Job Title: Grants Coordinator

Team: Communications & Fundraising

Reports to: Director of Communications & Fundraising

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $23.23 – $25.22/hr, depending on experience

Hours: Full time, generally 9-5 Monday to Friday, though exact work hours are flexible.

Location: East Portland (currently remote/hybrid, future hybrid and in-office options)

Want to help make a difference? Human Solutions counters the forces that keep people and communities in poverty by building relationships and assets that create opportunity - today and for future generations.

We partner with people and communities impacted by poverty so they can achieve long-term housing and economic security. We invest in affordable housing and community assets that contribute to strong, inclusive neighborhoods. We advocate with our community for policies and investments that expand housing and economic opportunity, eliminate wealth inequality and end poverty.

East Portland/East Multnomah County, Oregon is our home and the heart of our investments, advocacy and programs.

Human Solutions envisions vibrant, healthy neighborhoods where all people can share in the security, hopes and advantages of a thriving, supportive community.

Human Solutions operates as a nimble, financially strong organization driven by our passion, strategic goals and guiding principles.

Diversity, inclusion and equity are fundamental values for Human Solutions, both internally and externally. HSI has an Equity Council, which acts as an internal board to vet and recommend personnel policies and compensation practices. The council is staffed primarily by staff of color in non-management roles. It also helps with diversity-related projects, such as coordinating staff diversity trainings and provides ongoing input into our equity work.

Human Solutions is working to end homelessness and poverty in our community because everyone deserves a safe place to call home.

What Human Solutions Can Offer You: We offer a comprehensive array of benefits in support of your physical, emotional and financial well-being. A few highlights:

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  Employer paid premiums for employee health insurance.
• Generous paid time off, 13 paid holidays, a floating birthday holiday and the ability to maintain a great work/life balance.
• Employer paid premiums for short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
• Access to an employee assistance program.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and for dependent care.
• Professional development opportunities, including employee driven committees and monthly optional staff workshops.
• Access to wellness initiatives and resources including things such as walking groups, yoga classes and workshops on stress management, self-care and wellness.
• Opportunity to contribute to a 401k retirement plan with a 2% employer match after three months of employment.

SUMMARY

The Grants Coordinator is responsible for raising funds from private foundations to support our general operations and programming. They will also partner with program managers to pursue public program contracts, which comprise the bulk of our funding and work. To reach these goals, the grants coordinator works alongside and supervises the grants specialist; the two-person grants team is part of a seven-person communications and fundraising team. This position tracks public and private funding opportunities that fit Our Just Future’s current and future programming; understanding our program funding needs by pro-actively communicating with program teams; working with the director of communications and fundraising and grant writer to strategize, schedule, write, edit and submit complete and compelling proposals, including some budget preparation; and ensuring that required reports for foundation and corporate grants are submitted on time.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other related duties may be assigned, as necessary and helpful to the team and organization.

• Raise unrestricted and project-specific funds through grant writing to private foundations and public entities
• Be responsible for all phases of identifying, preparing and submitting compelling, fundable grant proposals with a high funded rate.
• Partner with and supervise the grant specialist to manage the grant portfolio as part of a two-person grants team
• Research and identify local, regional and national foundation and corporate grant funding sources
• Monitor and report fundraising targets
• Comply with all grant reporting required by foundation and corporate donors
• Collaborate with program staff to: 1) turn project ideas into grant proposals with accurate project budgets, and 2) clearly communicate grant activity and reporting needs in a timely way
• Coordinate across teams to access accurate and current program data for proposals and reports
• Set annual fundraising goals with director of communications and fundraising
• Work with internal finance team to: 1) ensure grant revenue is recorded and spending is tracked, and 2) access required information and budget review for applications
• Ensure that grant databases (GrantHub and MS Excel) used to track opportunities, deadlines, and results are current and accurate.

• Assist occasionally with other team projects, as requested
• All communications and fundraising team members contribute to the success of our annual fundraising events, which includes some evening and weekend hours a few times per year.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Grants Coordinator supervises the Grant Writer and as such will participate in our Supervisory Resources Group to learn management techniques.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge and /or ability required:

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  2+ years’ experience in non-profit fundraising, health and human services, communications, or related field, ideally with an anti-racist and/or community centric focus
• Experience writing successful grants to government, corporate and/or private foundations.
• Strong writing and editing skills; demonstrated ability to write clear, structured, articulate, and persuasive grant proposals. Ability to follow established messaging and brand guidelines with equity and inclusion at the center
• Ability to productively and kindly collaborate on writing projects and coach others’ writing and editing work, specifically the grant specialist
• Knowledge of fundraising information sources and familiarity with research techniques for fundraising prospects
• Commitment to and demonstrated experience applying DEI and community-centric principles to fundraising practices, and comfort with discussing these needs
• Interest in being an active member of a collaborative team culture that recognizes and supports whole lives; gives and receives helpful feedback regularly, supportively and with kindness and grace; values collaboration; and respects others’ skills and perspectives
• Demonstrated ability to self-motivate, well organized and self-directed
• Ability to meet many hard deadlines and plan ahead to coordinate with other staff leading up to them
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and be able to manage, organize and prioritize many diverse and concurrent activities and responsibilities
• Ability to operate in a Windows PC and Microsoft Office environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with funders
• Familiarity with Oregon funders of human services, preferred
• Understanding of complex non-profit finance and budgeting a plus

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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. We strive for a positive, fun, collaborative team culture with a strong sense of purpose.