Grant Writer & Grants Manager - Part Time, On-Site

About This Role

We're seeking a detail-oriented grant writer and grants manager to take ownership of our institutional funding portfolio. This is a hands-on position that goes beyond proposal writing—you'll manage the full grants lifecycle, from researching opportunities and developing compelling proposals to tracking deadlines, preparing reports, and maintaining organized funder records.

You'll work in a growing organization where systems are practical and evolving. We need someone who can work effectively within what exists, identify improvements, and implement changes while keeping the work moving forward. If you enjoy both writing and building better systems, this could be a great fit.

What You'll Do

• Manage the organization's grant calendar, including proposal deadlines, reporting requirements, renewals, and follow-up dates

• Research and identify foundation, corporate, government, and other institutional funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities

• Draft, revise, and submit compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, applications, and supporting materials

• Prepare accurate and persuasive interim and final grant reports

• Maintain organized and up-to-date records of proposals, awards, reports, funder history, communications, and next steps

• Track the grants pipeline and ensure important deadlines and opportunities stay on track

• Work closely with leadership and program staff to gather budgets, program information, outcomes, data, and participant stories

• Help strengthen the organization's grants management processes and institutional knowledge over time

• Support stewardship of foundation and institutional funders and identify appropriate opportunities for communication and engagement

• Develop a strong understanding of the organization's work by engaging with staff and observing programs and events

Skills/background needed: Professional grant-writing experience with a track record of developing competitive grant proposals. Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills. Excellent organizational and project-management abilities. Meticulous attention to deadlines and details. Experience managing multiple grants, proposals, and reports simultaneously. Strong prospect-research skills and the ability to assess whether an opportunity is a good fit. Ability to synthesize programmatic, financial, and evaluation information into persuasive grant narratives. Resourcefulness and problem-solving skills. Comfort working in a growing organization where processes continue to evolve. Good judgment about when to work independently and when to ask questions. Collaborative working style and ability to build strong relationships across teams.

Valuable Experience

Experience with the local philanthropic community and foundation landscape. Familiarity with local and regional funders. Experience managing the full grant cycle, not only writing proposals. Background in education, workforce development, healthcare, or immigrant-serving organizations. Experience developing grant budgets and financial narratives. Experience with government grants and reporting requirements. Familiarity with grant portals, prospect-research tools, and grants-management or tracking systems.

Is This You?

You enjoy writing excellent proposals and want to know what happens after submission. You like taking a collection of deadlines, documents, funder information, and opportunities and turning it into an organized system. You're comfortable joining a growing organization and improving systems while using them. You ask good questions, follow through, and notice when something is missing. You want to understand programs deeply enough to tell their story exceptionally well. You enjoy having real ownership of your work.

Contract length: Ongoing, part-time position

Hours: Approximately 12–15 hours per week. Grant activity naturally varies around proposal and reporting deadlines, so weekly hours may fluctuate within this range.

Location: Hybrid, on-site position with a regular presence required, generally one day per week.

Rate: Competitive entry-level pay, details shared upon application.

What to Submit

Please have ready: a resume or CV, a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the position and relevant grant experience, and one or two writing samples, preferably grant proposals or other persuasive fundraising writing.