GRANT COORDINATOR

## Description

**General Role and Function:**

Supports the identification, research, development, and submission of grant proposals and corporate funding requests, while assisting with grant reporting, stewardship, and tracking of funding opportunities and deadlines.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities:**

• Assist with researching, writing, editing, and submitting grant proposals, letters of inquiry, renewal requests, and corporate funding applications in coordination with the Grant Manager.
• Help maintain that grant calendar to track application deadlines, report due dates, renewal opportunities, award periods, and funder requirements.
• Support the full grant lifecycle, including prospect research, proposal development, application coordination, tracking, reporting, stewardship, and closeout.
• Gather program information, service data, outcomes, participant stories, budgets, attachments, and supporting documents needed for grant applications and reports.
• Draft and prepare grant reports, funder updates, stewardship materials, and impact summaries in coordination with the Grant Manager and program staff.
• Maintain organized grant files, including submitted applications, award letters, contracts, reports, budgets, correspondence, and required attachments.
• Assist with researching new foundation, corporate, government, and community funding opportunities aligned with the organization’s programs and strategic priorities.
• Support preparation for funder meetings, site visits, tours, presentations, and other stewardship activities as needed.
• Help maintain standard grant language, program descriptions, organizational background, service statistics, and outcome information for use in proposals and grant reports.
• Support special projects that highlight the organization’s services, funding needs, impact, and community role.
• Assist with meal delivery when needed.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

**Qualifications and Education Requirements:**

• Two (2) years of experience in Development. Demonstrated success in Grant Writing.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to organize and manage a wide variety of tasks with accuracy and attention to deadlines.
• Intermediate computer skills, to include Microsoft Office products and Outlook. Experience with a fundraising database is desirable.
• Must have reliable, personal vehicle and a valid Driver’s License, good driving record, and applicable insurance coverage required by the company policy.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Commitment to our mission of serving our seniors, each other, and our community to promote the dignity and independence of our clients and their needs.

**Physical requirements:**

• Have mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
• Able to work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time; anticipated that the person may spend several hours each day sitting at a computer.Ability to work in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and diverse employee population.
• Able to occasionally lift up-to twenty-five (25) pounds to move office supplies or other equipment.