Grants Specialist

Grants Specialist

Full-Time | Remote (EST - must be located in one of the following states: CT, NC, MA, NY, TN, KY, TX)

Salary: $65,000–$75,000

Love146 Vision: The end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less.

Love146 is a human rights organization working to prevent child trafficking and provide holistic care for survivors. We are seeking a passionate, skilled, and proactive Grants Specialist to help expand and sustain the funding needed to carry out this mission.

As a key member of our Development Team, you will play a vital role in supporting our government and institutional grants portfolio—strengthening current donor relationships, identifying new opportunities, and crafting compelling proposals that drive meaningful, long-term impact. If you are driven, detail-oriented, and motivated by mission-centered work, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

Planning & Strategy

• Support the Director of Grants in forecasting future grant directions and identifying new opportunities for growth.

Prospect Research

• Conduct targeted research to identify new institutional funders, focusing on government agencies and foundations, while expanding into private-sector and individual funders.
• Help cultivate a strong network of potential supporters through outreach, meetings, presentations, and site visits.

Grant Writing

• Draft concept notes and proposals across organizational initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with programs, finance, operations, and development teams to craft persuasive, well-aligned funding requests.
• Ensure project designs meet funder guidelines and accurately reflect organizational goals.
• Gather information from relevant staff to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Maintain and improve systems to capture and reuse proposal language efficiently.

Grant Support

• Work with Finance, Operations, and others on grantor-led audits.
• Participate in regular staff and development meetings.
• Build strong knowledge of Love146’s programming to ensure funding requests accurately reflect our work and needs.
• Support grant reporting and compliance as needed.
• Engage in ongoing professional development related to trafficking, grant writing, and nonprofit fundraising.

Data Integrity

• Ensure Salesforce CRM records are accurate, up-to-date, and complete for all grants.
• Assist in maintaining documentation of funder interactions and requirements.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, English, Social Work, Communications, Nonprofit Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of grant writing and/or grant-funded program experience; U.S. Government grant experience is strongly preferred.
• Proven success securing or renewing grant funding.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading abilities.
• Strong project management, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Familiarity with grant budgets and programmatic reporting.
• Experience with relational databases; Salesforce preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• 15 paid vacation days + 5 paid sick days annually
• Paid holidays (per Love146 schedule)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid month-long sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment
• Employee-funded benefits: voluntary vision, voluntary dental, voluntary long-term disability, voluntary short-term disability, 403(b) plan