Contracted Grant Writer
Rebel Cause Inc Grant Writer Expectations
The Grants Writers Team is responsible for managing grants and contracts throughout the entirety of their lifecycle, from prospecting to final report, for an assigned portfolio from government and foundation grants that support RCI MIssion. The Grants Writers Team, after conferring with each other, bring important perspective and recommendation regarding the grant writing process to the Executive Director, CC’ing the Executive assistant,
Rebel Cause Inc. is a remote workplace, and the Grants Writing Team, along with the Executive Director, are expected to work remotely using remoting working tools assigned by the company to the community and track the grant writer process.
Essential Duties And Functions:
Grant Seeking
- The Grant Writing team under the supervision of the Executive Director, will collaborate with project teams and leadership to identify and prioritize funding needs in line with RCI's strategic plan and potential new initiatives
- Identify prospective grant funding opportunities, assess opportunities for fit, and make recommendations to the team and leadership about opportunities to pursue
- Lead the preparation and timely submission of grant applications, including writing and editing grant narratives
Contract Management and Compliance
- Manage post-award contracting requirements, including developing work plans in collaboration with project teams
- Advise projects on grant compliance, including informing project staff and leadership of grant requirements, timelines, and contractual obligations
- Assist legal projects with developing processes and procedures to ensure grant compliance and successful achievement of grant obligations
- Support funder site visits and audits, including coordinating with project leadership and finance staff to ensure that required documentation is complete and available
- Develop and review memoranda of understanding, scopes of services, and sub-award budgets for subcontractors as appropriate for grants with subcontracts
Grant Reporting and Monitoring
- Manage and update the grant reporting calendar to ensure that no deadlines are missed
- Support legal projects with data quality assurance and improvement in the RCI case management database
- Track progress to grant deliverables and communicate with project leadership
Fiscal Management
- Liaise between RCI projects and Executive Direct and Treasurer to develop budgets for grant proposals
- Organize and provide support and input to regular project expenditure review meetings to ensure spend-down of grants on allowable expenses
Team Work
- Provide input to the Executive Director and Treasurer as part of the annual budgeting process to project grant funding streams
- Produce regular reports on grant funding awarded and projected to inform team strategy, goals, and assessment
- Work collaboratively with the leader and other teams on shared goals, including strategic and team planning
- Participate in regular, cross-departmental, and organization-wide meetings
OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION IN RCI CONTRACTED GRANT WRITING SERVICES.
- Potential to make an additional 1k each month