The Grant Writer will identify, define and develop funding sources to support existing and planned program activities as well as lead the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals to government, donors and private funding agencies. Under close DMP oversight, the Grant Writer will deliver awarded-grant required reports for timely submission.
Essential Functions
• Researches and identifies new government, corporate, foundation and private funding prospects to match DMP priorities;
• Generates high-quality proposals, narratives, applications and supporting documents in response to solicitations consistent with all requirements and guidelines of the funding agencies;
• Generates revenues for DMP programs through timely submission of well-researched, well written and well-documented grant proposals;
• Maintains primary responsibility for grant schedules and tracking grants; Serves as a liaison to all funding agencies and organizations;
• Works with appropriate personnel to research, develop, write and submit letters of inquiry, concept papers and grant proposals;
• Coordinates and follows-up on the progress of submitted proposals; create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals;
Minimum Education, Skills and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree required;
• Grant writing experience, preferably with an environmental and sustainability focus;
• Experience which should demonstrate a proven track record of securing new funding opportunities; comprehensive knowledge of research, and the ability to distinguish and identify opportunities NGO programs.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure;
• Excellent writing and verbal skills;
• Be highly organized with the ability to implement systems and follow-up processes;
• Excellent Computer skills (Microsoft Office Word, Access, PowerPoint and Excel), and database management skills;
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively and independently with purpose and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.