Assistant Director, Grant Writing

Enterprise Community Partners; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Community Partners is seeking an Assistant Director, Grant Writing to lead a collaborative process with fundraisers and program staff. You will craft robust funding proposals, LOIs and program reports, ensuring timely submissions and strong donor stewardship.

You will also develop budgets and narrative materials that communicate program impact across affordable housing initiatives. You will work with Enterprise’s philanthropy team to advance foundations, corporations and government

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the fundraising process with foundations, corporations and government grants.
• Undergraduate degree and 3–4 years of relevant experience; management of direct reports preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee grant proposal and reporting processes with support from a Grant Writer.
• Coordinate with fundraisers to plan timelines, gather budgets and materials, and review deliverables.
• Prepare, edit and submit proposals, concept papers, program reports and letters of inquiry.
• Develop budgets and budget narratives in collaboration with program staff.
• Maintain up-to-date grant materials in the grants management system.

Skills

Grant writing

Editing

Proposal development

Storytelling

Budget narratives

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

MS Office

Salesforce (plus)

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $92.0 billion and created 1.1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.

Join us at enterprisecommunity.org

Working at Enterprise

At Enterprise, you’ll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You’ll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you’re valued and supported in your growth journey.

Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with an exceptional benefits package.

Job Description Summary

The Assistant Director, Grant Writing will engage in a collaborative development writing process with fundraisers, program leaders and accounting staff to create a robust portfolio of funding proposals, letters of interests (LOIs), reports and other fundraising materials. This individual will develop and maintain a sound knowledge of Enterprise’s affordable housing programs and liaise with other departments to create comprehensive descriptions of programmatic activities, outputs, outcomes and impact. Efforts will ensure effective and timely proposal and report submission to donors and prospects thus enabling the successful cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of foundations, corporations and government agencies.

This role will contribute to organization-wide and team-based KPIs by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and ongoing requests, as well as exploring opportunities to add value to our collective fundraising potential.

The Assistant Director, Grant Writing, will report to the Senior Director, Philanthropy and will support the grant writing efforts of nine frontline fundraisers.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee corporate, foundation, and government grant proposal and reporting process with the support of a Grant Writer.
• Work with fundraisers to evaluate upcoming writing deliverables, and then develop timelines and schedules to manage the cadence of workflow processes, including distribution of writing assignments, gathering of budgets and ancillary materials and review of deliverables in advance of deadlines.
• Prepare proposals by discerning 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.
• Write, edit, assemble and submit new and renewal proposals, concept papers, program reports, letters of inquiry and stewardship documents in accordance with funder guidelines; adjusts proposal-writing by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination and boilerplate according to funder’s collective voice.
• Build confidence and rapport among colleagues and across Enterprise’s three divisions by assembling information and data, developing fundraising strategies and creating written materials for specific program areas.
• Interface with accounting staff and program leaders to create program budgets, budget narratives and financial reports.
• Work with database administrators and other internal teams to maintain up-to-date files for written materials in grants management system.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the fundraising process and prior grant writing experience with foundations, corporations and government agencies. Demonstrated expertise of government grant writing and affordable housing issues preferred.
• Undergraduate degree and minimum 3-4 years of experience in a similar position. Management of direct reports preferred.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with knowledge of and proficiency in use of English grammar, punctuation and syntax.
• Must be able to write about the big picture and clearly discuss specific programmatic activities.
• Ability to exercise initiative gathering and organizing research materials from a variety of sources and quickly comprehend, analyze and synthesize information to accurately translate into grant proposals, reports and other donor-oriented materials.
• A professional, proactive and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a team player, to take initiative and to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Experience with proposal budgets and financial reports and ability to convey information in narrative form as well as numerically.
• Ability to verbally communicate well and in a professional manner with a variety of audiences.
• Creative, detail-oriented, self-motivated and have a strong work ethic.
• Fully proficient in Microsoft Office. Salesforce proficiency a plus.

Salary Transparency

You will be joining a team of talented professionals motivated by serving the community and addressing the need for affordable housing.

Total Rewards at Enterprise

This range is just one component of our total rewards package, which also includes annual performance bonuses and generous paid leave programs.

Our benefits form a major part of the total rewards package. These include dental, health, and vision care plans, as well as family-building benefits such as adoption and surrogacy support. Enterprise supports flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance and offers health advocacy, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and mental health benefits. We round out our package with financial education, wellness programs, and auto-enrollment in the company’s 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.

Finally, you will have access to learning and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement for job-related courses and certifications. Thank you for your interest in joining the Enterprise team and contributing to our mission to serve others.