This position coordinates and organizes the funding processes across the company sectors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with developing project funding strategies and funding administration
- Locate and apply for funding opportunities on behalf of our clients
- Manage funding source policy requirements on behalf of clients
- Identify and clarify client opportunities and needs
- Establish organizational tools and systems to track funding opportunities
- Provide funding specific reports
- Research and be fluent in the requirements of a wide variety of funding sources
- Assists with writing funding applications
- Collaborate with internal teams regarding the technical aspects of application requirements
- Coordinate with marketing group for graphics and support
- Manage funding submittals as requested on behalf of the client
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, English, Public Administration, Planning, Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related program
- Experience with planning, community/economic development, and funding preferred
- Ability to read and understand all aspects related to grants and/or third-party funding
- Interest in environmental, water resources and/or or community development planning is a plus
- High attention to detail
- Strong research and problem-solving skills (independent analysis)
- Excellent grammar, proofreading, written and verbal communication skills
- Task-oriented and deadline driven with the ability to coordinate multiple projects
- Ability to make procedural recommendations
- Highly adaptive and comfortable with technology
- Prior experience is a benefit, but willing to train the right candidate