Grants Writer

**About the job**

**Grant Writing & Management Responsibilities**
- Create and maintain a calendar of activities to support grant project management.
- Lead the writing of all grants, effectively telling the story of Carbon Upcycling.
- Work with external grant writers or advisors (as necessary), submitting reports, scope of work revisions, and communicating questions and updates as needed.
- Lead all scope of work revisions with inputs from project team members, serve as final author/editor, and contribute to solutions-oriented grant management.
- Work with Grants Lead on all grant tracking, reporting and compliance efforts in concert with project team members to streamline the development of the narrative, manage compliance, and sequence approvals.

**Project Management Responsibilities**
- Design and maintain a timeline for all major grant projects and efforts to optimize effectiveness and alignment with organizational priorities and minimize conflicts between deliverables.
- Use tools to monitor team capacity and FTEs in collaboration with senior leadership. Report grants project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary.
- Serve as liaison between team members on all major grant projects and efforts to ensure well-coordinated deliverables, schedules, and meeting plans.
- Ensure the grant projects have identified team members, regular check-in meetings, etc..
- Coordinate grant workflow processes and scheduling with senior leadership. Plan review and approval cycles for grants and any needed collateral.
- Maintain grant project folders and manage key files and archiving of all grant project materials. Organize and manage a library of key data and reference materials.
- Utilize best practices for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards, and assessing risks. Develop new strategies and processes for effective project management across the organization.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with any contractors or consultants used in the grant writing process.

**Required Skills and Experience**
- 5+ years of project management experience:

- Experience in managing concurrent grant projects.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in writing grants large dollar value grants (>$20MM) and project reports to funders.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines and project specifications
- Ability to build strong relationships with team members to get information needed for grants
- Ability to quickly learn the technical and commercial aspects of our business
- Familiarity with publication processes
- Bachelor’s degree

**Who We Are Seeking**
- Nimble in shifting between big-picture and detail-oriented work
- Proactive and self-directed, thriving in independent and collaborative settings
- A strong writer, able to synthesize complex information and inputs
- A strategic thinker with the ability to translate ideas into actionable work plans and measurable outcomes
- Curious and creative in their approach to problem-solving and managing shifting priorities
- Highly organized and experienced in managing multiple tasks
- Team-focused and will enjoy working as part of an active group of highly engaged individuals to ensure the team’s success
- A proactive person who takes initiative and anticipates the needs of others
- Honest and committed to maintaining high ethical standards and confidentiality
- A fast learner who demonstrates humility, openness, transparency, and empathy in alignment with the organization’s values
- Solution-oriented and flexible as a team player with a growth mindset

**What We Offer**:

- A challenging and rewarding role in a dynamic and diverse work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Competitive compensation package, including market based salary, bonus, stock options and RRSP matching
- Vacation and Inclusive Holidays

**What We Offer**:
At Carbon Upcycling, your work truly matters. Here, every contribution you make drives meaningful progress toward a low-carbon future. We’re not just solving today’s problems; we’re building solutions that will shape the world for generations to come.

Carbon Upcycling is **the **carbon and waste circularity company, enabling industries to transform their CO2 and solid waste into enhanced low-carbon cement products. Our mission is to be the most impactful carbon technology company of the decade - a goal we will measure by the amount of CO2 we reduce through capture and abatement. Our target? 4 million tonnes of CO2 reduction by 2030

Joining Carbon Upcycling means stepping into a fast-paced, high-performance environment that challenges and empowers you to grow like never before. You’ll work on cutting-edge solutions to some of the world’s most complex challenges, gaining real responsibility and seeing the results of