Grants Consultant (Contract)

NIAD Art Center

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NIAD is seeking an experienced Grants Consultant to manage and strengthen our institutional grants

program over a twelve-month term. Contributed income is a significant part of NIAD’s revenue, and this

engagement is intended to give the grants portfolio dedicated professional attention while reducing the

amount of grant writing, tracking, and follow-up currently carried by senior leadership.

The Grants Consultant will manage NIAD’s institutional grants pipeline from prospect research and proposal

development through award tracking, implementation check-ins, reporting, and renewal strategy. The work

includes strengthening and stewarding relationships with existing funders; identifying and pursuing

well-aligned new funding opportunities; developing strong proposals and reports; and maintaining the

systems, deadlines, records, and internal follow-up needed to ensure grant-funded commitments are

completed and documented.

The strongest proposals from NIAD carry artists’ own voices, choices, practices, and ambitions rather than

describing them from the outside. We are looking for a writer who can understand NIAD as a contemporary

arts organization, spend meaningful time with our programs and artists, and write about the work with

specificity and fluency.

The consultant will work most closely with the Development Director and Executive Director and will

collaborate with staff across NIAD’s program, finance, and administrative teams.

Responsibilities

Grant strategy and pipeline development

Proposal development and reporting

Grant administration, deliverables, and compliance

Collaboration and funder stewardship

Requirements

A strong track record of developing successful institutional grant proposals, ideally including

experience with private foundations and public or government funding.

Experience managing grants through the full lifecycle, including prospecting, proposal development,

award tracking, reporting, and renewal.

Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write about visual art,

artists, and cultural programs with fluency and specificity.

Strong research, organizational, and project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple

deadlines independently.

Sound judgment about which funding opportunities are worth pursuing and when an organization is

not ready or well positioned to apply.

The ability to gather information from colleagues efficiently, synthesize complex material, follow up

consistently, and move projects to completion without creating unnecessary administrative burden.

Comfort with Google Workspace and maintaining accurate, organized records and files.

How to Apply

Send a résumé or CV, a brief cover letter, and a grant writing sample of one to two pages to Ingrid

Alonso-Rodriguez, Administrative Director at admin@niadart.org or 510-620-0290 with the subject line

“Grants Consultant – Your name.” If the sample is from a funded proposal, please indicate that and briefly

describe your role in developing it. We accept applications in written, audio, or video form. For full

consideration, apply by 10/30/2026 Our process is typically a screening call (20–30 minutes), an interview

with the Development Director and Executive Director, and a short writing exercise for finalists. We aim to

let every applicant know the outcome. Please email rather than call with questions; if email is not accessible

to you, call 510-620-0290 and ask for the hiring contact.

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