National Grant Writer

After-School All-Stars•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The National Grant Writer will emphasize partnerships that will primarily support the national organization. The Grant Writer will apply for and secure grants, while stewarding the funder relationship and providing data-driven reports as required. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team member who can drive the grant writing process to generate new resources for a wide range of initiatives.

Requirements

5+ years of foundation, corporate, and/or government grant writing or equivalent writing experience
Bachelor’s degree required; higher degree preferred
Demonstrated excellent writing skills (writing samples required)
Demonstrated experience in securing grants
Demonstrated project management experience, including Raiser’s Edge or comparable CRM system
Established grant relationships preferred
Outstanding research skills
Excellent organizational skills, and a high degree of flexibility and initiative
Ability to work autonomously, multi-task, and manage deadlines
Excellent ability to work collaboratively on a team and across departments
Passionate and committed about ASAS’s mission
Exemplify ASAS’s core values: proactive, transparent, accountable, collaborative, and entrepreneurial
Positive individual that is mission-driven, extremely organized, detailed-oriented, possessing strong analytical and communication skills
Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing position demands
Team building and a collaborative working style
Highly empathetic and possess excellent people skills

Nice To Haves

Higher degree preferred

Responsibilities

Generate high-quality, impeccably written proposals, narratives, applications, and supporting documents in response to funding solicitation requirements and guidelines
Coordinate with the finance team to create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals
Maintain confidentiality of information regarding young people, staff, supervisors, or other employees that may be included in grant proposals
Continuously and proactively identify and track foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities
Conduct outreach to prospect contacts and follow up as needed
Collaborate cross-functionally to research, develop, write, and submit proposals, letters of inquiry, and concept papers
Develop project plans and ensure all deliverables are developed and submitted on time
Assume full ownership of grant schedules and tracking grants in Raiser’s Edge database, including reporting
Other duties as assigned within the scope of the role

Benefits

99% coverage of Medical plan, with two tier options
99% coverage of Dental plan, with two tier options
99% coverage of Vision plan
Employee Assistance Program
Short-term and long-term disability options
Life insurance
Optional employee critical illness plan coverage
403 (b) plan, with employer match
Substantial paid time off in the first 3 years with a progressive increase in years 4-5, and then again once you have been employed for over 5 years.
Up to 24 paid holidays a year
Discounted ticket program