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Hanover ResearchPosted 10/20/2026part-timeRemote • Virginia • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $30 - $40 per hourWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in grant writing, prospect research, and creating client-ready deliverables while effectively managing tight deadlines. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for collaborating with stakeholders and delivering high-quality research services to higher education clients.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Grant WritingProspect ResearchResearch ServicesMicrosoft Office ApplicationsAcademic Writing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify and select funding sources aligned with client projects
- Manage tight deadlines to create prospecting reports and other deliverables on time
- Understand clients’ needs and programmatic and research-related project goals
- Independently create client-ready deliverables with minimal oversight
- Collaborate with Content Directors and Grants Consultants to refine project scopes
- Explore creative solutions for preparing content and delivering it efficiently to clients
- Represent Hanover alongside colleagues in articulating research findings
- Provide research services primarily to higher education clients
- Assess the fit of highly technical funding programs
- Contribute to proposal narratives through best-practices research, literature reviews, and needs assessments
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience writing and researching for an academic audience
- Ability to accept and provide constructive feedback
- Strong communication, fact-checking, writing, and editing skills in English
- Strong interest in prospect research, fundraising strategy, grant writing, and served organizations
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal guidance or oversight
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills and work ethic
- Proven academic achievement
- High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a liberal arts-related discipline preferred; candidates with relevant experience and other degrees will be considered
- 2–3 years’ experience as a writer and/or editor, with hands-on exposure to grant writing and/or fundraising processes preferred
- Prior experience with sponsored research preferred
- Resume and relevant professional writing sample of no more than 8 pages on an education or business-related topic preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Retirement benefits
- 401K matching
- Wellness benefits
- Medical coverage
- Paid time away
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Hard Skills
Grant WritingProspect ResearchResearch ServicesLiterature ReviewsNeeds AssessmentsEditingFact-CheckingWritingOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationAttention to DetailAbility to Work IndependentlyAbility to Work Under PressureConstructive Feedback
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
Industry Keywords
Higher EducationFundraising StrategySponsored ResearchAcademic AudienceClient Deliverables