Collaborative Grant Writer

The Collaborative Grant Writer position is intended to advance the readiness of Collaborative Grant applications within the region, decrease the administration related to Collaborative Grant-writing, and ultimately meet the goal of strategically leveraging more funding into our region.

Collaborative grant writing is defined as: working with relevant regional and local organizations, governments and partners to: identify, scope, facilitate, and write grant applications for funding opportunities that align with regional priorities as identified in the SNBSC regional plan.

Scope:

This is a pilot project, starting as a 1 yr contract position. The position beyond this time is dependent on success and funding.

Description:

The Collaborative Grant Writer reports directly to the Community Coordinator at the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. The Collaborative Grant Writer is responsible for the development of a Collaborative Grant System, identifying and connecting funding opportunities to collaborative regional/local projects that advance the SNBSC strategic plan, and developing of Collaborative Grant projects that respond to current opportunities and/or are ‘shovel ready’ opportunities.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Understand the strategic priorities of the region as described in the SNBSC strategic plan
• Foster relationships with regional municipalities, rural district, and with not-for-profit groups
• Understand and catalogue funding opportunities (current, upcoming, provincial, federal, foundations, etc.)
• - Determine existing funding opportunities available for capital asset projects
• - Determine existing funding opportunities available for program-based projects
• Understand and capture the requirements of funders (most often outlined in Applicant Guides).
• Design checklists and protocols:
• - for the Collaborative Grant process
• - for how municipalities or not-for-profits could develop and participate in Collaborative Grants
• - Assist in developing communications for the Collaborative Grant process and protocols
• Understand and capture the requirements of regional partners:
• - Create template for “tombstone data” for organizations to fill out – includes financial capacity, human resource capacity, team experience, mission/vision statement of organization or project
• Develop Collaborative Grant projects that respond to current and/or ‘shovel-ready’ funding opportunities:
• - Creating a timeline and work plan to complete grant applications
• - Identify X funding avenues for municipalities to apply for Y capital asset projects
• - Identify X funding avenues for not-for-profit organizations to apply for Y program related projects

Essential Skills and Competencies:

• Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Development
• Attention to Detail
• Database management
• Research

This is a flexible, contract position, and expected to be primarily work-from-home (although we have office space & meeting space available as needed). Please apply with relevant education & experience, along with working arrangement and salary expectations.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint Stephen, NB E3L 2L5