About Public Law Center
Founded in 1981, The Public Law Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free legal services to low income residents and other nonprofits in Orange County. Last year, Public Law Center staff and volunteers provided over 65,000 hours of free legal services in handling over 4,500 cases benefiting low-income children, adults and seniors. The estimated value of this work is roughly $60 million in just the past three years. Our services include counseling, individual representation, community education and strategic policy advocacy and impact litigation to challenge societal injustices.
About the role
The Grants Coordinator will support PLC's development efforts by assisting with the preparation, tracking, and reporting of government and foundation grants. Reporting to the Grants Manager, this role will work closely with program staff, finance, and leadership to help ensure effective grants management and compliance. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and committed to PLC's mission of advancing justice. This position is part of the organization's Development and Outreach Team.
What you"ll do
- Assist the Grants Manager with preparing and submitting grant proposals, applications, renewals, and reports.
- Maintain the grants calendar and help ensure internal deadlines are met
- Help track grant requirements, deliverables, and compliance using PLC's database systems
- Coordinate with program and finance staff to gather data, narratives, and documentation needed for reports and applications.
- Support efforts to improve grants tracking systems and data organization.
- Maintain digital and hard copy grant files in accordance with funder and audit requirements
- Assist with research on prospective funders, especially public funding opportunities.
- Assist with creating and maintaining a bank of client testimonials and stories.
- Support the Grants Manager with other administrative tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
- 1–2 years of experience in a nonprofit environment preferred, especially in legal services.
- Prior experience with grants or fundraising preferred, especially government grants (e.g., VOCA, state/county contracts).
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work collaboratively across departments.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.
- Ability to learn new software systems; familiarity with LegalServer or other legal case management systems preferred.
- Commitment to PLC's mission and values, and to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary Range: $25–$30 per hour (equivalent to $52,000–$62,400 annually), commensurate with experience
- Competitive benefits provided, and for this position include:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance (100% of employee premium costs paid by PLC, and 50% of dependent health insurance premium costs paid by PLC)
- Flexible Spending Account Program to help pay for medical expenses and childcare costs
- 15 paid holidays per year
- Approximately 1 paid week off during office winter closure (between Christmas Day and New Year's Day)
- 21 paid sick/wellness days per year to promote mental wellness and general wellbeing
- 15 paid vacation days per year
- Birthday paid time off (2 hours of paid time off during birthday month)
- 403b retirement plan (after 6 months of employment PLC provides a matching contribution equaling 100% of salary deferral up to a maximum of 3-4%, depending on length of employment)
- Monthly $55 stipend for Wi-Fi and cell phone use
- Monthly Bilingual Pay Premium upon successful completion of an oral and/or written test ($50 for oral premium and $50 for written premium)
- Optional monthly peer support group facilitated by third party mental health clinic
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
Public Law Center is dedicated to building a diverse team and fostering a fair and welcoming work environment. To view our complete DEI statement, please click here.
Public Law Center is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please contact Public Law Center.
PLC will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
PLC regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.
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