United States onlyABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Public Rights Project (PRP) is a national nonprofit organization that helps local government officials fight for civil rights. We build their capacity to protect and advance civil rights, convene and connect them on key issues, and provide legal representation to help them win in court for residents. Since its founding in 2017, PRP has recovered significant financial relief for marginalized people; built a nationwide network of government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations; trained prosecutors and government lawyers across the country; and secured court victories on rights for abortion, immigrants, workers, and voting. Learn more about our work.
JOB SUMMARY
Public Rights Project seeks to hire a Grantwriter to join its Development team. This role is responsible for producing grant proposals and reports that tell a compelling, cohesive story about PRP’s work and impact. The Grantwriter will work closely with internal teams to gather information, manage deadlines, and contribute to a steady pipeline of high-quality written deliverables.
Success in this role looks like consistently delivering high-quality, on-time proposals and reports that communicate the organization’s achievements, including impact, goals, deliverables, and metrics.The role relies on building strong internal relationships to support PRP’s grants and major gifts portfolios. We are seeking candidates who are excited to engage with PRP’s mission, eager to help find supporters who will champion our work, and committed to social justice, responsible governance, and a strong democracy. This is a primarily internally-facing role with a focus on writing and cross-team collaboration rather than donor-facing work. PRP is open to candidates with a range of backgrounds, including communications, advocacy, or policy, as long as writing is a core focus and strength.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Write and lead the development of proposals (primarily $10K and above), letters of intent, RFPs, and reports that reflect PRP’s impact across issue areas, shaping content into a cohesive, persuasive narrative using inputs from multiple teams;
- Partner with the Director of Institutional Giving to gather information across the organization and build consistent, repeatable approaches to reporting out programmatic updates, metrics, and impact;
- Partner with Senior Manager, Development Operations to track and manage grant deliverables in Asana, ensuring each proposal and report moves forward on time and with the right inputs;
- Manage a portfolio of writing assignments and grants projects at different stages (i.e. - programmatic scope, early drafts, revisions, final submissions), balancing multiple deadlines at once and adjusting for high-volume periods, budget planning, and campaign needs;
- Coordinate with finance and Salesforce teams on collecting and organizing financial reporting and metrics integral to the grantwriter’s deliverables.
- Work closely with program, legal, and communications team members to stay current on PRP’s work and translate ongoing activities into funder-facing materials;
- Translate complex or evolving work into clear, funder-facing materials that support PRP’s broader fundraising strategy and messaging;
- Contribute to goal setting and grants management strategies for the Development department;
- Incorporate prospect research, organizational metrics, and branded communications assets into grant writing deliverables;
- Identify opportunities to enhance workflows for grant writing and reporting, including how information is shared, tracked, and reused; and
- Support team effectiveness by sharing feedback, contributing to internal discussions, and helping strengthen how the team approaches grant writing.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Two (2) to four (4) years of professional experience in writing-heavy roles where written communication and outputs are a core responsibility;
- Experience with grant writing, fundraising, or development work is helpful but not required;
- Success producing structured and compelling written work such as reports, proposals, advocacy, educational, or policy content;
- Experience managing multiple projects or deliverables at once, often with overlapping deadlines;
- Experience working across teams to gather input and develop written materials;
- Background in advocacy, policy, legal, communications, or other mission-driven work, or related fields;
- Experience translating complex or technical topics into accessible, audience-facing content; and
- Familiarity with project tracking tools (i.e. - Asana or similar) to manage workflows.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Strong written storytelling ability, especially when translating complex or technical work into compelling external materials;
- Ability to take ownership of and manage multiple projects at once with minimal oversight, maintaining timelines, quality, and attention to detail;
- Ability to gather input across stakeholders and synthesize into clear, structured deliverables;
- Proactive in identifying gaps, solving problems, and keeping work moving forward;
- Communicates effectively across teams, helping to align stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and deliverables;
- Contributes to improving processes, workflows, and team coordination over time;
- Collaborative and able to build strong working relationships across teams; and
- Open to learning and continuing to build expertise in grant writing and storytelling.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
This position reports to PRP’s Director of Institutional Giving. This position will also work closely with PRP’s Development, Programs, and Marketing and Communications teams.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Requires sitting, talking, and listening for up to 8 hours per day. Certain situations may require lifting items up to 20 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Fully remote organization and team. This role requires travel several times a year to PRP events, conferences, or retreats.
COMPENSATION
The determined salary range for this role is set at Level 3: $87,550 - $118,450;exact salary will be based on candidate experience. For internal equity purposes, PRP will not negotiate with candidates outside of the role’s designated range.
PRP HIRING COMMITMENT
PRP is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. A diverse and inclusive workplace, both at PRP and within the government offices we serve, is a key ingredient for achieving our mission of building equitable enforcement capacity within state and local government.
We aim to assemble a team that reflects the world we live in and the communities we serve with respect to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and immigration status. People with personal or family experience with the type of harms we seek to combat, including wage theft, predatory lending, fraud, discrimination, and environmental degradation are particularly encouraged to apply.
