Grant Writer
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Grant Writer researches and tracks funding opportunities and develops and submits grant or similar funding requests to private and governmental sources for City projects and programs. The role supports proposal planning and development, coordinates with City personnel and potential funders, and helps establish program objectives, implementation plans, funding uses, and application procedures. The position also tracks submission deadlines, maintains proposal schedules and databases, attends relevant City board, commission, stakeholder, and community meetings, and writes proposals. It monitors funded programs for compliance with City policies, procedures, the Strategic Plan, budgets, accounting requirements, and funder requirements. Duties include managing grant budgets and grant-management data, analyzing project information, preparing required reports, maintaining accurate records, and initiating payments in accordance with contract provisions. Other duties may include covering for coworkers, preparing promotional or program materials, and keeping current with developments in the field. This is an unclassified contract position. Applicants must provide required qualifications in the application’s employment history; résumés or other documents are not accepted in place of a completed application.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business or Public Administration, English, Marketing, or a related field.
- Two years of experience writing, developing, or administering contracts or grants, including preparing grant applications, contracts, or similar documents.
- Valid Texas Class C driver’s license or an equivalent license from another state.
- Required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated in the application’s employment history.
Responsibilities
- Participate in planning and developing grant proposals and similar funding requests.
- Review funding literature from private, local, state, and federal sources and determine whether application requirements are met.
- Consult with affected personnel to establish program objectives, develop implementation plans, outline funding uses, discuss requirements, and explain funding procedures.
- Create and implement opportunities to involve potential corporate and foundation donors.
- Participate in cooperative projects between the department and other organizations.
- Meet with funding-source representatives to work out final proposal details.
- Ensure deadlines are met and develop yearly proposal-tracking databases and schedules for timely submissions and preparation.
- Attend City boards and commissions meetings, stakeholder meetings, and other community meetings related to funding opportunities.
- Write grant proposals and participate in monitoring programs and projects.
- Monitor grants for compliance with City policies, procedures, the Strategic Plan, budgets, accounting requirements, and grantee requirements.
- Manage data entry into the state-mandated grant management system.
- Participate in developing and maintaining a financial database management system and analyze archived and processed information for quality.
- Compile and analyze data related to proposed projects.
- Submit applications to funding agencies or foundations upon City Council approval.
- Observe and evaluate program activities and recommend changes as appropriate.
- Prepare or assist department personnel in preparing periodic reports required by grants.
- Manage grant budgets, authorize and initiate payments for services in accordance with contract provisions, and maintain accurate grant-program records.
- Perform other duties as required, including covering specified duties during coworkers’ temporary absences, preparing promotional or other program materials, and keeping abreast of developments in the field.
