Job Description

The City of New London, School District of New London and the New London Area Chamber of Commerce are

accepting resumes/applications for a part-time Grant Writer. The position will be an employee of the New

London Area Chamber of Commerce and contracted to work with the above three organizations to identify

grant opportunities that match the missions, visions, and strategic plans of each organization to support the

economic development goals of the organizations.

The applicant should have strong presentation and written and verbal communication skills, be dead-line

oriented, have market knowledge, relationship building and maintaining skills, and be self-motivated. A

bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Media or a related field is preferred.

Resumes may be submitted to Director@newlondonchamber.com or sent to 420 N Shawano St. New London,

WI 54961. The first review of applications will be March 6th, 2025.

Grant Writer – Job Description

Introduction: The School District of New London (District), New London Area Chamber (Chamber) and the

City of New London (City) are seeking a grant writer that will service the three organizations by identifying

new grant opportunities that match the missions, visions, and strategic plans of each organization. The

District, Chamber and City prioritize economic development within the New London area and will direct the

grant writer’s efforts towards opportunities that will enhance quality of life for current and prospective

residents of the New London Area.

The District, Chamber and City will provide clear information to this position on the mission and priorities for

each organization to ensure grant efforts match direction that has been supported by each organization’s

governing body (School Board, Chamber Board, City Council).

Grant Writer Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares proposals by determining concept, gathering, and formatting information, writing drafts, and

obtaining approvals.

• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for

proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.

• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing,

review, approval, and transmittal.

• Enters and monitors tracking data.

• Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review

meetings.

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• Gather proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and

collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.

• Extensive research may be required for each proposal.

• Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/

deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and

evaluation.

• Writes, revises, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization

credentials.

• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability,

consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.

• Any grants would require the organization to support the pursuit of the grant prior to the grant writer

working on it.

• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and

boilerplate.

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.

• Accomplishes organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests

and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Performs all required work, including reporting and other requirements, throughout each grant process

until the closeout process for each grant.

Work Hours: The District, Chamber, and City expect this person to maintain flexible hours during the work

week and work up to 25 hours. This position's success will be measured upon revenue generation. An office

workspace will be supplied at each organization for the convenience of the employee. A combination of

remote work and office work can be expected. This position will formally be an employee of the Chamber

with an employee agreement being 2 years in length. Joint annual and semi-annual reviews will be

administered by the School District Administrator, Chamber Director, and City Administrator using the City’s

evaluation system. Minimum benchmarks will be established and opportunity for incentive pay will be built

into the position’s pay structure. Hours worked on each grant will need to be itemized.

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Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

• Presentation skills

• Written communication

• Graphic design skills

• Technical documentation

• Layout skills

• Problem solving

• Deadline-oriented

• Process improvement

• Coordination

• Strategic planning

• Market knowledge

• In person communication skills

• Skills in building and maintaining relationships

• Self-Motivated

• Growth mindset

• Collaboration

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements Preferred:

● Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Media, or related field.

● Minimum of 1-year experience in grant writing, prospect research, general fundraising or a minimum of 2

years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting preferred.

● Certification through the American Grant Writers' Association (AGWA) and the Grant Professionals

Association (GPA) within 1 year of hire is recommended.

Why Apply? If you are self-motivated and like the idea of having a direct impact on improving your

community for current and prospective residents, then this is a great opportunity for you. In this position you

will play an integral role in helping achieve funding for exciting projects that will generate enthusiasm

throughout the entire community. This position will be given every opportunity to succeed with proper

resources and clear direction from the District Administrator, Chamber Director, and City Administrator.

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