Grant & Funding Development Lead

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional to lead foundation research, grant writing, and application management for a non-profit real estate development. This role will play a critical part in securing funding for early design, planning, and construction efforts. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys building systems from the ground up and wants to be part of a mission-driven project from inception.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• 5-8years of relevant experience.
• Strong organizational skills, able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks seamlessly
• Excellent ability to speak and write English language
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint & Excel
• Experience in grant research and writing. non-profit or consulting experience preferred.
• Diligent, high attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills, good at building stakeholders relationships.
• Self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision in a start-up environment.
• Proactive, with good decision-making capacity.
• Passion for education, children’s, programming, arts, or community development is a plus.
• Must be mature, courteous, reliable.

Key Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive research to identify foundations and funding opportunities aligned with the business objectives.
• Identify grants that support real estate pre-development, capital campaigns, and cultural institutions.
• Prepare, write, and submit compelling grant applications and supporting materials.
• Track all grant applications from submission through award decision, ensuring deadlines and requirements are met.
• Monitor grant cycles and maintain a pipeline of upcoming opportunities, including tracking currently closed grants and preparing for future submissions.
• Develop and maintain a centralized grant tracking system e.g., spreadsheet or CRM.
• Collaborate with the founder to gather necessary materials, narratives, budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Provide regular updates on funding pipeline, application status, and upcoming opportunities