Director of Grants and Communications

Director of Grants and Communications - Windsor, CT

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Community Solutions Inc is seeking a Director of Grants and Communications to direct and manage the development of responses to RFPs and other competitive funding opportunities assigned for development. Manage the proposal process from assignment through submission, including establishing timelines and assignments, coordinating input from programs and departments across the organization, actively writing proposal content, and ensuring all submission requirements and deadlines are met. Review and edit proposals for quality, accuracy, consistency, responsiveness, and a unified organizational voice. Oversee proposal assembly, quality assurance, and submission in coordination with grants staff. Maintain and continuously improve proposal development processes, templates, content libraries, and other resources that support efficient and competitive submissions.

Supervise and support grants staff and provide coordination, workload management, coaching, and quality oversight across grant and proposal activities. Ensure effective systems are maintained for tracking proposal and grant deadlines, submissions, reporting requirements, and supporting documentation. Support the development of foundation grant applications and reports as needed based on workload and organizational priorities, while ensuring staff have access to accurate and current organizational information, program materials, outcomes, and other resources needed for submissions.

Lead CSI's digital and internal communications activities, including social media, website content, organizational announcements, and impact and program storytelling. Develop and coordinate clear, engaging content that communicates CSI's programs, expertise, outcomes, impact, and organizational priorities to internal and external audiences. Maintain consistency in organizational voice, terminology, key messages, and communications content, and collaborate with the Director of Philanthropy to ensure consistency in CSI's brand, messaging, and external positioning. Support communications needs related to major organizational initiatives, events, announcements, and other priorities as needed.

Schedule: Full-time, Exempt position - 40 Hours / week

Salary: $83,792.46 base

Position Summary

The Director of Grants & Communications leads the development and coordination of competitive proposals and organizational communications for Community Solutions, Inc. (CSI). The Director manages the Requests for Proposals (RFPs) development process from assignment through submission, including project planning, coordination, writing, editing, quality assurance, and collaboration with programs and departments across the organization. The position serves as a key proposal writer and provides leadership and coordination to ensure high-quality, timely, and competitive submissions.

The Director also leads CSI's digital and internal communications, including social media, organizational announcements, and impact and program storytelling. The position works collaboratively with the Director of Philanthropy to ensure consistency in CSI's brand and messaging.

The Director supervises grants staff and supports effective workflows, workload management, quality assurance, and coordination across grant and proposal activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and actively participate in the writing, editing, development, and submission of competitive proposals.
• Manage multiple proposal and communications projects simultaneously while consistently meeting established deadlines.
• Develop high-quality written content for proposals, digital platforms, internal communications, and organizational storytelling.
• Collaborate effectively with staff across departments and levels of the organization to obtain information and develop accurate, compelling content.
• Review and interpret RFPs, funding requirements, program information, data, and other complex materials.
• Maintain current knowledge of CSI programs, services, outcomes, strategic priorities, and organizational capabilities.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive organizational information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Company Overview

Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in community-based services. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan, we built the first ever halfway house in New England which has now been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states. For over 50 years, CSI has been building upon its successful foundations and has been expanding its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year. To learn more about CSI please visit our website at https://csi-online.org.

CSI understands clients and staff have been impacted by trauma. CSI is becoming a trauma-informed organization by hiring individuals with existing experience in trauma-informed practices as well as supporting ongoing staff development with trauma-informed practices. This will include learning to recognize symptoms of trauma and how to respond, through training starting at orientation and throughout their career at CSI.

CSI is committed to systematically evaluating the integration of the trauma-informed values of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment at all levels of the organization's policies, procedures, and structures to guard against the possibility of re-traumatization.

Qualifications:

• BA degree in human service, marketing, communications or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in proposal development, grant writing, communications, nonprofit development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience writing complex proposals or other persuasive, deadline-driven written materials; experience responding to government RFPs strongly preferred.
• Exceptional writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing content for digital communications, including social media.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience supervising or coordinating the work of others preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex programmatic, operational, financial, and outcome information into clear and compelling written content.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across departments and levels of an organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn and effectively use proposal submission portals, content management systems, social media platforms, and other technology required for the position.
• Be self-motivated, creative and collaborative, with a sense of humor, and desire to work in the human services field.

Benefits:

• Two (2) weeks' vacation accrued within the first year, bumped to three (3) weeks accrual after 1 year of service.
• Sick time (7 days accrual basis), floating holiday time (4 days/year).
• Medical and Dental plans.
• Voluntary plan options for: Vision, FSA, voluntary STD, Accident, Hospital, Life insurance and AD&D.
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement after 1 year of service.
• Ongoing training.

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.