Temporary Development Writer
Temporary Development Writer
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Job Description
Title: Temporary Development Writer
Department:Corporate & Foundation Gifts
Duration:6 months - End Date: February 28 2026 (Possible Extension)
Employment Status: Non-Exempt Full Time 30 hours per week
Job Summary
Reporting to the Senior Director Strategic Initiatives the Temporary Development Writer assists the Office of Strategic Initiatives by handling various writing tasks that support fundraising efforts and grant management/stewardship. The Temporary Development Writer is primarily responsible for drafting foundation proposals and reports as well as conducting prospect research. This role plays a vital part in strengthening the offices overall development efforts and donor engagement strategies.
Job Duties
- 60% - Writing grant proposals and reports. - (Essential)
- 20% - Researching and gathering information to support the development of proposals reports and stewardship materials including preparing CFR proposals renewal requests and other correspondence with foundation partners. - (Essential)
- 20% - Editing proofreading and providing additional writing support as needed including letters concepts case statements and other materials. - (Essential)
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in liberal arts English journalism communications marketing or other fields related to position responsibilities.
- Five years of progressively responsible experience in developing grant proposals communications marketing materials report writing and related activities.
- Experience conducting research.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize large quantities of information and concepts and clearly convey value to
potential donors. - Skill in organizing ideas and turning institutional objectives and messages into
compelling cases for philanthropic support. - Ability to convey messages through words images data and
infographics. - Ability to analyze synthesize and organize data and present findings in a comprehensible
manner for different audiences. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint)
Google drives/folders/forms Adobe Acrobat or any combination of productivity programs applicable to position responsibilities. Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough; skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems and handling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy. - Strong commitment to a quality work product.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally in writing and electronically.
- Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies.
- Demonstrated commitment to justice equity inclusion & diversity.
- Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing work effectively in high-volume high accountability confidential environment with multiple and changing priorities.
- Effective organizational logistical time management and planning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects simultaneously prioritize and fulfill the functions of an office in a timely manner.
- Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
- Ability to provide effective leadership and training and to work effectively and professionally across functions disciplines levels and with diverse groups.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with academic scientific and/or technical subjects and a demonstrated ability to translate these to a lay audience.
Knowledge of grant proposals college fundraising and of contemporary issues and methods of higher education institutional advancement and fundraising. - Experience working in a higher education
environment. - Experience with academic scientific and/or technical subjects and a demonstrated ability to translate these to a lay audience.
EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $40.00/hr
Employment Type
Gig
