Grants and Public Relations Coordinator

BROWARD CHILDRENS CENTER•Pompano Beach, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position identifies funding opportunities, develops and submits grant proposals, and manages the organization’s digital marketing, social media presence, and public outreach initiatives. It supports organizational sustainability and mission advancement by pursuing external funding while increasing public awareness, community engagement, and visibility across digital platforms. The coordinator maintains a consistent and professional online presence, creates promotional content, identifies outreach opportunities, and communicates the organization’s programs, services, accomplishments, and community impact. The role collaborates with leadership and program personnel to gather information for grant applications and marketing campaigns, maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, and evaluate outreach effectiveness. The position researches funding opportunities; prepares and submits grant applications and supporting materials; maintains grant and funder records; tracks deadlines and application status; and assists with reporting and renewals. It also manages social media accounts, plans and publishes platform-appropriate content, monitors engagement and inquiries, and supports digital marketing and fundraising initiatives. Additional duties include community outreach, branding and communications, website and newsletter support, performance reporting, records maintenance, confidentiality, and obtaining required approvals for submissions and public communications.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience in grant writing, grant research, digital marketing, social media management, fundraising, or professional communications.
Excellent written communication, editing, research, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects, maintain accurate records, and meet competing deadlines.
Familiarity with social media platforms, digital content development, and basic engagement analytics.
Proficiency with standard office productivity tools and electronic recordkeeping.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with leadership and program personnel.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, English, fundraising, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Experience working with nonprofit organizations, healthcare, children’s services, social services, or community-based programs.
Demonstrated success preparing competitive grant proposals or supporting fundraising initiatives.
Familiarity with government grants, private foundations, corporate giving, and grant reporting requirements.
Experience with website content management, graphic design, email marketing, search engine optimization, and digital campaign development.
Ability to communicate program outcomes and community needs through compelling written narratives and public-facing content.

Responsibilities

Research grant opportunities from government agencies, private foundations, corporations, and other funding organizations aligned with the organization’s mission and services.
Prepare, write, edit, and submit grant applications, funding proposals, letters of inquiry, and supporting documentation.
Maintain a grant calendar and an organized database of funders, applications, decisions, awards, correspondence, deadlines, reporting obligations, and renewal opportunities.
Coordinate with leadership and program personnel to collect organizational information, program descriptions, budgets, service statistics, and outcome data for submissions.
Develop persuasive narratives about the organization’s mission, community needs, program effectiveness, anticipated outcomes, and funding requirements.
Monitor pending applications and communicate updates, deadlines, and required actions to leadership.
Assist with grant reporting, progress updates, outcome documentation, and renewal applications.
Identify recurring funding, corporate sponsorship, community partnership, and other financial support opportunities.
Ensure grant applications and supporting materials are accurate, complete, timely, and reviewed through the organization’s approval process.
Manage existing social media accounts and maintain a consistent, professional, mission-aligned online presence.
Develop and implement a content calendar for regular posts, campaigns, promotional activities, and organizational announcements.
Create, edit, and publish content about programs, services, events, achievements, partnerships, fundraising, and organizational milestones.
Adapt content for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other relevant existing or new channels.
Identify opportunities to expand digital presence through additional platforms, online campaigns, and targeted outreach.
Develop or coordinate promotional graphics, photographs, short-form videos, written posts, and other digital marketing materials.
Maintain consistent branding, messaging, and presentation across public-facing communications.
Monitor engagement, audience growth, content reach, inquiries, and campaign performance.
Coordinate publication of approved announcements, event promotions, fundraising campaigns, and community awareness initiatives.
Monitor incoming messages and public comments, respond within assigned authority, and direct inquiries to the appropriate department or representative.
Maintain digital platform access records and follow account security, content approval, and platform management procedures.
Develop outreach initiatives to increase awareness of the organization’s mission, programs, services, and community impact.
Identify opportunities to strengthen relationships with potential donors, corporate sponsors, community organizations, foundations, and strategic partners.
Support digital fundraising, sponsorship initiatives, volunteer recruitment, public awareness activities, and community events.
Assist with website updates, newsletters, email campaigns, promotional materials, and other communications as assigned.
Maintain an organized collection of approved organizational information, photographs, branding materials, and promotional content.
Coordinate with leadership to ensure public messaging accurately reflects the organization’s services, accomplishments, and approved priorities.
Identify community events, digital campaigns, and partnership opportunities that may improve visibility and support organizational growth.
Provide leadership with regular updates on grant opportunities, applications, deadlines, funding decisions, and reporting requirements.
Prepare periodic reports on social media activity, audience engagement, marketing initiatives, and digital outreach performance.
Maintain accurate and accessible records of grant applications, funding sources, communications, marketing campaigns, and performance metrics.
Establish measurable objectives for grant development, content consistency, audience growth, and community engagement in coordination with leadership.
Protect confidential organizational, client, employee, donor, and program information in accordance with applicable requirements and organizational policies.
Obtain appropriate approval before submitting applications involving financial or operational commitments, publishing sensitive information, or making public representations on behalf of the organization.
Ensure photographs, testimonials, client stories, and other potentially sensitive materials are used only with appropriate authorization and consent.
Perform other related duties consistent with the position’s responsibilities and organizational objectives.