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Part-Time Grant & Editorial Writer

Employer
BRICK Education Network
Location
Newark, NJ, US
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

Our Mission The BRICK Education Network (BEN) mission is to relentlessly knock down all barriers to students' academic success. Our innovative model aligns an individualized excellent education with the necessary family supports to make sure each and every child can succeed. It's our vision that each and every child will have an unimpeded path to unlocking their limitless potential.

To learn more about BRICK, please visit http://www.brickeducation.org

The Transformational Opportunity
Joining the BRICK Education Network (BEN) is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting entrepreneurial organization. BEN's unique approach to transforming public education puts successful students and world-class schools at the center of vibrant communities. Powered by diverse leaders and a commitment to fighting the status quo, BRICK is building resilient, intelligent, creative kids by equipping them with a high-quality, nurturing education and thriving, engaged families to support their success from cradle to career. By 2024, BRICK will have the capacity serve 5,500 students. Be on the lookout for BRICK schools opening near you-with continued growth in Newark and new launches in Buffalo, New York.

Benefits
Here is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting entrepreneurial organization. BRICK operates two divisions - a school management division and a two-generation strategy. The two-generation strategy is the South Ward Children's Alliance, the backbone organization that is building a cradle to career pipeline in the South Ward of Newark. BRICK is looking for an individual who will help build our organization from the ground up. If you are interested in being part of success at a greater scale and looking to invest in a theory of change that actually works - then this is your organization.

Overview
Role: The Development Grant & Editorial Writer is responsible for brainstorming, creating, and transforming ideas into words for grants, grant reports, publications, pamphlets, marketing materials, press releases, social media posts, and donor communications. The Grant & Editorial writer will support both the Development & External Relations team with composing narrative documents to tell the story of the BEN.

Roles and Responsibilities
    • A summary of tasks:


    • 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
    • Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings
    • Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals
    • 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
    • Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing. Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases
    • Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project m anagers. 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 organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments


Qualifications
    • A minimum of five to seven years of experience in the areas of grant writing communications, marketing, and/or journalism; experience in education reform helpful but not required
    • Ability to convey in a variety of ways (written, oral, visual, etc.) very complicated education and education policy issues and make these easily accessible to a wide range of audiences
    • Excellent editorial writing skills in various forms (weekly writing for internal and external audiences)


Salary, Goals and Employment Period
    • Salary Range: Based Upon Experience / Performance
    • Part-Time
    • Contract Employment Period: Twelve Months

Company

BRICK Education Network is a Charter Management Organization located in Newark, New Jersey. Our innovative model aligns an excellent Education with the necessary family supports to make sure each and every child can succeed. It's our vision that each child will have an unimpeded path to unlocking their limitless potential. A fun fact about BRICK Education Network is that it was founded by 6 visionary Teach For America Alum looking to make an impact on at-risk youth. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
8622634284
Location
534 Clinton Ave
Newark
New Jersey
07108
US

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