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Grant Writer

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Location

New York

Posted

60 days ago

Salary

Not specified

English

Job Description

• Draft and revise high-quality LOIs, proposals, and grant reports (approximately 25-30 per calendar year). • Tailor tone and style to different funders and contexts. • Translate complex or sensitive program information into clear, compelling narrative. • Review and strengthen budget narratives for clarity and alignment with proposal content. • As needed, contribute to additional written materials such as donor updates, impact reports, or similar materials. • Consolidate inputs from CDI staff into coherent and compelling drafts. • Work from templates, style guides, outlines, and past examples with minimal oversight. • With support from CDI staff, ensure all materials reflect accurate and up-to-date program information.

Job Requirements

Exceptional narrative writer and editor; able to synthesize diverse inputs, produce clear, compelling content, and adapt tone and style across funders and contexts.
Experience writing about nuanced, politically complex issue areas, such as civic education, higher education, social science, pluralism, or related fields.
Strong judgment, highly reliable, and able to follow written guidance and templates independently.
Self-directed and organized, skilled at managing multiple tasks and deadlines without letting anything slip through the cracks.
Meticulous attention to detail and committed to consistently high-quality work.
Preference for grant writing experience, and track record of writing proposals that have resulted in major (six- or seven-figure) awards.