Cattaraugus Allegany Erie Wyoming Boces is hiring: Community Schools Grant Write

Content Summary: Community Schools Grant Writer at Olean, for Cattaraugus Allegany Erie Wyoming Boces Position Type:
Grants/Research/Grant Writer

Date Posted:
12/5/2024

Location:
District

Closing Date:
12/16/2024

District:
Franklinville Central School District Community Schools Grant Writer

Franklinville Central and West Valley Central School Districts are seeking a Community Schools Grant Writer.

Salary range: $40,000 - $60,000

This is a 2-year position and you will report directly to the Superintendent of Schools.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with local and state government agencies.
• Prepares proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
• Enters and monitors tracking data.
• Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
• Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Presentation skills
• Written communication
• Graphic design skills
• Technical documentation
• Layout skills
• Problem solving
• Deadline-oriented
• Process improvement
• Coordination
• Strategic planning
• Market knowledge

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Media, or related field
• Minimum of 1-year experience in grant writing, prospect research, general fundraising or a minimum of 2 years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting