Activities
Position is a full-time, exempt employee who works directly with the Director of Grant Development and is responsible for handling all Planning Department activities assigned by the Director of Grant Development.
Responsibilities
* Review, discuss and select grant applications for funding.
* Prepare complete, concise, comprehensive and correct grant applications to local, county, state, federal and/or foundation funding sources.
* Work closely with the Director of Grant Development and other program directors in the proposal preparation process.
* Prepare, or assist with preparation of reports or correspondence to funding sources related to funded programs.
* Work closely with the Director of Grant Development and Compliance Officer on grant-related reports including budgets, budget narratives, levels of service, performance evaluations and outcome measures.
* Committee involvement related to grant funding, program and department activities.
* Handle all other duties as assigned by the Director of Grant Development, Senior VP’s, President & CEO and other program directors.
* Work on planning and coordination of special events, fundraising activities and community forums.
* Work on social media components (i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) to promote agency activities.
* Assist in agency publications.
* Experience with desktop publishing/ digital editing software is preferred.
* Create, produce and manage high-quality content.
* Experience in digital/social media advertising is preferred.
* Bilingual is preferred.
Accountability
Program Planner will report to and interact directly with the Director of Grant Development on a daily basis.
Qualifications
Program Planner should be organized, have solid writing skills, extensive grant writing experience, be comfortable and confident dealing with the public or funding sources in person, verbally or through correspondence. The person needs to have a thorough understanding of grant writing, related correspondence and effective community interaction.
This person should interact well with others, be self-motivated and self-reliant, take direction and be competent in following a plan from concept through completion.
The Program Planner should have a Bachelors’ degree in communications, public relations, social sciences or human services or year-for-year field experience. Social service experience is helpful, but being organized, motivated and able to work independently are equally important.
