[Hiring] Grants Associate @Foundation for California Community Colleges

Role Description

FoundationCCC’s Resource Development Department seeks an experienced Grants Associate who will be an effective contributor to a highly productive, quality-oriented, collaborative grants team. The Grants Associate will:

• Research, write, and coordinate the development and submission of high-quality grant proposals, matching funder priorities with fundable projects.
• Develop and maintain systems for organizing and sharing information, including through Salesforce, Asana, and other digital tools.
• Conduct prospect research to identify new funders and assess grant opportunities.
• Assist in the broader work of the Resource Development Department.
• Guide the grants management team’s work on active grants, such as reports, modification requests, and funder stewardship.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) + years of work experience with demonstrated success.
• Minimum of two or three (2-3) years of related work and/or volunteer experience in submitting successful philanthropic, corporate, and/or government grant proposals.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an education or non-profit environment preferred.
• Familiarity with the community college system a plus.
• Familiarity with fundraising office administration (best practices, protocols, procedures, and record/data management).
• Experience with the scaling and startup of programs preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Salesforce, Asana, and/or other digital systems, platforms, and tools that support collaborative work and fundraising is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Gather information for, write, edit, compile, and submit very high-quality grant proposals, competitive contract bids, concept papers, and letters of intent that are persuasive, accurate, and carefully consistent with funder priorities, guidelines, deadlines, and other instructions.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of FoundationCCC’s programs and services, and use this knowledge to effectively manage a portfolio of grants and develop cases of support for existing and new programs and projects.
• Coordinate with internal and external program and project partners to identify potential funders and grant opportunities; develop timelines and work for producing grant proposals; plan and articulate outcomes, objectives, deliverables, and budgets; and design, write, and gather supplemental materials for grant application submission.
• Research, understand, and track current and future grant opportunities, summarizing them and disseminating or promoting them internally, as appropriate.
• Facilitate and track revisions to scopes of work, budgets, and key dates for grants, and keep key internal and partner stakeholders informed of these.
• Support funder outreach and direct communications, including drafting emails to funders, preparing meeting agendas for calls with funders, and drafting funder profiles to inform engagement strategies.
• Support with special projects and other duties within the Department, Division, and organization, as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, generous PTO, holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings.
• CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer.