Grant & Foundation Strategy Consultant

Description Job Title: Grant & Foundation Strategy Consultant Department: Project Type: Independent Contractor – Four-month Consultancy (Approx. 25 – 30 hours/week) FLSA: N/A Reports To: President Location: Remote – USA only No. of Positions: 1 Compensation: Negotiated based on final project plan Revision Date: 1/14/26 General Summary JVC is a post-graduate volunteer program that places young adults to live and work in solidarity with marginalized populations across the United States, guided by seventy years of history and four core values: spirituality, simple living, community, and social justice. Vision Grounded in the core values of spirituality, simple living, community and social justice, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps envisions a just, inclusive, and equitable world that honors the dignity and diversity of all. Mission The Jesuit Volunteer Corps, through solidarity and full-time volunteer service with local communities, fosters the formation of young people dedicated to putting faith into action that promotes justice. JVC is based in the United States and is a global volunteer program. For more information, please visit www.jesuitvolunteers.org. Overview The Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) seeks a highly experienced Grant & Foundation Strategy Consultant to conduct a comprehensive assessment of our current institutional fundraising landscape. This role will lead the strategic development of a robust three-year grant-seeking roadmap, ensuring our narrative and processes align with our mission of "faith that does justice through service to others." Objectives • Strategic Assessment: Evaluate current JVC fundraising efforts, historical grant performance, and existing foundation relationships to identify gaps and growth opportunities. • Narrative Development: Refine and update the JVC "case for support" to compellingly communicate our impact to modern philanthropic partners, rooted in Ignatian values and social justice. • Process Optimization: Establish rigorous grant writing criteria, internal workflows, and toolkits to streamline solicitation and reporting. • Forward-Looking Planning: Design a detailed three-year strategy with clear performance targets to diversify and scale institutional revenue. Deliverables • Current State Audit: A formal report summarizing JVC strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats incorporating an assessment of existing donor assets and performance track record. • Updated Grant Strategy & Roadmap: A comprehensive three-year plan detailing target foundations, cultivation strategies, and annual solicitation goals. • Standardized Grant Toolkit: A refined master narrative (boilerplate), updated outcome data, and a suite of templates for varied grant types. Include an assessment of how to integrate AI tools into the process • Operational Manual: Documentation of newly defined grant writing processes, criteria for "go/no-go" decisions, and recommended management tools. • Performance Metrics: A dashboard of three-year performance targets, including win rates, donor retention, and total revenue milestones. Results • Increased Capacity: JVC will possess a clear, actionable framework for securing sustainable institutional funding. • Enhanced Messaging: Our organizational narrative will be consistently and powerfully articulated across all institutional channels. • Data-Driven Decision Making: Management will have established KPIs to monitor the health and growth of the foundation portfolio. • Efficiency Gains: Reduced turnaround time for proposal development through standardized tools as well as define when/where to utilize AI. Requirements • Extensive Experience: Minimum of 10 years in developing and implementing successful grant/foundation solicitation programs for non-profits. • Depth of expertise in grant strategy, prospect research, proposal development and funder stewardship • Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in securing six figure grants from private, corporate, and community foundations. • Faith-Based Familiarity: Experience working with faith-based organizations is a significant plus. • Strategic Vision: Ability to translate complex programmatic work into measurable outcomes for sophisticated funders. • Communication Mastery: Exceptional writing and editing skills with a focus on impact storytelling. How to Apply Interested parties should submit a proposal (max 3 pages): • detailing relevant experience, • a brief description of your approach to this project, • references with short summary from comparable work • and proposed project fee addressed to Anissa Rose, Director of Human Resources via our careers page at Job Board - Jesuit Volunteer Corps. As an organization committed to advancing racial equity and inclusion, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps encourages applications from candidates of all ages, races, classes, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, languages, and physical abilities. Requirements See above. Apply tot his job