SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., also occasional nights, weekends and holidays as needed. May be required to work Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Hybrid schedule permitted: a minimum of 2 days in the office with additional onsite work required for events, meetings, and donor engagement.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
ABOUT THE POSITION AND APPLICATION:
The Grant Writer will join Pine Street at an exciting inflection point in the organization’s 50+ year history. We recently completed a new Strategic Plan, and are embarking on the largest expansion of Supportive Housing in our history, as well as reimagining the way we provide emergency shelter and working to become a more diverse and inclusive organization. The Grant Writer will report to the Director of Institutional Giving and be part of a six-person team implementing an ambitious foundation and corporate engagement program that reflects Pine Street’s mission, goals and bold strategic plan. This is a position for an experienced grant writer, journalist, or other individual with related communications skills. Pine Street Inn offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Applications should submit their resume, a cover letter and two (2) to three (3) writing samples through the Pine Street Inn careers portal at https://www.pinestreetinn.org/about-us/careers.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
- Translate Pine Street Inn program information into compelling grant proposals, status reports, and updates for funders and assist with donor site visits;
- Use strong analytical and storytelling skills to understand, evaluate and describe complex programs;
- Build relationships with program staff and other internal and external constituencies across the organization;
- Conduct activities related to the identification, strategizing, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of corporate and foundation gifts;
- Assist with internal grant implementation, grant tracking, and acknowledgement letters as required;
- Support the Senior Director of Institutional Giving and other members of the Institutional Giving team as required; and
- Contribute to the success of the entire Pine Street Inn Advancement office as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED:
- Minimum of three (3) years of related experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to write persuasively, both “from the heart” and with a solid grasp of data, history, and programmatic details/statistics;
- Outstanding analytical skills;
- Ability to create budgets;
- Strong time management, organizational and project management skills; and
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
PREFERRED:
- A track record of successful solicitation and grants management;
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other fundraising databases
PHYSICAL ABILITIES/SKILLS:
REQUIRED:
- Sitting for long periods of time
- Extensive computer work
- The ability to walk up two flights of stairs
- Ability to access various Pine Street Inn sites and locations
- Ability to use PC, phone, scanner, and copier
- Ability to respond to emergency situations in a fast and safe manner
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends when and if necessary
MENTAL ABILITIES/SKILLS:
REQUIRED:
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Goal-oriented
- Deadline-driven
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment
- Hard-working and flexible, with a sense of humor
- Team player who responds well to direction and acts quickly in response to internal and external requests for information
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Research, write and develop grant proposals, letters of interest and other funding requests.
- Write compelling, accurate and timely reports to funders and also write acknowledgement letters.
- Use shared software and databases to track proposals and projects, and record information about prospects.
- Work collaboratively as needed with other colleagues in the Advancement office.
- Perform other additional assignments or projects as requested/directed by supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned in order to meet the needs of the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic or other public health or weather emergency
INTERNAL CANDIDATES, IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE SUBMIT A PROMOTION/TRANSFER APPLICATION TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS OF POSTING.
Pine Street Inn is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.