Grant Writer

**Job Purpose**:
Reporting to the Executive Director (ED) the Grant Writer provides grant writing support to the university. The Grant Writer proactively seeks external grants which align with the University’s overarching goals and areas of key interest. In the course of their duties, the Grant Writer collaborates with various departments to support the research and submission of customized grant proposals. The scope of responsibilities is diverse and substantial.

The Grant Writer will seek grant opportunities of all sizes that are aligned with the institution’s strategic interests. Finding suitable grants will be an integral part of the role to establish what funding is available to support various projects/initiatives.

**Key Activities**:

- Research and identify suitable government grant opportunities.
- Creates and maintains connections with key government contacts.
- Qualify internal stakeholders for government funding to maximize alignment.
- Coordinate inter-departmental resources and establish priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal to ensure proposal deadlines are met.
- Maintain statistical records of past and present grant activities and draft and present reports as required.
- Continually conduct environmental scans to source new grant opportunities.
- Coordinate financial details and logistics of successful proposals with relevant Finance department staff.
- Support with compliance and reporting requirements post grant approval.

**Education Required**:

- Honours University Degree (4 year).
- Master’s Degree added advantage.

**Experience/Qualifications Required**:

- Minimum of two years working experience preferably in a post-secondary educational institution with an understanding of university operations.
- Demonstrated experience in seeking out and securing funding.
- Excellent knowledge of Canadian government grants and the funding landscape.
- Previous experience/knowledge in prospect identification (prospect research) and/or the use of prospect research databases is considered an asset.
- Understanding and knowledge of institutions goals and strategic directives
- Extensive grant writing experience in a non-profit setting.
- Organized, detail orientated and have the ability to multitask amidst competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, multi-faceted university.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to effectively build and develop positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office software (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Strong knowledge of government relations, government structure and funding.
- Strong time management, organization, and project management skills.
- Ability to interact with senior officials and manage highly confidential and sensitive information securely.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $37.24-$49.65 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Peterborough, ON

Application deadline: 2023-03-13
Expected start date: 2023-05-01