Grant Development Specialist

2 weeks ago

Kitchener, Canada City of Kitchener Full time

**Grant Development Specialist**

**Job**S**tatus**:
Permanent Full-Time

**Pay & Grade**:
$71,959 to $89,950 Annually **Grade/Band**: 8

**Hours** of Work**:
35 Hours per week

**Initial location**:
Kitchener City Hall

**Posting period**:
April 10, 2025 to April 21, 2025 (at 6:00pm)

**Overview**

Reporting to the Manager of Service Coordination and Improvement (Finance), the Grant Development Specialist will proactively identify, evaluate, and pursue strategic funding opportunities provided by senior levels of government (Province of Ontario, Government of Canada), corporate partners and foundational funders.

**Responsibilities**
- ** Proactively research, analyze, and identify funding opportunities**: Conduct thorough research to identify potential funding opportunities from senior government bodies, corporate enterprises, and foundational organizations, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
- ** Lead internal grant strategy discussions**: Facilitate discussions on grant strategies, offering suggestions and solutions to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the grant writing process.
- ** Retain and manage grant documentation**: Organize and securely store all grant submission records and documents while updating internal tracking systems promptly and accurately.
- ** Prepare internal and external reports**: Assist in drafting reports for the Corporate Leadership Team and preparing ad-hoc reports as required for specific grants or projects.
- ** Coordinate proposal progress**: Follow up on the status of submitted proposals, ensuring any additional requirements or clarifications are addressed promptly.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 4-year Honours degree in related field of study such as Public Administration, Political Science, Business, Communication.
- Minimum 2 years of grant or strategic writing experience with a demonstrated ability to project positively and effectively to a variety of stakeholders preferably within the Municipal Sector.
- Superior written communication skills to produce grant responses and other correspondence and materials for varying levels of government and organizational grant providers.
- Proven aptitude in supporting cross-functional projects and building relationships.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and the ability to multi-task with mínimal supervision.
- Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organize and manage a diverse range of assignments and adjust to changing priorities while maintaining high efficiency and thorough attention to detail.
- Ability to meet stringent deadlines, prioritize workloads and manage multiple diverse projects while maintaining efficiency and accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or collaboratively within a cross-functional teams.
- Superior proficiency interfacing between databases, spreadsheets and word processing systems specifically the Microsoft Suite of products, including Power Point, Outlook, and Excel.
- Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

**Department/**Division**:
Financial Services, Financial Operations

**Group**:
Non-Union/Management

**Competition Number**:
2025-145

**Job Code**:
1536

**Number of positions**:
1

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