Grant Researcher & Writer

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Looking for individuals willing to commit to a long-term volunteer position.

The Welcome Home Group is a 501(C)3 non-profit providing free career readiness to transitioning U.S. military members, veterans and military spouses since 2012. We provide individualized career coaching services that include an Interactive Resume, interview assistance, employment resources, mock interviews, and job sourcing.

After extensive research into the causes of veteran unemployment, we have developed a program that showcases a high level of success with the placement of veterans into higher paying positions, with a higher retention rate.

The Welcome Home Group is run exclusively by volunteers. We are dedicated to helping veterans transition into civilian employment. For more information about our mission, our services, and how to get involved as a corporate partner, employment partner, donor or volunteer, please visit our website at thewelcomehomegroup.org

The Welcome Home Group is seeking volunteers to fulfill an important and meaningful role as we pursue grant funding for our organization.

OVERVIEW:

• Researches and identifies funding opportunities and evaluates appropriateness for The Welcome Home Group
• Develops applications and proposals for funding, as well as formalized partnerships and collaborations
• Leads in the grant process to secure funding that will sustain and expand our program, Administrative needs; identifies and secures new funding opportunities
• Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of TWHG program, services and outcome measures Facilitates the completion and submission of renewals
• Establishes, maintains and updates an applications funding calendar
• Researching available and applicable grants for our organization, Veterans, and Military
• Research, retrieval and assembly of background material for grant proposals
• Drafting of letters of inquiry and full grant proposals for submission

PREREQUISITES:

• Bachelor s Degree from an accredited college or university Communications, Journalism, Marketing
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in successful foundation grant research and grant writing Foundation cultivation experience and relationship building preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience developing budgets and outcomes/deliverables
• Certified Grant Writer credential highly preferred

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to organize work, set priorities and manage multiple projects concurrently
• Capable of keeping confidential any knowledge acquired
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal and customer service skills in a diverse population

You will be immersed in grant research and grant writing work and provide essential research for the development of our grant application strategy.