Non-Profit CCAoA Hiring Remote Senior Grant Writer
Non-Profit CCAoA Hiring Remote Senior Grant Writer
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Job Description
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is the only national organization that supports every part of the child care system. In partnership with an on-the-ground network of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) organizations we work in states and communities to advance high-quality affordable child care transforming a patchwork of resources into a system that works for everyone. Together we make America child care strong and that makes everyone stronger. CCAoA is committed to recruiting and retaining a dynamic workforce to help build a child care system that serves all children and families. Join us in ensuring that every family has access to high-quality affordable child care.
CCAoA is a collective of passionate supporters of affordable quality and consistent child care. We are a values-driven organization seeking a Remote Senior Grant Writer to support and contribute to our mission. This key position sits within our development team and plays a central role in securing and sustaining the financial resources that fund CCAoA s programs and strategic priorities. The Senior Grant Writer is responsible for developing compelling mission-aligned proposals and reports for foundations government agencies donors and partners. This is an opportunity to use your writing talent research skills and project management expertise to advance policies and programs that strengthen childcare for millions of families across the country. The Senior Grant Writer collaborates across departments to ensure that each funding proposal is data-informed visionary and aligned with CCAoA s goals.
What We Offer:
- Competitive starting salary commensurate with experience **The salary range reflected in this job posting is the hiring range for this position within the Washington DC Metropolitan area. Please note that a geographic differential will be applied to the salary for candidates hired from regions with a lower cost of living. This adjustment ensures competitive and equitable compensation based on location**
- The flexibility to work in a remote capacity
- Health & wellness benefit options
- A transparent professional environment where ideas are shared openly with honest discourse in a progressive atmosphere of growth & excellence
- Opportunity for growth and advancement
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct prospect research to evaluate potential government foundation donor and sponsorship opportunities using tools such as SAM FLUXX GrantSolutions and Candid.
- Lead the development of grant proposals serving as the primary writer and coordinator to ensure high-quality concepts compelling narratives timely submissions and effective coordination of technical cost staffing and operational inputs across the organization.
- Recommend funding opportunities and implement strategies to secure new and renewed support while contributing to annual revenue targets.
- Maintain accurate records of grant timelines partnership details and reporting requirements using systems such as HubSpot Asana and SharePoint.
- Coordinate timely high-quality submission of reports and ensure compliance with funder requirements.
- Ensure all proposals and reports align with CCAoA s monitoring and evaluation frameworks and include clear measurable outcomes.
- Collaborate with program directors subject matter experts and executive leadership to align fundraising strategies with programmatic and organizational goals.
- Review financial organizational and programmatic content to ensure completeness accuracy and compliance.
- Share grant writing best practices and provide guidance to colleagues to build internal fundraising capacity.
- Support post-submission processes including lessons-learned reviews and strategy refinement.
- Assist with presentations programmatic research note-taking and other tasks to support Development team goals.
- Provide flexible support on grant partnership and fundraising activities as needed to advance CCAoA s mission and strategic priorities.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
- Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills including a high degree of professionalism and personal presence.
- Sound judgment and initiative to ensure the integrity of operations.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
- Highly organized with strong time management and the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Self-directed detail-oriented and resourceful with strong project management skills; experience with agile project management tools is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to change.
- Discreet and professional with the ability to handle confidential information.
- Proficient with Microsoft Outlook Excel Word Teams and project management/CRM systems such as HubSpot SharePoint and Asana.
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree required.
- 3 5 years of professional experience in communications journalism project management or a related field.
- Considerable knowledge of federal and foundation grantmaking and a demonstrated record of implementing effective fundraising practices.
- Proven success in identifying prospects managing proposals and securing funding.
- Strong understanding of successful grant proposal elements including objectives SMART goals evaluation and logic models.
- Experience in a nonprofit or mission-driven environment is highly desirable.
Grant Writing for non-profit organization
Education
Bachelor's degree
Employment Type
Full Time
