Company Background + Culture
The Aubrey Group is a government and compliance professional services consulting consulting firm with offices in Elizabeth and Camden, New Jersey. Our team members are expert storytellers, precise writers, and big-picture thinkers. Our core competencies and services include comprehensive grants services, nonprofit consulting, private sector compliance and licensure, strategic marketing and branding, HUD program management, etc. We offer public policy research, strategic writing, and program development services to public entities, nonprofits, and private businesses. Formed in 2015, The Aubrey Group is quickly expanding with a reputation for high-caliber consulting services grounded in the values of kindness, curiosity, and diligence.
At the Aubrey Group, our team creates content for and facilitates the submission of competitive funding proposals, licensure processes, and tax credit applications. Our clients are working on the front lines of urban development and rural preservation. The problems that they face are interesting and important, and our consultants are passionate about helping them design and fund innovative solutions.
We understand our work on individual projects in connection to the big picture – who we are as a country and a community, what we owe to each other, and how we can work together to accomplish our shared goals. We see our time spent on work as an important piece of our overall fulfillment, and we strive to build a workplace that enriches, challenges, and supports every member of our team. We do our best to balance having high aspirations and expectations of each other with the humility and grace that allows us to understand that we are not perfect. We have an understanding amongst our team that no one “gets in trouble” for making a mistake: only for concealing one or refusing to take responsibility. We see it as our shared responsibility to learn from and help each other.
Our firm believes that building diversity into the foundation of how we do business creates a more fulfilling workplace and allows us to better serve our clients. We take responsibility for developing a workplace that is attractive to, and supportive of, individuals from diverse backgrounds. This includes, but is not limited to, people of color, people who have experiences with disability, LGBTQ folks, people with experiences with immigration, those who honor diverse religious traditions, and individuals from poor and working-class backgrounds. We also value diversity of professional, educational, and technical backgrounds. If you see a potential fit for yourself on our team, but this specific position description isn't the best fit for you, we’d like to hear from you.
Grants Research Analyst
The Aubrey Group is looking to fill the full-time position of GrantsResearch Analyst. This post is an excellent fit for an entry- to mid-level professional with an understanding of state and local regulations, municipal government, an interest in policy, and strong writing skills. Experience writing grant applications, public policy, standard operating procedures, or grant applications, or working for a government agency or within a highly regulated industry and/or administering programs funded via federal grants is helpful, but not required. We will train the right candidate to be a successful member of the team.
We are seeking candidates who are passionate about the impact that thoughtfully designed strategic programming can have on communities and who share in our values of kindness, curiosity, and diligence. As a growing organization, we are particularly interested in candidates who aspire to develop their careers and professional profiles alongside us. The individual who joins us in the role of Grants Research Analyst will be interested in growing in grant writing and program development, and developing expertise in specific subject areas. We plan on investing in and supporting that individual toward those ends. Our selected candidate will be expected to report to our Camden, NJ office with a hybrid schedule in place for virtual workdays.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Grants Research Analysts report to AG Project Manager who manages client communication and oversees project management.
- As directed by a Project Manager, research and summarize federal, state, and local public policy, regulations, practices, and programs as well as foundation funding sources including, legislative initiatives, budget appropriations and government agency budgets.
- Research and evaluate new opportunities for assigned clients.
- Prepare client-facing summaries of program deliverables and reporting requirements.
- Prepare internal-facing summaries of application requirements.
- Prepare application content including narratives, budgets, letters of support etc.
- Coordinate data collection and summarize data.
- When required, coordinate with external consultants (graphic designers, video production, engineers etc.) and partners (academic, health care, economic development, organized labor etc.).
- Work with Project Managers to coordinate application preparation and submission.
- Perform quality control and copy editing on application content prepared by other writers.
- Attend client meetings during daytime and evening hours, via Zoom and in-person.
- Successfully manage your own schedule in a hybrid workplace environment.
- Maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and ask for help when needed.
- Most importantly, this role must consistently meet all assigned deadlines.
- Grants Research Analysts may be asked to assist with public facing grants marketing materials such as our company grants newsletter, website, and social posts.
- Grants Research Analysts may assist with case study development after the completion of a successful project.
- Participate in Business Development and Aubrey Group growth strategy conversations.
Required experience:
- Research and writing: 3+ years of demonstrated critical thinking in research and writing in any social science or humanities-adjacent field.
- Bachelor’s degree in a social science or humanities field, such as Political Science, Sociology, English Literature, Government, Philosophy, etc., or equivalent non-traditional educational experience with a focus on research and writing.
- Experience collaborating with others on research / writing projects.
- Experience studying or working in a hybrid / virtual environment.
- Comfortable working in Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Adobe, Zoom, and Slack.
- Experience quickly adapting to new systems, including data management and communications software.
- Must have the ability to effectively complete multiple projects at one time, and the ability to prioritize tasks.
- Experience managing your own schedule.
- Must have a basic level understanding of the structure, function, and history of American government.
- Must have a basic level understanding of grants and how they operate.
- Comfort working within the constraint of a grants project budget, with support from Project Manager.
Desired Qualifications:
- Excel data modeling and analysis and Adobe Pro and PowerPoint graphic design skills.
- Experience leading or managing a long-term project.
- Experience in grant research and writing, preparing policy briefs, grant proposals and professional writing, in either a public sector or nonprofit setting.
- Experience navigating state and local regulations.
- Base level understanding of the functionality and history of American political institutions and public policy.
Required Organizational Values Alignment:
- Must share in our values of kindness, curiosity and diligence.
- Must share our belief that diverse teams result in more creative, insightful thinking, and that it is important for a business to maintain an ongoing conversation about what diversity means to us and how we practice it on a day to day basis.
- Must be a creative thought leader who has professional comfort creating documents/memos from scratch.
- Must be a practiced good listener and collaborative negotiator who cares about finding the best available strategy, considering the constraints, to accomplish a shared goal.
- Applicants should be prepared to discuss an experience they have had working, living or studying in a setting that challenged you to think differently about the world and inspired you to grow.
- Applicants should be prepared to understand and analyze their own background and identities in relation to the services provided to our diverse client pool.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay with a position pay scale ranging from $45,000 for entry level applicants to $54,000 for experienced professionals that can independently perform key components of the position.
- 401k program with up to 4% employer match.
- Employer paid QSEHRA (pre-tax health benefit reimbursement) program.
- Unlimited opportunity for promotion in a women-owned small business with an aggressive growth strategy.
- Company-paid professional development, networking, and volunteer opportunities.
- Flexible schedule and deep commitment to work/life balance, including generous PTO and a flexible approach to vacation scheduling.
- Professional culture that values self-care, caring for each other, and happiness as much as profit.
Interested applicants should email HR@theaubreygroup.org with their resume and most applicable writing sample. References upon request.
