Grant Writer

Elba Hope Foundation • New York, NY

3d • Remote

About The Position

The Grant Writer will be an execution and owner role within the Development Department, ensuring that the research, assets, and systems that underpin fundraising are strong, reliable, and proactive. This role is responsible for independently driving fundraising production forward, owning timelines, and delivering concrete outputs each week. This position is hands-on in grant writing, proposal ownership, and grants prospect research.

The role is ideal for a detail-oriented, highly organized, independent professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to build the infrastructure of the development function through actively owning grants pipelines. This role requires urgency, follow-through, and comfort working against firm deadlines. Candidates who require step-by-step direction, have difficulty meeting swift deadlines, or prefer highly structured environments will not be successful. This role is best suited for someone who enjoys building systems from scratch, moving quickly, and being accountable for results.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of successful grant writing experience with demonstrated ownership of grants, grant project budget development, building funding pipelines, and prospective funder communications from start to finish.
• Strong grant prospect research skills and familiarity with funding databases (e.g. Candid/Foundation Directory, GrantStation, Instrumentl, or similar).
• Familiarity with CRM and project management systems (Hubspot, Asana, or similar).
• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills to translate programmatic work into clear, compelling funder narratives.
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong attention to detail, and organizational and project management skills.
• Comfortable operating with minimal oversight and recommending improvements to systems, templates, and workflows.
• Proactive and resourceful, able to anticipate needs and take initiative.
• Background in mission-driven or nonprofit organizations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on foundation, NGO, and institutional grant opportunities aligned with EHF programs.
• Build and maintain a live grants pipeline in Asana and Hubspot, ensuring all records are current and actionable.
• Track deadlines, touchpoints, and follow-up tasks for timely and accurate follow-through.
• Research and identify new grant opportunities from foundations, NGOs, and institutional funders aligned with EHF’s mission, strategic priorities, and timelines.
• Write, edit, and submit high-quality grant proposals, concept notes, letters of inquiry, and supporting documentation.
• Proactively engage various internal stakeholders on program-specific quantitative and qualitative impact data, grant proposal needs, and grant budget development.
• Maintain and track a 6-12 month forward-looking grants pipeline and submission calendar to ensure application deadlines and EHF’s funding timelines are met.
• Support reporting requirements for awarded grants and maintain strong funder relationships.
• Own and advance a live grants pipeline with weekly progress updates and clear next actions.
• Independently identify, prioritize, and move forward 3-5 qualified prospects per month.
• Maintain a library of compelling boilerplate text, budgets, attachments, and narratives (e.g., mission, theory of change, program descriptions).

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead high-impact projects with real community outcomes.
• Direct access to organizational leadership and influence over program direction.
• Flexible, remote work structure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed