Grants Specialist

Full-time (40 hours/week)

Primary

Location:

Position may be based in San Angelo, TX;
Artesia, NM;
Hobbs, NM; or Carlsbad, NM.

Travel Requirement:
No

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM

Salary Range: $52,000 - $62,000/year

FLSA Status:
Exempt

West Texas Counseling & Guidance (WTCG) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization working to ensure that individuals and families seeking mental health treatment should have access to counseling services, regardless of their socioeconomic status and ability to pay. Our mission is to enable individuals and families to reach their full potential in body, mind, and spirit, using evidence-based counseling and educational services.

Services offered by WTCG include individual therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma, premarital counseling, couples and family counseling, veteran services, children's play therapy, and anger management.

The Grants Specialist plays a critical role in advancing the organization’s grant-seeking and funding strategy. This position supports the full grant lifecycle—from identifying funding opportunities and developing proposals to managing awards and completing closeout activities—while helping to strengthen relationships with funders.

This role is essential in ensuring the organization secures and manages funding in alignment with its mission and strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate combines strong writing, research, and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and collaborate across departments. This position is well-suited for individuals with experience in grant writing, research, nonprofit development, program coordination, or public sector funding. A high level of attention to detail, organization, and accuracy in documentation and reporting is critical to success in this role.

A flexible and proactive approach is required to meet deadlines and organizational needs. Employees must handle sensitive financial and programmatic information with discretion. Regular and reliable attendance is required.

• Identify and evaluate grant opportunities from foundations, corporations, and government agencies aligned with organizational goals
• Utilize grant databases such as Candid Foundation Directory and Grant Station to support funding research
• Collaborate with the Director of Program Development to support and enhance grant-seeking strategies

• Collaborate with program and accounting staff to develop, write, and submit compelling, well-researched grant proposals
• Prepare timely, accurate, and comprehensive reports for awarded grants
• Ensure all submissions meet funder requirements, deadlines, and guidelines

• Monitor awarded grants to ensure compliance with funder requirements, timelines, and reporting obligations
• Communicate grant requirements, restrictions, and deliverables to leadership and program staff
• Support adherence to funding guidelines and organizational policies

• Work closely with program directors to ensure effective data collection, outcome tracking, and performance reporting
• Assist in extracting and interpreting data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems to support grant reporting
• Support continuous improvement of data tracking and reporting processes

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with funders through ongoing communication, including reports and correspondence
• Participate in meetings and calls with funders as appropriate
• Support efforts to strengthen long-term funding partnerships