Grants Writer for a Civil Rights Organization. This position is based in Chicago, IL (Medical District).

This is a Full-Time, Hybrid, Temporary-to-Permanent opportunity.

ORGANIZATION : Civil Rights Organization

LOCATION : Chicago (Medical District)

POSITION TITLE : Grants Writer

SCHEDULE : Full Time (35 hrs. / wk.); Hybrid (2 days / week in office)

DURATION : Temporary-to-Permanent

PAY RATE : Temp ($30-34 / hr. DOE) : As a permanent employee, the anticipated salary range would be $66,000-74,000 / yr. plus benefits

Is This Your Dream Job? The Grants Writer will support the Grants Manager in managing and coordinating the research, cultivation, writing, and submission of federal, state, and local government and foundation and corporate grants, which includes overseeing the Grant's calendar for the organization.

Our Ideal Candidate :

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Five years of grant writing or professional writing experience, preferably in a non-profit environment
• Proficiency with MS Office- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge / CRM management preferred
• Ability to translate research data into an easy-to-understand format
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Writing sample required

How You Will Spend Your Day :

• Excellent writing and editing skills, including the ability to convey seemingly complicated projects in a compelling and persuasive manner
• Write, prepare, and submit public / governmental grant proposals, reports, letters of inquiry, and other related correspondence, with a major emphasis on public and private grant submissions
• Knowledge of Chicago’s philanthropic community and understanding of current funding trends
• Identify and research public / governmental individual, corporate, foundation, and other funding opportunities
• Strong project management skills. Ability to manage complete deadline packages from start to finish, coordinating all submission requirements
• Maintain a calendar of applications, reporting, and other key dates to ensure timely completion and submission of applications and reports
• Outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills; ability to work under pressure and against deadlines
• Update and maintain a database containing information on external funders and prospects
• Expand the pool of public / governmental grant prospects to ensure a continuous revenue stream
• Attend meetings of project teams, funders / potential funders, and partnering organizations
• Participate in the development of short-term and long-term fundraising planning
• Assist in managing and cultivating relationships with external funders
• Prepare team members for meetings with external funders
• Secure foundation and corporate support for annual events
• Assist with other grant writing and projects
• Other duties as assigned

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