Akana, a Native American-owned multi-discipline consulting firm with a diverse portfolio of clients and projects throughout the United States, is seeking to add a Staff Grant Writer to our firm.  This position is full time

As a Staff Grant Writer you will be a professional who works to secure funding for various Native American Tribal programs and projects.

The minimum required qualifications for this position are shown below:

• High School Diploma required; college degree in a broad range of humanities, liberal arts, general or technical sciences is strongly preferred.
• 2-5 years of experience with researching grants and completing grant applications, preferably for Native American tribes.
• Clear and persuasive technical writing and editing skills.
• Open, diligent, responsive, and personable communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Adept and comfortable learning new computer software used in our industry.
• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a sometimes fast-paced work environment.

General Responsibilities are:

• Research grant opportunities from government and non-government agencies.
• Develop review summaries of new grant opportunities.
• Complete competitive grant proposals in a team environment based on the requirements of the funding organization.
• Take on the primary responsibility to check for grant application accuracy and completeness against grant instructions, spelling, grammar, and style.
• Maintain positive relationships with fund providers and clients.
• Other grant funding research and writing tasks, as may be assigned.

If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to talk with you about joining our team.

The salary for this position is competitive and based on experience. Akana offers full benefits including healthcare, 401k with match (after one year), short- and long-term disability insurance, and a generous PTO program!

Akana is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on any basis protected by law. Our EEO policy statement is available on our website at www.akana.us

This opportunity may be subject to the requirements of FAR Clauses 1452.226-70 and 1452.226-71 regarding preference in hiring of Native Americans. Native Americans are highly encouraged to apply.

Learn more about us @ www.akana.us