Grants Specialist

Full-Time | Remote (EST - must be located in one of the following states: CT, NC, MA, NY, TN, KY, TX)
Salary: $65,000–$75,000 

What You’ll Do

Planning & Strategy 

• Support the Director of Grants in forecasting future grant directions and identifying new opportunities for growth.

Prospect Research 

• Conduct targeted research to identify new institutional funders, focusing on government agencies and foundations, while expanding into private-sector and individual funders.
• Help cultivate a strong network of potential supporters through outreach, meetings, presentations, and site visits.

Grant Writing 

• Draft concept notes and proposals across organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with programs, finance, operations, and development teams to craft persuasive, well-aligned funding requests.
• Ensure project designs meet funder guidelines and accurately reflect organizational goals.
• Gather information from relevant staff to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Maintain and improve systems to capture and reuse proposal language efficiently.

Grant Support 

• Work with Finance, Operations, and others on grantor-led audits.
• Participate in regular staff and development meetings.
• Build strong knowledge of Love146’s programming to ensure funding requests accurately reflect our work and needs.
• Support grant reporting and compliance as needed.
• Engage in ongoing professional development related to trafficking, grant writing, and nonprofit fundraising.

Data Integrity 

• Ensure Salesforce CRM records are accurate, up-to-date, and complete for all grants.
• Assist in maintaining documentation of funder interactions and requirements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, English, Social Work, Communications, Nonprofit Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of grant writing and/or grant-funded program experience; U.S. Government grant experience is strongly preferred.
• Proven success securing or renewing grant funding.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading abilities.
• Strong project management, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Familiarity with grant budgets and programmatic reporting.
• Experience with relational databases; Salesforce preferred.