Grant Officer

New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

NYLAG in New York, NY seeks a Grant Officer to support the life-cycle of grants, including prospect research, proposal development and stewardship. You will work with the development team, NYLAG leadership and advocates to submit compelling letters, proposals, reports and renewals to advance NYLAG’s mission.

The role collaborates with legal and financial staff, data coordinators, and program teams to strengthen proposals and ensure timely submissions. Full-time, hybrid work policy applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years of nonprofit grant-writing experience.
• Excellent writing and editing skills; ability to translate complex information.
• Proven success in 5-, 6-, and 7-figure grants from government and foundations.
• Ability to use prospecting tools to identify and secure funding sources.
• Passion for NYLAG’s mission and ability to translate that into writing.

Responsibilities

• Draft and submit letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, and renewals.
• Perform prospect research on government, foundation, and corporate funders.
• Craft case statements and materials to support fundraising efforts.
• Coordinate with legal, financial counseling staff, and data teams to bolster proposals and data.
• Monitor grant expectations, deliverables, and program updates with stakeholders.
• Maintain grant calendars and prepare timely proposals and renewals.
• Support regular stewardship with funders and coordination of site visits.

Skills

Grant writing

Proposal development

Editing/writing

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About NYLAG:

Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g., courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. NYLAG’s staff of over 400 impacted the lives of over 125,000 people last year.

Job description

The Grant Officer will report to the Director of Institutional Giving & Government Relations and work closely with members of the development team, NYLAG leadership and advocates to support the life-cycle of a grant, including prospect research, proposal development and stewardship. This includes crafting, coordinating, and submitting compelling letters of interest, proposals, reports, and renewals in support of the advancement of NYLAG’s mission.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the development team, legal staff, and financial counselors to draft and submit compelling and succinct letters of inquiries, proposals, reports, and renewals
• Perform prospect research on government, foundations, and corporate funders; identify potential fits between grantor funding priorities organization goals. Make recommendations on pursuing potential new grant opportunities.
• Craft compelling case statements and other materials in support of both institutional and philanthropic fundraising efforts
• Engage with legal and financial counseling staff and grants and data coordinators and the data analyst to maintain knowledge of the organization’s programs and to collect data and information to bolster the quality of proposals, reports, and renewals
• Monitor grant expectations, needs, deliverables and programmatic updates, and maintain regular communication with internal and external stakeholders for a portfolio of grants and contracts
• Maintain grant calendars; coordinate with programmatic staff, data team, finance department, and other key staff to prepare grant proposals, reports, and renewals for timely submission; develop protocols to streamline processes
• Collaborate with the development team and staff to regularly steward with current potential funders, including preparing updates, communicating successes, and coordinating site visits
• Maintain updated grant records and files, including maintaining grant records in the donor database
• Manage grants calendars; develop protocols to ensure timely submission of grant proposals and reports. and develop protocols for timely submission of proposals and reports
• Engage with staff across NYLAG’s legal and financial counseling units to understand the work of the organization, gather information and success stories to strengthen proposals
• Maintain updated grant files and records

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 3-5 years of experience grant-writing at a nonprofit
• Excellent writing and editing skills; the ability to translate complex information to tell a clear and compelling story
• Demonstrated ability to craft compelling letters of interest, proposals, reports, and renewals
• Demonstrated success in 5-, 6-, and 7-figure grants from both government and foundation funders
• Demonstrated ability to utilize various prospecting tools to identify and secure new funding sources
• Passion for NYLAG’s mission and ability to translate that passion in writing
• Ability to engage with staff to develop a deep understanding of programmatic areas
• Strong project management skills; ability multitask several projects simultaneously
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders to manage and meet proposal and submission deadlines

NYLAG’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.

Employment type

Full-time

Professional Level

Professional

Salary Range

NYLAG is a unionized workplace, and salaries are set pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The current salary range for this position is between $84,280 and $87,685.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.

NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.