Assistant Director, Public Grants and Partnerships

Goodwill is one of the leading non-profit brands in the world and one of the largest non-profits in Southern California. We are a rapidly evolving organization and yet we have never been more focused on our Mission, on our people, and on our future. It’s always a GOOD day in SoCal! 

The Assistant Director, Public Funding supports the development, coordination, and execution of Goodwill Southern California’s public funding portfolio, with a primary focus on federal, state, county, and local government grant opportunities. Reporting to the Senior Director of Grant Funding, this role directly oversees and implements the preparation of competitive, high quality, compliant funding proposals ranging from $250K–$5M. The Assistant Director works closely with workforce program leaders and cross-functional teams to translate program design, outcomes, and community need into strong public grant submissions and technical request packages that advance Goodwill Southern California’s social impact across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. This hybrid position is based at Goodwill Southern California's Los Angeles Campus and requires local travel. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Grant Proposal and Management

• Supports the planning, development, and execution of public-sector grant proposals, including federal, state, county, and local funding opportunities, contributing to the growth of public funding revenue.
• Develops and manages proposal work plans and internal timelines to support timely review, approvals, and submission readiness.
• Serves as a point of support for public funders, assisting with inquiries, clarifications, follow-up requests, and resubmissions as needed.

Grant Writing

• Collaborates closely with the Senior Director of Grant Funding to interpret funding guidelines, scoring criteria, and compliance requirements for public grant opportunities.
• Provides senior-level drafting, editing, and quality control of grant narratives, letters of intent, and supporting content, ensuring alignment, clarity, and competitiveness.
• Oversees the assembly and submission of complete proposal packages, ensuring all required attachments, certifications, and approvals are secured.

Grant Research and Analysis

• Oversees and conducts research on public funding opportunities, including RFPs, RFQs, NOFOs, and consortium grants, and prepares analyses and recommendations to inform submission decisions.
• Coordinates cross-departmentally with program, finance, and leadership teams to collect and validate programmatic data, budgets, and required documentation for proposal development.

Education & Experience

• 3-5 years of solid grant writing experience for non-profit organizations
• Demonstrated track record of success receiving government funding and knowledge in developing complex proposals and grant budgets.
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university required.
• Excellent written English communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a fast-paced team and work independently.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and confidential information. 
• Must have advance knowledge proficiency of Microsoft Work, Excel, Teams, and Outlook.
• This position requires some local travel (25% of the time) within Southern California. A valid CA driver's license and state-required auto insurance required. 
• Background, Drug Screen, LiveScan, Education and Employment Verification and MVR required. 

Goodwill Industries in Southern California is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here:

Goodwill gives preferential consideration to persons with barriers to employment.   Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Goodwill is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. 

Employment decisions will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.  

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities

In furtherance of our commitment to end discrimination against qualified disabled individuals, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all regulations properly issued thereunder to protect the rights of qualified disabled persons, it is Goodwill's policy that no program or activity administered by it shall exclude from participation, deny benefits to or subject to discrimination any individual solely by reason of his or her disability.   Equal employment opportunity will be extended to qualified disabled persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination.   We further affirm that we will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled employee or applicant.  

It is the policy of Goodwill to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.  If you need assistance for accommodations to interview because of a disability, please notify the Human Resources Department. 

Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a disability.