The Salvation Army

Northwest Divisional Headquarters

 

Grant coordinator

Position Description

 

 

Department:                 Development

 

Status:                         Key-exempt, 40 hours per week, 100 % FTE

 

Responsible to:            Associate Director of Development

 

General Duties:  Assist the Development Director, Corps, and Programs in applying for grants from the corporate, foundation and government sectors.  Maintain working relationships with key foundations in the geographic area.

 

Duties: Administrative

 

1.     Assist Programs in determining funding opportunities for service delivery, advise on levels of funding to request, who to approach and when

2.     Work with Community Relations Committee to create and maintain a Foundation Plan for King County to strategize approaches, schedule writing duties and track grant awards

3.     Write and prepare grant applications to corporations and foundations, including gathering and/or writing attachments from finance, programs and others

4.     Work with programs and finance department to develop government and private grant applications

5.     Work with Donor Relations and Financial Development to optimize all foundation and corporate relations

6.     Proactively seek and secure new funding opportunities

7.     Make final determination for grant submission

8.     Follow up acknowledgement and stewardship of grantors, including necessary reporting to grantors as required

9.     All other duties as assigned

 

Community

1.     Participate in area organizations to develop job related skills and networks.

2.     Cultivate funding sources.

3.     Identify and secure letters of support from community organizations, government officials and board members.

4.     Research funding sources.

5.     Work with Community Relations Committee to coordinate funding opportunities.

6.     Work with coalitions and co-applicants with The Salvation Army to assess funding opportunities.

7.     Implement and train staff in grant writing in corps.

Qualifications:

á       BachelorŐs degree in English or related field

á       Three years experience as grant writer or equivalent writing experience

á       Networking and strong written communications skills

á       Experience working in a diverse environment

á       Strong organizational skills

á       Must have strong computer skills in Word and Excel and strong internet research skills.