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​"We need to create new avenues for students who have previously fallen between the cracks,
unnoticed by distinguished academics. Science is for everyone willing to put in the effort!"

-Eric M. Welsh, Executive Director

​Thank you for your interest in applying as a Grant Writer with GEM Environmental​.
GEM Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization,
parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor..
Grant Writer                                                                                                                      
1 x Position Available - Prescott, AZ
Start Date: Upon the successful completion of Background Check (please list your availability in application)
Position Pay
: Depending on experience, starting at $16 per hour.
                        This position has a high potential for wage increases depending on the individual's effectiveness and ability
                        to successfully procure new avenues for program funding.

Part Time:
20-30 hours a week (with potential to go full time after 60 day probationary period)

Job Summary:
This position requires the individual to develop and submit both large and small, multidisciplinary, and multi-collaborative grant proposals to a wide range of funding agencies and organizations, including both public and private external entities.
The grant writer will coordinate with team members, grantors, and collaborators; support proposal and budget development; write and edit proposal narratives and budgetary justifications; synthesize and submit proposal materials where relevant; and serve as liaison with the GEM sponsored programs during pre and post-award periods. This will require the individual to track and coordinate participation in ongoing funding opportunities; support and collaborate with Organizational Officers, Directors, Department Coordinators, Finance/Budget Committees, and other researchers to formulate and submit grant proposals in collaboration with a variety of departments and programs.
 
GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT & COORDINATION MANAGEMENT
  • Work closely with organization officers, department coordinators, scientific staff, and other GEM Environmental Affiliates to prioritize and produce major multidisciplinary grant proposals, reports, and other documents.
  • Facilitate team formation, conceptualization, writing and review of proposals.
  • Write and edit a variety of comprehensive narrative and budgetary justification for stylistic consistency according to a recognized and approved style, logic, and policy of funding organizations.
  • Hold responsibility for coordination and timely submission of qualified proposals, including supporting documentation. Serve as liaison between Government Agencies, Private Foundations, Grantors, and/ or sponsored programs during pre and post-award periods.
  • Track funding opportunities and inform collaborators and partners of potential grant funding; coordinate and manage team efforts to identify opportunities.
  • Provide guidance and support to PIs, project coordinators and others regarding grant guidelines and procedures governing state, federal, and private grant proposal submissions; and reviewer expectations.
  • Track reporting schedules and facilitate development and writing of reports including supplemental information from project leaders and collaborators.
  • Maintain continuity of writing style among different writers and throughout the material.
  • Translate specialist writings into a common vocabulary necessary for interdisciplinary research projects.
  • Manage the development of several proposals, reports, and other projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.
  • Create templates and documents to support the proposal development infrastructure; maintain a knowledge base consisting of project descriptions, research personnel academic biographies and professional profile documents.
  • Record and maintain data on proposal submissions and track annual numbers and funding amounts requested and awarded.
 
SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Write and help to produce written reports and other materials for public relations and development activities.
Work with organizational officers, directors, project managers, department coordinators and other G.E.M. Environmental personnel to provide support for active communication strategies for program cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Assist outreach team with communicating information on current funding activities.
Communicate research or program progress to grantors, donors, sponsors, and the public.
Assist with creation and maintenance of the organizations web site content and other special projects.
 
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Experience writing and coordinating multidisciplinary sponsored research and private grant proposals with multiple collaborators for a variety of funding sources.
  • Experience writing/editing and proofreading a variety of technical materials.
  • Communications skills to interact with diverse groups of individuals to research, secure and/or provide information, clarify situations, resolve problems, and ensure cooperation among individuals.
  • Organizational and time management skills to coordinate projects and people, prioritize and track multiple projects simultaneously, and meet critical deadlines.
  • Experience with computer hardware and software for word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet, web editing and presentation tasks/assignments.
 
Preferred Qualifications for Selection:
  • Experience producing written marketing materials including profiles, articles, and funding narratives.
  • Experience interpreting and applying various funding agencies' technical requirements and procedures.
  • Knowledge of and skill to apply various academic style guidelines.

Physical Demands:
Sit for extended periods of time.
 
Work Environment:
Individual will commonly work in an office setting using illuminated computer displays with possible background noise and disruptions. Some travel may be required between local offices or to offsite meetings with organizational affiliates, government representatives, donors, etc. Position may allow for telecommuting and work preformed with limited supervision. 

Job Expectations:
  • Write precise, well organized, and grammatically correct documents.
  • Perform essential responsibilities in a timely manner with excellent attention to detail.
  • Effectively, accurately, and professionally communicate in person, in writing and on the telephone.
  • Work independently and cooperatively as part of a team.
  • Research and/or provide information to clarify situations and resolve problems.
  • Communicate freely about questions, concerns, or issues of technical clarity and precision.
  • Maintain a strong degree of confidentiality, integrity, and good judgment.
  • Translate complex concepts in multidisciplinary documents into a common vocabulary that is understandable by reviewers from multiple academic and non-academic fields.
  • Learn the relative roles of organizational affiliates, staff, program coordinators, administrators, and the protocols for effective communications and interactions between all parties.

If you're interested in applying, fill out and submit the online web-form below.

Be sure to read our Code of Conduct before submitting your application!


Any application or employment questions may be directed to the Executive Director at ericwelsh@gemenvironmental.org
Download GEM's Code of Conduct

​      Apply Online     

Please fill out the online application below. You will be asked to attach several documents at the end of the application.

    Grant Writer
    Application Form

    ​
    ​Answer all the following questions honestly and completely, to the best of your knowledge.
    Please use the spaces provided to answer your questions, if more room is needed to sufficiently answer any of the following questions, ​please attach your answers in an appropriately named document that includes question titles with corresponding numbers in the upload buttons at the bottom of this application.
    Personal Questions         
    List the project title from the job posting you are applying for.
    Provide the date of your birth as recorded on your Birth Certificate.
    Have you ever been know by any other names or aliases? If so, please include.
    Please select you employment status. As these positions are paid for in part or whole by federal funding, all participants must be U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, or legal residents authorized to work in United States. All applications are subjected to an e-verify check.
    enter in the last four digits of your social security number to be used to verify your identity in a pre-employment background check.

    Education          
    Provide the name of the school you are currently enrolled in or recently graduated from.
    If you have had a parent or guardian earn a 2-year or 4-year college degree from an accredited institution, select no as your answer. This does not include trade or technical schools.
    Applicants must have a GPA above 2.5.

    Background Questions         
    Applicants approved for interviews must pass a federal background check before the project start date
    ​and submit for a finger print clearance card. 
    This does not eliminate you from contention, so please explain your situation to further your chances of acceptance.

    Demographics       
    The following questions are optional and do not affect your application status.                 

    Short Essay Questions    
    Responses will be critiqued on content, grammar, and the applicant's ability to clearly convey their intended point.

    We are hoping to hire as soon as possible; however, we are flexible and willing to accommodate start dates on an as needed basis.

    Supplemental Documentation     
    ​
    Please provide copies of the following documents as PDF attachments submitted in the spaces provided below.
    Max file size: 20MB
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        • NM AML RHT Geographer's Assistant
        • NM AML QT Geographer's Assistant
        • NM Campus Ambassador
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    • Join our Staff >
      • Grant Writer
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      • Board Officer - Treasurer
      • Board Officer - Secretary
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