Grant Writing Specialist
JDRF International

Job Info

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JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers in chapters across the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter @JDRF.

As a JDRF team member, you can look forward to interesting and challenging work, building strong relationships with fellow staff and our network of volunteers, and having a meaningful impact on the lives of everyone affected by this devastating disease. JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reporting to the National Director of Institutional Funding, the Grant Writing Specialist is responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals and reports for national and chapter-level needs. The Grant Writing Specialist will conduct the full range of grant seeking activities for institutional funders (private, family, and corporate foundations) in the $25,000-$100,000 for asks that support JDRF's goals (specifically in the realms of research, science, and medicine related to type 1 diabetes). This person will also assist in managing funder relationships and support special project initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Grant Writing

• Leads grant proposal development and submission, including preparing and organizing materials for proposals of $25,000 to $100,000.
  • Drafts proposals/letters of intent or inquiry, narratives, evaluation plans, and budgets
  • Collaborates with development and finance staff to finalize all materials for submission
  • Assembles all necessary supporting materials and documents, including budget details, success stories, letters of support, standard attachments, etc.
  • Submits grant applications and monitors responses
• Assists in proposal development and submission of requests of $100,000 and above for institutional funders.
• Individual revenue generation per year: $500,000-$1,000,000

Grants Management

• Complies with all grant reporting as required by institutional funders
• Collaborates with finance, program, and research staff to gather information necessary to report to institutional funders on current grant programs
• Monitors and maintains funder reporting schedules and requirements
• Writes and submits progress and impact reports for all funding partners
• Assists with maintaining a master calendar of grants and prospects and all associated files and correspondence

Institutional Funder Prospecting

• Performs and collaborates with the prospect research team and the National Director of Institutional Funding to identify institutional funding prospects
• Works collaboratively with staff at 29 chapters nationwide to identify appropriate funders and funding opportunities
• Ongoing communication and planning with chapter offices

Internal Collaboration

• Collaborates with the Director of Strategic Campaign Communications and other relevant team members to gather, organize, and develop information that fully captures ongoing programmatic successes to be used for stewardship reports to donors and institutional funders
• Collaborates with members of the Research Department to ensure scientific accuracy in proposal and report development
• Collaborates with members of national departments (primarily Leadership Giving, Corporate Giving, Finance, Community Engagement, Advocacy, and Global)

Administration

• Maintains institutional funding records in SharePoint, SmartSheets, and Salesforce
• Assists with maintaining a library of grant support documents or standing attachments, including resumes/CVs, bios, IRS forms, financials, Board/staff lists, etc.
• Hands-on grant training for chapter staff, as requested
• Assists with other projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement: Five years in five-figure grant proposal writing and development for health care agencies, medical research, or health-related nonprofit organizations
• GPC preferred
• Exceptional project management skills
• Comfort collaborating with staff nationwide by phone, email, Teams, etc.
• Comfort engaging in multiple meetings daily/weekly
• Excellent written communications skills with a proven ability to write persuasive proposals
• Strong editing skills, including comfort with helping staff communicate their work to funders clearly and concisely
• Excellent in multi-tasking, goal setting, and workload prioritization
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with donor development/CRM software systems
• Effective, collegial communicator who can collaborate with all levels of staff
• Ability to function effectively as a team player
• Commitment to producing exceptional work products
• College degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet deadlines as needed

Target Salary $60K - $75K

Essential Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional information:

To protect the health and safety of our employees, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have a COVID-19 booster shot regardless of location or position. This includes those with remote status. Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. JDRF will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
JDRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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