Job Description

Position Summary:

The Grant Writer & Strategic Partnerships Coordinator plays a critical role in advancing The Timothy Initiative’s mission to multiply disciples and plant churches among the unreached by cultivating and stewarding funding relationships with institutional partners. This role requires a unique blend of strategic thinking, compelling storytelling, and meticulous attention to detail. The Grant Writer & Strategic Partnerships Coordinator will lead the development of clear, accurate, and inspiring proposals and reports that communicate the heart and impact of TTI’s global ministry. As a key connector between the field and our funding partners, they are equipping and mobilizing resources for Kingdom expansion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the writing and submission of grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and reports to foundations and other institutional partners, in alignment with TTI’s mission and funding priorities.
• Conduct research to identify partner funding opportunities that match TTI’s funding needs, using all available research tools.
• Work collaboratively with the Reporting Department, Development Department, and the Office of the President to ensure reporting accuracy, consistency of messaging, and strategic funding alignment.
• Work with field/department leaders to gather relevant information to share with partners for prospective funding opportunities.
• Maintain a calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports.
• Ensure prompt acknowledgement of institutional and foundation gifts.
• Provide recurring updates to partners, such as mid-year touchpoints, story-based impact snapshots, or customized engagement reports, as needed.
• Provide timely written reports to partners based on their reporting timelines.
• Support strategic engagement plans for key institutional donors by coordinating meeting prep, providing briefings, and ensuring follow-through.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, including logging all proposals, submitted reports, communications, and partner funding information for easy reference and reporting.
• Serve as the point of administrative contact for strategic partners that require customized updates, communications, or reporting outside of TTI’s standard quarterly reporting process.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

To be a good fit for this position:

• Be a passionate follower of Jesus, with a demonstrable heart for His Great Commission. You’ll be an avid learner with a desire to grow and be part of shaping a young organization with big goals. 
• Be in alignment with our mission, vision, and core values.
• College Degree strongly preferred.
• Grant writing, researching, and tracking experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a nonprofit/fundraising context preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating an ability to work well with others as well as an ability to communicate cross-culturally with an internationally diverse team.
• Proficient/expert writing and research skills.
• Diligence and attention to detail in order to meet deadlines in a fast-paced worked environment.
• Prepare clear, accurate and concise correspondence, records, reports and other documents.
• Flexibility and a willingness to take initiative.
• Dependable with a maturity of judgment and respect for needs of partners and co-workers.
• Establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with senior management, staff, partners, board members, and others encountered in the course of work. Use a high degree of tact, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive situations and concerned groups and/or individuals.
• Organized and ability to prioritize multiple projects at a time.
• Is required to work in our main office in Raleigh, NC.
   

Spiritual Requirements:

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a top priority. 
• Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of TTI, and faithfully upholds TTI’s ministry in prayer.
• Must be in agreement with the TTI Statement of Faith, Mission, Vision, and Values.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

While performing the duties of this position the team member:

• Is occasionally required to work nights and weekends as needed and may be occasionally required to travel domestically and internationally.
• Is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Will need to use hands or fingers and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The Timothy Initiative is a training organization; planting churches all across the world. Our team is passionate about seeing Christ’s Kingdom expanded and is currently active in over 30 different countries. The Timothy Initiative exists to advance Christ’s Kingdom by multiplying disciples and disciple making churches around the world. The Timothy Initiative’s vision is to see multiplying, disciple making churches in every place and people group. If you’re passionate about using your talents and skillset to fulfill the Great Commission, consider joining our team!

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