Job Description:
• Identify and vet potential funding partners, including Jewish family offices, private foundations, regional Federations, and corporate sponsors
• Write and submit LOIs, grant applications, and sponsorship decks for JGO programming and professional speaker series
• Build and maintain a systematic Grant Calendar tracking deadlines, submissions, and reporting requirements
• Assist in creating impact reports demonstrating JGO’s value to its 150+ campus network
• Work with leadership to refine JGO’s case for support, emphasizing its role in the professional/graduate student space
• Manage the full-cycle grant process from philanthropic research through proposals and reporting
Requirements:
• 3+ years of experience in grant writing
• Specific success in the Jewish philanthropic sector
• Familiarity with major foundations supporting Jewish life
• Understanding of the family office landscape
• Ability to write persuasively for sophisticated donors and board members
• Understanding of the graduate/young professional demographic is a significant plus
• Submit a brief cover letter or summary of the most significant win in the Jewish nonprofit space
• Submit two writing samples, preferably a successful grant proposal and an LOI
• Provide a fee structure, either hourly rate or monthly retainer
Benefits:
• Approximately 10–20 hours of work per week
• Flexible fee structure: hourly rate or monthly retainer