The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) is the only national organization solely focused on promoting the physical, emotional and financial health and wellness of the nation’s 21 million Black women and girls. For almost four decades, BWHI has served as the leading voice for health and wellness for Black women and girls across the country. Today, we continue in our mission to advance health equity and social justice for Black women across the lifespan, eliminate racial and gender-based health inequities and deepen Black women’s resolve in becoming informed decision makers to achieve optimum health and wellness. Be a part of our mission; join our team today!
Full Time
Remote
Department: Development Reports to: Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations Classification: Full-Time Exempt
Description of Position The Development Department is driven by three core tenets:- We are service-oriented.
- We are data-driven.
- We are bold for Black women.
- Research and Identify new grant opportunities for BWHI, including multi-year grants
- Prepare narrative grant proposals for submission
- Prepare narrative reporting for grant awards, according to grant maker requirements
- Secure necessary project/program details from the Programs and Policy teams to create proposals and reports
- Oversee grant reporting, ensuring that reports are created and submitted in a timely manner
- Manage multiple writing projects simultaneously
- A Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of four (4) years of experience in grant writing.
- Able to manage a high volume of work with efficiency.
- Experience maintaining a grants tracking platform to ensure all relevant parties are notified and included on progress and information required to complete grants and grant reports for submission.
- Experience managing multiple and competing deadlines and demands.
- Able to prioritize without sacrificing quality. Plans backwards to make deadlines.
- Clear written communication on behalf of the organization and produces compelling proposals to inspire others to see the value in investing in and partnering with BWHI. A clear, precise, compassionate communicator.
- Understands and applies best practices in grant proposal and report writing.
- Can learn, internalize, and incorporate our "voice" across proposals, aligning with communications strategy and the institutional narrative.
- Asks for help when needed.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience submitting and securing grant proposals from more than one type of funder: corporate foundations, family foundations, government entities, etc.
- Experience using the Salesforce platform.
Job Features
Department: Development Reports to: Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations Classification: Full-Time Exempt Description of Position...