Senior Grant Writer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100000 - 110000
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington D.C.
NRDC is seeking a Senior Grant Writer to work with the Development team in New York Chicago or Washington DC.
Position Summary
The Senior Grant Writer develops effective fundraising materials for a range of current and prospective funders with a primary focus on foundations and corporations. Many of these funders are highly sophisticated with deep expertise and extensive networks in the fields of climate nature and environmental health. With this audience in mind the Senior Grant Writer will be responsible for crafting concept notes and proposals project budgets narrative and financial reports as well as other formal and informal written donor communications.
The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).
Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Support efforts to maintain and grow revenue from institutional donors by writing fundraising materialsincluding concept notes letters of intent proposal narratives program updates and narrative grant reports.
- Collaborate with U.S. and international program teams capacity teams and front-line fundraising strategists to develop narratives that effectively demonstrate how NRDCs work aligns with funder priorities and follow relevant guidelines templates and forms.
- Create project plans and timelines coordinate and facilitate communication between internal teams to provide input for funder documents.
- Compile and integrate information about NRDCs issues and programmatic work often very technical from a variety of sources and describe our activities in clear and compelling language.
- In partnership with colleagues on the Principal and Institutional Giving Operations team front-line fundraising strategists and the finance department finalize required financial documents for proposal and report submissions including budgets and expense reports.
- Lead the submissions process to funders respecting deadlines and requirements.
- As needed provide copy editing support for fellow writers on the Principal and Institutional Giving Operations team to address errors ensure clarity and promote messaging consistency.
- As needed serve as lead writer on select deliverables for Principal Gifts donors during high volume periods.
- Actively seek updated information about NRDC and NRDC Action Fund initiatives related to climate nature and environmental health in the U.S. and internationally.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the interests and expectations of the organizations institutional funders.
The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under this positions responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree required.
- 4-7 years experience writing for a high-volume non-profit Development department.
Skills Abilities Competencies
- Superior writing skills and demonstrated experience developing proposals for large institutional foundations; experience working with international teams and programming a plus
- Experience working in a complex fast-paced organization
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Able to work independently to manage prioritize and meet a high volume of deadlines
- Windows and Microsoft Word Excel Outlook and Salesforce database software proficiency
- Ability to travel to NRDC U.S. based offices for team meetings and retreats
- Commitment to NRDCs mission values and DEI principles
NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employmenton the basis ofrace color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.Pursuant tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.
As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.In accordance withstate or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Content Management Systems
- Enterprise Software
- HR Sourcing
- Information Architecture
- Technical Writing
- User Research
- Adobe Captivate
- Copywriting
- Figma
- Content Strategy
- Taxonomy
- Writing Skills
About Company
NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature.
