Grant Writer

GiGi’s Playhouse Inc.’s was founded in 2003 and our missionis to change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.

All Programs are free and are therapeutic in nature. Each program is designed to work on specific skill development, including speech and language, socialization and fine and gross motor skills. GiGi’s Playhouse has 36locations across North America and growing.

GiGi's Playhouse, Inc. is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic grant writer to research and draft local, regional and national grants in support of Playhouse programs, marketing campaigns and capacity building. Some research and drafting efforts may also include helping other Playhouses with their grant, as well as collaboration on grants that leverage the national office for local support criteria. This is a part-time position that we envision to grow into a full-time role with 6-12 months.

This position requires excellent writing, communication and organizational skills, as well as attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline-oriented environment. The grant writer will work closely with the Development Director, Marketing Director, Founder and other GiGi's staff as needed.

The individual filling the grant writer role must, above all else, have an exceptional work ethic and the ability to confidently manage and optimize research and writing efforts. Additional skills and key strengths include:

• Demonstrated recent success in grant writing for non-governmental funding sources.
• Self-motivated and disciplined.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong research, analysis and reporting skills.
• Experience with online grant research databases.
• Experience with preparing project and proposal budgets.
• Skilled at synthesizing information and communicating it in a compelling and succinct form.
• Technology/computer savvy including familiarity with databases (Donor Perfect a plus).

• Ensure all grant proposals represent and communicate GiGi’s Playhouse mission and brand.
• Maintain ongoing grant pipeline; documenting all grants in Salesforce at various stages of lifecycle.
• Conduct foundation research, identify new funders and maintain a projected inform/award timeline.
• Define a list of grants to target and maintain timelines to ensure timely preparation and submission.
• Prepare all grant-related documents including letters of inquiry, program and project based cases for support, grant applications and proposals for support, and mid/post grant reports.
• Ensure all grant-related data is collected, summarized and shared with funders as needed, including mid-grant term progress and year-end reports.
• Fulfill additional grant-related writing projects (e.g. special correspondence with grantors, such as thank you letters and holiday cards).
• Support the GiGi’s Playhouse network by providing grant templates, language and resources on shared server to ensure all are using the most current and effective grant language.

Teamwork:
Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Problem Solving:

Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Written and oral communication:

Ability toexpress ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Adaptability:

Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with…