Grants and Project Specialist at Digital Marketing Skill Institute

The Grants and Project Specialist is responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals/reports that support agency goals and meet funder guidelines and criteria. Their primary role is to manage projects, evaluate project performance to identify areas for improvement and develop the score card of the projects, and develop grants and proposals while working with team members to ensure that all client needs are successfully met.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop initiatives to recruit new sponsors and win grant awards
• Identify granting agencies with potential to fund and apply
• Develop relationships with appropriate granting agencies
• Draft sponsorship packages and write grant applications for a variety of events and programs and ensure that sponsorship packages and grant applications are complete, executed, and updated when necessary by required deadlines
• Keep accurate records of all grant applications submitted, pending grants, awarded grants, and non -awarded grants; submit regular updates and summaries of grants,
• Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed, evaluate project performance to identify areas for improvement and develop the score card of the projects,
• Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements and Track project costs in order to meet budget
• Develop and submit sponsorship requests for support of our different programs and events
• Meet with existing sponsors on a regular basis to ensure event/program sponsorship is a match with their philanthropic and/or marketing goals
• Work with the Marketing & Project team to ensure sponsors are properly recognized, as appropriate, Create banners, posters, etc. for events as part of sponsorship recognition
• Regularly review existing sponsorship agreements
• Maintain a suitable database of all sponsorship activity such as progress timelines and contract values
• Attend meetings and make presentation as required

Job Requirements

• 2 years and above hands-on experience in project management and grant writing
• Degree in business administration or equivalent.
• Methodical and strategic thinking.
• Good communication skills and Strong writing skills.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Budgeting and accounting experience.
• IT Savvy