Senior Grant Writer
Senior Grant Writer
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$ 70 - 78
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Job Description
Division/Department: Development & External Relations
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week Regular Full Time Hybrid
Pay Type: Salary $70 $78k
Exemption Status: Exempt
Organizational Overview:
Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity to enrich lives and expand human progress for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services arts and health care programs. Building on its 132 year legacy of innovation and effective programming Henry Street is one of New York Citys largest social service agencies offering dozens of programs across four program divisions: Education & Employment; Health & Wellness; Transitional & Supportive Housing; and Visual & Performing Arts.
Job Summary:
The Senior Grant Writer will be responsible for a portfolio of proposals and reports related to Henry Streets programmatic operations across the agency. Duties include completing proposals tracking deadlines researching prospective new funders submitting required reports and effectively managing largescale submissions. The Senior Grant Writer must be able to coordinate and write large complex proposals including government grants for all program areas at Henry Street. This position is ideal for someone with a social service and fundraising background and keen interest in the policies and trends that shape the human service landscape today. We have a terrific work environment marked by listening and responding to our stakeholders and our development and external relations team is fully hybrid with onsite expected as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Two 2 years of grant writing experience including experience producing large complex government proposals as well as foundation and corporate proposals
- Understanding of and keen interest in social service funding trends policy and programs
- Passion for and an interest in Henry Streets comprehensive service offerings across all areas
- Proven track record of securing grants
- Strong organization and editing skills
- Strong database and computer skills; familiarity with Raisers Edge a plus
- Strong ability to multitask and flexibility to take on new assignments as opportunities arise
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work both independently and to collaborate with diverse stakeholders including program staff executive staff funders and external partners
- Ability to identify understand and articulate program needs and outcomes in collaboration with program staff
Responsibilities:
- Write grant proposals and reports for foundations corporations and government agencies for programs across the agencyincluding large complex submissions. Proposals are expected to be written timely and well and with little oversight and editing needed.
- Stay informed of funding policy and programmatic trends impacting Henry Streets work
- Work effectively with program staff to research and design program elements generate drafts for review and lead meetings to create high quality proposals and reports
- Collaborating with fiscal staff on budget development
- Identify and solicit new funders
- Maintain excellent relationships with program staff and executive staff at all levels.
- Use Raisers Edge to track all prospects proposals reports deadlines and relationships/correspondence
- Complete relevant administrative tasks such as processing funder thankyou letters.
- Represent Henry Street Settlement effectively to external stakeholders including funders and partner agencies
- Apply indepth and broad knowledge of Henry Street programs history and trajectory and its funders to various situations as appropriate
- Other related duties as assigned by Executive Vice President and Director of Grant Development
Essential Physical Job Functions:
- Must be available to come onsite as needed
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
