Position Summary The Grants and Proposal Specialist plays a key role in advancing Brighter Bites’ fundraising goals by managing the organization’s institutional giving portfolio with support from the Director of
Advancement, and supporting the full grant lifecycle, from prospect research and opportunity identification through proposal development, submission, reporting, and stewardship.
This role will develop compelling, evidence-based grant proposals and reports that communicate
Brighter Bites’ impact, programmatic approach, and funding needs. The Grants and Proposal
Specialist will work closely with program, finance, data, and advancement colleagues to gather information, develop budgets and narratives, ensure accurate and timely submissions, and maintain strong relationships with institutional funders. They will also help to increase annual grant submissions by mentoring and training the larger Brighter Bites team to contribute to proposal writing.
The ideal candidate is an excellent writer and project manager who can translate complex programmatic information into clear, compelling funding proposals and who is highly organized,
collaborative, and attentive to detail.
Essential Job Functions
– Pipeline Development and Management: Continually develop and manage grant pipelines to achieve annual institutional fundraising goals.
– Proposal & Report Writing and Management: Research, write, and submit timely and compelling grant proposals, letters of interest, and progress reports to institutional donors;
continually update grant writing resources and tools; oversee the submission of grant proposals, letters of interest, and progress reports drafted by other development and program staff.
– Donor Cultivation & Stewardship: Support the cultivation and stewardship of relationships with foundations and corporations, ensuring strong engagement and investment in our organization. Set timelines for funder touchpoints and interactions to deepen relationships and generate repeat and increased gifts.
– Team Leadership: Train and mentor the larger Brighter Bites program team, empowering them to contribute to proposal writing; oversee proposal development and submissions by program and leadership team members.
– Financial Stewardship: Collaborate with the finance department to develop program budgets for restricted grants and communicate restrictions to all necessary parties once the projects are funded.
– Award Management: Support the management of awarded grants through accurate record-keeping and efficient project handoffs to necessary internal departments to ensure timely achievement of grant goals.
Other Job Functions
– Other duties as assigned