Proposal & Grant Writer

YMCA
Salary
$95,000.00
How to Apply
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Bring Your Perspective. Help Strengthen Our Community.
Job Description

Working directly with the Executive Director and Youth & Family Services program leadership, you’ll learn about the work happening across youth development, family services, behavioral health, school-based programs, and community services and translate that expertise and impact into compelling opportunities for investment. You’ll lead proposal and grant development across government, foundation, corporate, and other institutional funding opportunities while helping YFS build a strong, sustainable funding pipeline.

Qualifications
  • Five or more years of relevant experience in grant writing, proposal development, institutional fundraising, government contracting, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated success developing competitive grant proposals, government RFP responses, or other complex funding requests.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, research, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to understand budgets and financial information and connect them to strong program narratives.
  • Excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with program experts, finance teams, senior leaders, community partners, and funders.
  • Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Essential Functions
  • Find the Right Opportunities - Research and identify funding opportunities that align with YFS programs and priorities. Build a forward-looking pipeline of RFPs, grants, and renewals and help leadership evaluate where YFS can be most competitive and have the greatest impact.
  • Develop Compelling Proposals - Lead proposals from opportunity through submission, translating complex programs, community needs, partnerships, and outcomes into clear, persuasive narratives. Partner with program, finance, and leadership teams to ensure budgets, staffing, outcomes, and commitments come together into a strong and credible proposal.
  • Strengthen Funder Partnerships - Support renewals, reporting, and funder communications that demonstrate impact and responsible stewardship while helping YFS build lasting relationships with funding partners.
Cause-Driven Leadership Competencies
  • Mission Advancement: Incorporates the Y's mission and values into the organization's vision and strategies. Ensures community engagement; promotes the global nature of the Y. Leads a culture of volunteerism, ensuring engagement, inclusion, and ownership.
  • Collaboration: Initiates the development of relationships with influential leaders to impact and strengthen the community. Is recognized as an inspirational community leader who navigates complex political and social circles with ease. Communicates to engage and inspire people within and outside the YMCA. Ensures that a talent management system is in place and executed effectively.
  • Operational Effectiveness: Possesses penetrating insight and strong strategic and critical thinking skills. Invests resources in well-designed innovation initiatives. Creates a structure to deliver organization-wide results to achieve objectives. Develops and implements stewardship strategies. Determines benchmarks and ensures appropriate leadership to meet objectives.
  • Personal Growth: Creates a learning organization. Effectively drives change by leveraging resources and creating alignment to expand organizational opportunities. Shares authority and demonstrates courage and humility. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
Required Certifications
  • Team Leader certification

Why You'll Love Working at the Y: Use your writing and strategic thinking to help expand what’s possible for young people, families, and communities. You’ll work alongside leaders who understand their communities and connect their expertise with funding partners who can help strengthen, sustain, and expand the work.

  • Competitive salary of $95,000.00
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 10% YMCA retirement contribution
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development and leadership opportunities
  • Complimentary YMCA family membership
  • The opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of our members and communities

Bring Your Perspective. Help Strengthen Our Community. We know strong teams are built by people with different experiences, perspectives, and paths. If this opportunity excites you and you believe your experience can contribute to the work, we encourage you to apply today.