Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the socio-cultural needs of Chicago’s Puerto Rican and Latino community. The Lead Grant Writer will oversee and support all grant writing efforts, organizing solicitations and proposals while collaborating with the Chief Operations Officer and staff to ensure timely completion and submission of all required reports.

Responsibilities

• Takes a key role in the oversight and implementation of all grant writing and funding sources regarding all programs to fulfill the mission and purpose of the PRCC within the community of wellness perspective
• Write to support all development efforts in maintaining funding sources, protocols, and procedures
• Supports all fundraising with quarterly reports of such activities presented to the Chief of Staff
• Provides support in program sustainability within purview, including programs funded by private, local (city and state), and Federal grants
• Works with all grants to make sure that internal and external reports are completed and submitted in a timely fashion to ensure that deadlines are met
• Supports access and protocols for database grant submission portals with current passwords and access to local, internal databases with PRCC documents
• Supports the completion of all required reports
• Completes mandatory training
• Supports all responsibilities of PRCC Development staff, including regular meetings with staff and updates on grant submissions and continuation applications and required reports
• Attends the PRCC and program-specific and organizational activities and meetings, including but not limited to the monthly organization-wide General Assembly
• Participates in organizational annual events including but not limited to the Puerto Rican People’s Parade, Fiesta Boricua, Three Kings Day, and Haunted Paseo Boricua
• This position requires compliance with all of The PRCC’s written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, all policies and procedures, and Regulatory Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree with relevant experience of 3+ years in Federal and local grant writing, with an understanding of grant submissions
• Experience in program coordination and grant writing
• Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Works independently with a strong sense of focus, task-oriented, non-judgmental, open personal qualities, and clear sense of boundaries
• Bachelor's degree
• Bilingual - English/Spanish preferred

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental, PTO

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