About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, competitive funding and grant consulting.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Strategy Associate to support funding strategy, policy monitoring, proposal development, and client deliverables. This hybrid, full-time role includes regular in-person days in Mount Rainier, MD (schedule details below) and offers hands-on experience across federal, state, local, and private funding research and proposal work.

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What You’ll Do

• Conduct funding and policy research across federal, state, local, and private foundation sources aligned with client priorities.
• Monitor agency rulemakings, guidance, and legislative activity; summarize impacts for clients and internal teams.
• Draft and edit client-facing materials: strategic funding reports, slide decks, briefs, and memos.
• Support proposal development and preparation of pitch materials for prospective clients.
• Produce and help publish newsletter content and short articles that highlight timely funding and policy updates.
• Track legislation, appropriations, committee activity, and key deadlines relevant to client priorities.
• Monitor procurement portals and RFP announcements and communicate emerging opportunities to clients.
• Provide administrative support as needed: meeting agendas, calendar coordination, document organization, and occasional transcription.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical abilities; comfortable navigating federal and state sites, legislation, budget documents, and policy resources.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (or equivalent tools).
• Self-starter who works well in fast-paced, often unstructured environments and can support multiple projects and senior team members.
• Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and a client-service mindset.

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Additional Details

• Employment type: Full-time
• Work model: Hybrid — requires regular in-person attendance in Mount Rainier, MD (typical in-office days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; hours generally 9:00 AM–5:00 PM).
• Industry: competitive funding and grant consulting
• Estimated annual salary: $84,289 (estimated)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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