Senior Grant Writer

Senior Grant Writer

Development and Communications

AVP, Development

Full-Time, Regular, Exempt

$90,000 to $100,000 Annually

Long Island City

Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm (subject to change based on program needs)

This position is represented by OPEIU Local 153

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for almost 60 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with over $100 million in annual budget with approximately 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.

The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, an arts program, lifetime aftercare, policy and advocacy through our David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, and research through our Center for Research, Inquiry and Social Justice.

Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 20,000 people a year. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.

Under the supervision of the Senior Director of Grants, the Senior Grant Writer is responsible for analyzing potential funding sources, including foundations, corporations, and government-issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and taking the lead on Fortune’s most complex institutional funding projects, producing high quality proposals within a specified timeframe that result in grant awards and contracts for The Fortune Society.

• Embodies Fortune’s mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done;
• Exceptionally detail-oriented written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent research, analysis, synthesis, and presentation skills;
• Exceptional project management skills, including relationship building and time management;
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly to produce high quality work products in an extremely fast-paced, deadline-driven environment;
• Ability to receive and integrate constructive critiques and feedback.

• Research government, corporate, and foundation funding opportunities and identify those that are potentially a good fit for supporting…