Grant Writer

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Department Summary: College Bound AZ is a nonprofit organization that serves underrepresented students 14-24 years old. College Bound AZ provides mentoring, guidance and support to ensure students achieve their dream of post secondary education.

Job Description: The Grant Writer is an essential position for ensuring funding for College Bound AZ operations. He/she researches to identify applicable grants through the internet, referrals or grant databases and prepares the submission. He/she records and tracks submissions to provide the organization grant information on dates submitted, decision dates, decisions, and award amounts.

Essential duties/ responsibilities:

• Develop relationships and partnerships with other nonprofit agencies and funding institutions to raise awareness of the College Bound AZ mission and to identify joint opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal staff on operational needs and strategic planning to identify appropriate partner agencies and fill financial need.
• Research applicable grants through the internet, referrals or grant databases and prepare the submissions.
• Provide information on College Bound AZ to partner organizations to complete grant proposals.
• Track and record grant search results and grant submissions providing a status for agency name, grant amount, grant summary, partner agency (if applicable), submission dates , decision date and result

Education/Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or college senior.
• Ability to research and work independently.
• Experience working with underrepresented populations
• The ideal candidate will be an excellent writer and have experience in conducting and documenting research projects.
• Certification by the American Grant Writer’s Association Preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise using technology for communication, record keeping, and data management.
• Member will be required to successfully pass a background check

College Bound AZ and Mesa United Way are equal employment opportunity employers and seek to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all their positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against status or characteristics protected by law.