What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grant Assistant position at New Reach?
About Us:
Since 1990, New Reach has been a dedicated leader in providing shelter, housing, stabilization, and support for children, families, and individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness in the Greater New Haven and Fairfield County areas. We believe in empowering those affected by homelessness and poverty to achieve lasting independence.
Why Work with Us?
At New Reach, you will be part of a compassionate, innovative, and inclusive team that uses the most progressive approaches to inspire independence. You'll play a key role in a transformative movement to end homelessness and food insecurity through prevention, support, and housing solutions that create long-term stability for those we serve.
*Schedule: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, including a 30-minute paid lunch.
*Comprehensive benefits package:
- Medical, vision, and dental
- 401(k) Retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- (12) Paid Holidays (1) Floating Holiday
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
Join us and be part of a team that is charting a new path toward a world with fewer evictions, more stability, and lasting independence for all.
Primary Purpose:
The primary purpose of this position is to provide support to the Grant Development Manager and work in tandem to secure grant funding for the organization.
Essential Functions:
- Maintain and track grants in the grants database
- Assist in researching new funding opportunities
- Assist in preparing grant supporting materials
- Create work plans for grant completion
- Assist in writing grant proposals and grant progress reports
- Coordinate mailings from the grants team
- Document and file management
- Coordinate with Grant Development Manager to identify and prioritize funding needs.
- Actively participate in agency and strategic meetings
- Provide administrative support to the Grant Development Manager
- Assist with special projects and complete other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Excellent writing and organizational skills are a must
- Grant experience is welcome, but will also consider similar experience/skills
- BS/BA required
- Strong ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Proficient in Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Expectations:
- Develop intuitive knowledge of management and department supportive needs
- Have a solutions-based approach to problems
- Be supportive, engaging, and encouraging to peers and staff
- Be adaptable to change and willing to take on more responsibility
- Maintain strict confidentiality concerning any client's or employees' personal information, living information, and/or HIV status
- Provide a commitment to the values of New Reach: Professionalism, Integrity, Compassion and Initiative
- Adhere to all New Reach Policies and Procedures
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Salary : $50,000 - $55,000
