Associate Grant Consultant

Think and Ink Grant Consulting • Full-time • Remote • $52k - $75k / year • 17h ago

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® is seeking an individual with at least two years of grant writing experience to fill the role of a full-time Associate Grant Consultant. This person must be interested in advancing their knowledge of grant writing, serving as a nonprofit consultant to our clients, and taking on more challenging projects. This position reports to and is managed by the CEO.

About Think and Ink Grant Consulting

Founded in 2016 in Atlanta, GA, Think and Ink Grant Consulting® provides customized, practical, and real-world solutions to help nonprofit organizations “think” through effective grant-seeking strategies and “ink” competitive proposals. We are proud to be home to really smart, driven, and passionate people whose life mission is to do good in the world. Yes, we think they are cool too. If this sounds like you, check out our employment opportunities below.

Description

Associate Grant Consultant (Full-Time)

Start Date: July 1, 2026

Location: Remote,Atlanta, GA Preferred

Job Type: Full-time salaried

Time Commitment: 40 hours per week

Specialty: Federal Grants

Salary: $52,000 - $75,000 per year

About Think and Ink Grants

Founded in 2016, Think and Ink Grant Consulting (Think and Ink Grants) helps organizations gain a competitive advantage by implementing our cutting-edge grant-seeking strategies through our grant consulting services and composing funding-worthy proposals using our results-proven approach to grant writing. Our full suite of services also includes grant research, grant management, and evaluation, providing full-service, customized end-to-end support.

We’ve helped clients leverage over $625 million in funding across various grant areas, with a specialization in grants that improve the lives of women and children and advance health and education. Our clients include municipalities, large nonprofits (budgets of $3 million +), and colleges and universities nationwide. Think and Ink Grants® is a Certified B Corp and a GPCI Approved Education Provider. Our Get.Grants.Better.® offering provides grant consulting advisory services to emerging nonprofit leaders and grant writing teams.

Our experienced and professional grant writers possess real-world experience, having served as former nonprofit leaders, grant reviewers, and staff at major foundations. Our real-world experience supports our successful track record of helping organizations deepen community impact, and our work transforms how organizations find grants, apply for grants, connect with funders, and solve problems.

We are proud to be home to really smart, driven, and passionate people whose life mission is to do good in the world. Think and Ink Grant Consulting® attracts and supports teammates who are:

Independent thinkers and self-starters
Highly driven and self-motivated
Passionate about changing the world
Thrive in a highly structured environment
Responsive and possesses strong communication skills
Pay close attention to detail
Responds to emails within 24-48 hours or sooner
Applies an organized approach to work
Adopts a positive, optimistic attitude
Works well with clients and fellow teammates
Have great work ethics and a commitment to succeed

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Primary Function

Role Description

The Associate Grant Consultant must be skilled at understanding each client’s program goals and translating them into writing. They must also have excellent verbal communication and listening skills, superior persuasive and technical writing skills, and strong budgeting skills. Funding opportunities may arise from foundations and government entities through grants, corporate sponsorships, and in-kind donations for program and general operating support. They must also be able to provide nonprofit consulting support, create logic models, write simple evaluation plans, lead meetings, and serve as advisors to our clients.

Typical Clients Served

Our clients include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations supporting women, children, health, and education, which are located across the country. Our clients often have operating budgets of $3 million or more and include state and county municipalities, K-12 schools, organizations committed to building community wealth, institutions and universities of higher education, organizations supporting underserved women and children, health and behavioral health care centers, and more.

Job Responsibilities

Provide support across all Think and Ink Grants® service areas: grant consulting, grant writing, grant research, grant management, and grant evaluation
Write grant proposals per our quality assurance process
Compile all required documents and attachments as required by funders
Lead client meetings as touchpoints to ask questions, give an overview, provide updates on pending applications, guide the grant writing process, and manage client expectations
Manage projects and provide updates on the entire submission process, including, but not limited to, project deadlines, final delivery, and subtasks.
Serve as an advisor to provide grant consulting support as the need arises
Conduct prospect research to find new and update existing funders
Review, update, and create budgets for the client organization per funder requirements
Update and maintain a grant application calendar summarizing potential funding opportunities
Attend weekly team meetings to discuss strategy, next steps, and upcoming meetings

Classification

This is a full-time, remote-optional, exempt, salaried role of 40 hours per week with a 60-day probationary period.

Federal Grants Specialty

This role requires experience with federal grants in health, workforce development, higher education, and related areas. Demonstrated experience in winning grant proposals across the following agencies is required:

DOJ/OJP
DOL/ETA/ED (DOE)
HHS
USDA
HUD

A list of federal grants won within the last five years, and writing samples will be requested.

Skills and Qualifications

Applicants must be strong in the following skills, abilities, or experience:

Bachelor’s degree
Team player with a proven track record in grant writing and program development
Deadline-driven with extreme attention to detail
Minimum two (2) years of writing and preparing grant applications in the grant focus areas of women, children, health, and education
Project management, budgeting, and research skills
Impeccable written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and manage project timelines
Ability to work independently and set priorities
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple job tasks
Organizational and analytical skills with consistent attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree and/or GPC
Five (5) years of writing and preparing grant applications or nonprofit consulting
Prior experience as a nonprofit leader or work experience supporting women, children, health, and education (i.e., teacher, social worker, health advocate, etc.)

Benefits: Work From Home (WFH) eligible•Medical • Dental • Vision • Retirement • Financial wellness • Personalized Time Off (including voting leave and paid volunteer time) • Paid holidays • Bereavement Leave • Sick Leave • Jury Duty Leave • Witness Leave • Lactation Accommodations • Temporary Disability Leave • Parental Leave of Absence

A background check and live writing assessment will be required.

To apply, please apply at https://www.thinkandinkgrants.com/apply. Only candidates selected to proceed will be contacted.