Description

About the Role
This is a client-facing role where you’ll manage a portfolio of approximately 3–5 nonprofit clients across the arts & culture, education, and STEM sectors.

You’ll lead day-to-day grant work, build funding pipelines, and develop strong client relationships. You’ll grow into full ownership of strategy and begin leading within a team “hub” structure. You’ll be trusted to think, prioritize, and guide our clients towards funding success. 

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for your clients
• Write and submit strong, strategic grant proposals and LOIs
• Build and manage funding pipelines aligned with client goals
• Conduct and synthesize prospect research to identify aligned funding opportunities and inform client funding strategy
• Collaborate with clients to gather program, financial, and impact information
• Develop and align grant budgets that support competitive proposals
• Track deadlines, submissions, and reporting requirements
• Maintain organized systems across all client work
• Collaborate with contract writers during high-volume periods
• Represent Coastal Nonprofit Consulting in client and external settings, including occasional in-person meetings, events, or networking opportunities 

This role is:

• Client-facing and relationship-driven
• A blend of strategy and hands-on execution
• Fast-paced, but grounded in thoughtful, high-quality work
• A leadership role with ownership over client outcomes
• An opportunity to build systems and processes that create long-term impact

Our Clients & Focus Areas:
We primarily work with organizations in the arts & culture, education, and STEM sectors, as well as other community-based nonprofits.

Experience in or a genuine interest in these fields is required.

For FULL JOB POSTING Please visit: https://www.coastalnonprofit.com/join-cnc 

Requirements

What We’re Looking For:

• A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in grant writing and grant management
• Demonstrated success in securing grants
• Strong writing and storytelling skills
• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Comfort working with program budgets and financial information
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with clients
• A proactive, ownership-oriented mindset
• Openness to using tools and technology (including AI) to work efficiently
    

You’ll Likely Thrive Here If You:

• Like owning your work and managing your own projects
• Enjoy building relationships with clients
• Prefer thoughtful, strategic work over constant urgency
• Are organized and naturally detail-oriented
• Are adaptable and open to evolving how you work
• Are motivated to build relationships within the San Diego nonprofit community and contribute to meaningful, local impact

HOW TO APPLY

 Please submit your resume, completed Google Form application, and 2-3 minute Loom video to: https://forms.gle/V8vg4UC9QmdBmgER8

Please email us at hello@coastalnonprofit if you have any trouble with the form, but please do not submit materials via email.

Final candidates will be invited to complete a short test project as part of the interview process.