Grant Writer

About This Role

The Grant Writer plays a key role in advancing Delaware County Community College's (DCCC) mission by supporting the fundraising and grant-seeking priorities of the College and Educational Foundation. This role is responsible for assisting the Director of Grants in researching, writing, and stewarding grants, including private, federal and state grants, and will involve collaboration with various departments to develop proposals that support institutional priorities.

Responsibilities

• Research funding opportunities and assist with maintaining prospect information on foundations, corporations, and government funders.
• Write, prepare, and submit compelling letters of inquiry, grant proposals, and supporting materials to funders, ensuring timely submission and compliance with funder requirements.
• Develop preliminary budget narratives and collaborate with the Finance Department to adapt funded proposals as necessary during the post-award period.
• Provide administrative and compliance support to project managers during the post-award period.
• Lead the proposal-development process across multiple departments, establish internal deadlines, obtain required information from contributors, and move projects to completion within fixed external deadlines.
• Maintain a comprehensive calendar of grant deadlines, reporting requirements, and stewardship activities, and ensure timely follow-through on all commitments.
• Collaborate with faculty and administrators across academic divisions to gather programmatic information needed for proposal narratives and reports.
• Maintain accurate and organized records of grant submissions, awards, and reporting in grant management systems and shared institutional files.
• Assist in developing and maintaining templates, boilerplate language, and a centralized library of grant and foundation resources.
• Participate in interactive, on-site meetings during normal business hours and on a regular basis; regular on-site office hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of two-plus (2+) years of experience in grant writing, nonprofit development, or a related field, with demonstrated success in researching and writing successful proposals, preferably to foundation, corporate, or private funders.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in communications, English, business, public administration, education, nonprofit management, or a related field of study; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required.
• Master’s degree in a related field of study is preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage for all benefit eligible employees.
• College Paid Disability and Life Insurance.