Grant Writer

Mission of Catholic Charities

Feed the hungry, heal the hurting, welcome the stranger.

CCEW is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, promoted, compensated and, if necessary, disciplined or terminated without regard to sex, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, religious affiliation, marital status, military veteran status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law

As a member of the Grants Team, the Grant Writer is a self-starter who will take ownership of proposal development processes to support CCEW’s 15+ programs in partnership with program, finance, and other Agency staff.

The Grant Writer’s primary responsibility is to help Catholic Charities Eastern Washington (CCEW) and its programs develop and submit high-quality funding proposal packages to public, corporate, and foundation funding sources.

This position focuses substantially on proposal development, though the Grant Writer will occasionally research and vet funding opportunities and support other parts of the grant lifecycle process. The Grant Writer will collaborate closely and frequently with many CCEW staff members.

Applications will be accepted through October, and we will begin interviews in mid-late October. Start date in November.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.

• Lead the proposal development process, including collaborating with the Grant Administrator to prepare proposal work spaces in Teams/Sharepoint and creating templates; comprehensively reviewing RFP documents and creating checklists; preparing for and leading grant kickoff meetings; taking and sharing notes with the proposal team, tracking all updates and Q/A documents from the funder; setting up and leading pitch meetings with funders; creating and keeping proposal team members on a production timeline;
  
  reviewing all proposal documents for accuracy, correctness, and compliance prior to submission; and gathering all proposal documents; and submitting proposals.
• Collaborating closely, effectively, and professionally with members Senior Leadership Team (executive staff), Leadership Team (VPs and directors), and program staff (managers, coordinators, etc.) to develop high-quality proposal packages.
• Developing high-quality funding proposal packages, including but not limited to letters of intent; technical, management, and budget narratives; budget documents; and a wide variety of attachments in the style appropriate for the specific funding source.
• Collaborating as part of the Grants Team and broader Advancement team to support strategic fundraising goals.
• Facilitating and participating in collaborative review processes.
• As needed, using databases and other methods to research current and prospective funders and funding opportunities to inform grant strategies, records, and materials.
• Reviewing and assessing funding opportunities for strategic alignment with organization needs, including participating in developing the annual grants calendar.
• Maintaining a working knowledge of the interests and expectations of public and private funders.
• Communicating with and developing relationships with funders and updating Grants Team and other organization staff with pertinent information on funders and opportunities.
• Conducting independent research to develop application materials.
• Developing broad working knowledge of Catholic Charities programming.
• Contributing to official Agency grant files.
• Work occasional overtime to meet submission deadlines.
• Attending Catholic Charities events and donor/funder cultivation events as directed.
• Using appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per…