Grant Writer

Grant Writer

The Job/What You’ll Do:

The Grant Writer’s primary focus is compiling information and writing persuasive responses to opportunities that align with Solari’s strategic objectives. The Grant Writer will provide support to the Director of Business Development during consulting work.  In addition, support will be provided to the Director of Philanthropy, when possible, to assist with fundraising activities and applications to solicit donations.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares proposals by conducting research and gathering internal and external data to support responses to grant applications.
• Serves as the liaison between operations and business development to understand Solari’s programming and convey the organization’s expertise to earn new business.
• Tracks and monitors proposals, their deadlines, and specific submission requirements.
• Provides coordination between operations, finance, and other staff so that all activities related to grant response data collection is completed smoothly.
• Writes and edits executive summaries, conclusions, and organizational and program descriptions. 
• Provides support to Director of Business Development with consulting and other Business Development activities.
• Provides support to Director of Philanthropy if needed in completing applications for donations.
• Attend and serve as staff support for community and fundraising events as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Excellent writing ability that is clear, concise, and analytic in style
• Ability to write for different audiences, such as government entities, managed care organizations, foundations, and donors
• Experience conducting research
• Excels in a team environment 
• Working knowledge and ability to use APA style
• Maintains an open and accepting mindset by being an active learner, participating in discussions with others, trying new approaches and ideas, and being self-aware and self-reflective for continual personal, professional and leadership growth.
• Strategically plans for diversity initiatives as they relate to Human Resources, including talent acquisition, development, and retention.
• Actively promotes staff development by initiating and encouraging communication with employees about issues of diversity and discrimination.
• Supports activities of Solari’s Diversity and Inclusion Taskfo
• Ability to act professionally and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
• Ability to report as scheduled to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared and
• Ability to consistently demonstrate compassion and meet people with compassion; Effort, every interaction deserves my best effort; and Ownership, which drives the company's success.

Education & Experience:

• 2 years of experience in Grant writing and research, Required
• Bachelors Degree, Required
  • Focus in Communication, Psychology or Language Arts related fields, Preferred

(NOTE: A comparable combination of education/experience and/or training will be considered equivalent to the education listed above.)

Working Conditions:

While performing the job duties in the office or at a home office, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands; they must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  Exposure to noise typical with office operations.  Ability to hear and speak.

Who We Are & What We Offer:

Solari is an award-winning nonprofit that operates a 24/7 crisis line serving statewide in Arizona and Oklahoma.  Our mission is to Inspire Hope through our talented and compassionate staff.

Since 2007, Solari has been providing crisis contact center services and in that short time has helped thousands of individuals and families connect to the help they need. Additionally, in that short timeframe, Solari has grown to expand services to a peer-run Warm Line, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) determinations, mobile team dispatches, crisis transportation services, emergency room-based assessments, Department of Child Safety (DCS) rapid response and crisis stabilization services, telephone follow-up to those who need it, tragedy support lines and other in-kind services to the community.

• Friendly work environment
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid-time-off (PTO)
• Health benefits (M/D/V) that start the first of the month following hire date
• Competitive compensation
• Convenient Tempe location and Hybrid Schedule
• On-site fitness room free to all employees
• And many more great perks!

Solari is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employee per applicable federal, state, and local laws. At Solari, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative, and dedicated people come together to make a lifetime impact on each of our Client's lives. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.