Director of Government Grants

• Are you a nonprofit grant writer with a track record of securing funding from city, state and federal agencies?
• Do you enjoy building relationships with funders and program staff?
• Does the mission of affordable housing resonate with you?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Salary: $140,000–150,000

Comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and retirement

Location: Hybrid schedule in New York, NY

PNP Staffing Group is excited to have been retained by Westhab to lead their search for a Director of Government Grants.

About Westhab

NY State faces a critical shortage of affordable housing. Westhab is the premier organization of our kind in our region, providing housing and supportive services for more than 10,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community each year. We have been advancing our mission – Building Communities. Changing Lives. – for over 40 years. We build communities by developing the housing that our community sorely needs and we change lives by delivering services and support so every individual can have the opportunity to thrive.

Summary of the Role

The GGW will identify, define and develop funding to support existing and planned program activities as well as lead the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals to federal, state and local funding agencies.

The position is also responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on the performance of program activities that are funded by federal, state, and local government agencies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares proposals by conducting research, gathering internal and external data to support grants requests, writing drafts and obtaining approvals.
• Coordinates and follows-up on the progress of submitted proposals.
• Identifies funding opportunities that meet the needs of the organization.
• Ensures that proposal deadlines are set and followed by determining priorities and target dates for information gathering, drafting, editing, revising and submitting proposals.
• Serves as the liaison to all funding agencies and organizations.
• Circulate summaries of funding opportunities to executive program staff, fiscal and data staff to ensure decisions are made and projects move forward in a timely manner to meet proposal deadlines.
• Revise, edit and proofread proposal materials prepared by other staff.
• Participate in regular inter-departmental meetings, senior leadership, program, finance and data meetings to learn and stay abreast of what is happening organizationally.
• Maintain relationships with current and potential government funders by drafting reports, and other written materials and by participating in meetings and/or phone conversations with funders.
• Stay abreast of philanthropic trends and government grantmaking priorities of current potential Westhab funders.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Bachelor’s Degree; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as grant writer in social services or other government-funded organization.
• Motivated self-starter who also enjoys collaboration.
• Highly organized, able to write high volume of proposals and make frequent deadlines.
• A strong writer who can tailor proposals to specific funders and use both storytelling and data.
• Track record of securing new funding opportunities.
• People skills to build relationships with funders and program staff.

We are staffed by an extraordinary group of hard working professionals that are fully committed to our mission. Working at Westhab is not easy. Our expectations for all staff are high. We believe that the people and the communities that we have the privilege to serve deserve our very best every day. We are results-driven organization that focuses on empowerment and impact. If you want to apply for this opportunity, it should only be because you feel ready for the challenges and expectations that come with joining this kind of team.

Westhab is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.

Westhab has retained PNP Staffing Group to lead this search. Please send resume and cover letter via LinkedIn to Wade Savitt, Executive Recruiter.