Local Government Client Eastern Virginia Remote with monthly on-site meetings
Client Rural county government in eastern Virginia
Openings 1 FTE
Engagement Contract, 1099 or W2 through Zenius Corporation. One-year term with up to four one-year renewals, contingent on contract award
Work location: Primarily remote. In-person at the client's offices in eastern Virginia at least once a month
Reports to County Administrator (or designee), through the Zenius engagement lead
Start date To be determined; contingent on contract award
About The Role
Zenius Corporation is seeking an experienced grant professional to serve as the dedicated grant writer and grant manager for a rural county government in eastern Virginia. The county is launching its first grant program and wants one person who can find the right funding, write winning applications, and manage the awards that follow.
You will be the single point of contact for the full grant lifecycle, working with the County Administrator, department heads, and the Board of Supervisors. Today, department staff search for grants and write applications on top of their regular jobs; your work will take that load off them and help the county pursue funding it does not currently know about.
Work location and travel
Most of the work is done remotely.
You must be on-site at the client's offices in eastern Virginia at least once a month, typically for the monthly Board of Supervisors meeting (held on a weekday and may run into the evening), plus department meetings and presentations as needed.
Candidates should live within a reasonable driving distance of eastern Virginia. Those based in or near Richmond, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, or the surrounding region are preferred.
You must be based in the United States and able to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Responsibilities
Opportunity identification: Proactively identify and monitor federal, state, and private funding opportunities that fit county priorities such as capital projects, public safety, and community development.
Grant writing: Write grant applications and narratives from start to finish, coordinating input from county departments.
Budgets: Build grant budgets and budget justifications.
Post-award administration: Administer newly awarded grants assigned by the county, including compliance, reporting, documentation, budget monitoring, and closeout.
Audit preparation: Keep records audit-ready and support audits.
Planning and strategy: Develop a multi-year grant plan and calendar aligned with county priorities.
Federal systems: Help the county register and work in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, FEMA GO, and similar systems.
Reporting: Provide written status updates and present to the County Administrator and Board of Supervisors as requested.
Required Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on grant writing, with grants you personally wrote that were awarded. You will be asked to list each award's type, amount, funding agency, and your specific role.
Experience with local governments (counties, cities, towns, or school divisions), ideally rural or small jurisdictions.
Experience with federal grant programs such as USDA, FEMA, DOJ, DOT, EPA, or HUD/CDBG.
Working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and post-award compliance and reporting.
Comfort presenting to elected officials and working with department heads.
Three professional references for comparable work completed within the past five years.
Willingness to be named in our proposal and to commit exclusively to Zenius for this engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Virginia local governments or Virginia state agencies (for example DHCD, VDEM, DCJS, or VDOT).
Grant certification such as CGMS (NGMA) or GPC (Grant Professionals Certification).
Experience with capital projects, broadband, housing rehabilitation, public safety, waterways, or emergency management funding.
About The Company
Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management, IT Modernization, Acquisition Management, and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the DC Metro Area, awarded in 2025, 2024, 2021, and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category).
Benefits
Zenius Corporation is an employee-oriented company. Join us now and help us grow!
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off, medical insurance including health, vision, dental insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules, as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
