Impact Grants & Proposals Specialist

United Way of Greater Cincinnati; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Disability Insurance

EAP

Professional Development

Job summary

United Way of Greater Cincinnati is seeking an Associate, Impact Operations & Grants in Cincinnati to support fundraising and community impact by developing grant proposals, reports, and related written content that communicates the organization's mission and outcomes.

You will coordinate proposal development, research funding opportunities, and manage content libraries while ensuring grant compliance and timely reporting across multiple funders.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of relevant professional experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with demonstrated ability to develop clear, persuasive content.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into compelling narratives.
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365; familiarity with Asana and Salesforce preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and build strong working relationships.
• Interest in community impact and nonprofit work.

Responsibilities

• Develop grant proposals, letters of inquiry, applications, grant reports, and other materials for corporate, foundation, and government funders.
• Create one-pagers, presentations, briefing documents, funder updates, and other external communications highlighting United Way's programs and outcomes.
• Coordinate proposal development timelines and gather information from program, finance, evaluation, and leadership staff.
• Research funding opportunities, community needs, demographic data, and evidence-based practices to strengthen grant proposals and written materials.
• Maintain and update organizational boilerplate language, program descriptions, organizational statistics, and content libraries.
• Review, edit, proofread, and format grant applications and other written materials to ensure clarity, consistency, and quality prior to submission.
• Coordinate grant reporting schedules and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Draft interim and final grant reports for funders.
• Review programmatic and financial reports submitted by partners for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with funding requirements.
• Track grant deliverables, milestones, and reporting requirements across multiple funding sources.
• Support the administration of grantmaking processes from application through grant closeout, including application review, award documentation, and grant file management.
• Maintain organized grant files, reporting documentation, and grants management systems to support compliance, audit readiness, and organizational recordkeeping.
• Support continuous improvement of grantmaking and grant management processes through templates, documentation, and workflow enhancements.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Project Management

Research

Data Analysis

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Asana

Salesforce

Job description

United Way of Greater Cincinnati is seeking an Associate, Impact Operations & Grants in Cincinnati to support fundraising and community impact by developing grant proposals, reports, and related written content that communicates the organization's mission and outcomes.

You will coordinate proposal development, research funding opportunities, and manage content libraries while ensuring grant compliance and timely reporting across multiple funders.