Description
Grants and Proposals Specialist
Curriculum Associates is seeking a Grants and Proposals Specialist to join our growing Bids and Proposals team. The Grants and Proposals Specialist will contribute to grants and funding research, supporting school districts' grant proposals, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to write compelling, accurate, and targeted proposal responses. The person hired for this role will work closely with the Sales team, subject matter experts, and Bids & Proposals colleagues to develop and deliver projects on deadline.
The impact you'll have:

• Research key federal and state funding sources to support our district partners.
• Support the Sales Team by providing summaries of grant opportunities, strategy, and marketing input for grant-related sales campaigns.
• Assist with Sales training/outreach about available grants and how to best support their districts in finding and securing funding to purchase CA's programs.
• Work directly with school districts, the Senior Manager and Grants Team, CA's Sales team, and other cross-functional team members to support grant-writing efforts. This may include drafting or selecting content from our content database to fit a grant proposal/application or reviewing a partner's grant application and providing feedback.
• Create resources and tools to assist with the grant support function.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to write compelling, accurate, and targeted proposal responses that highlight Curriculum Associates' strengths and competitive advantages.
• Prepare proposals by gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, soliciting and incorporating cross-functional team edits into proposal drafts.
• Meet proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
• Coordinate requirements with contributors and provide proposal status and related information on review meetings.
• Write, revise, and edit drafts, including executive summaries, project plans, organization credentials, and program descriptions.
• Become an expert on the company's programs, the issues faced by teachers in the classroom, and the latest trends in education funding/spending.
• Continue professional learning by participating in educational opportunities and maintaining personal networks.

Who we're looking for:

• 3+ years of grant- or proposal-writing experience in the K-12 education field
• Experience with federal education grant management/grant writing at the state, district, or school level.
• Solid knowledge of education funding streams.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and enjoys writing and research.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively across teams with competing needs, including the demonstrated ability to use varying styles, approaches, skills, and techniques to communicate with various stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while managing multiple tasks/projects concurrently.
• An outstanding communicator, gifted in the art of "selling through writing" and able to confidently lead live presentations and productive conversations with internal and external stakeholders.

Location: Remote; Willingness to work East Coast business hours required
Please include two professional writing samples with your resume to be considered for this position