Employment Opportunities
Foundation and Corporate Relations Officer, Northwest Region
Summary
This person will work, collaborate and coordinate closely with OPI's Executive Director; the Development Officer, Northwest Region; the Development and Marketing Team of Yosemite National Institutes and the OPI Board of Directors. Responsibilities will include obtaining approximately $200,000+ in grant funds annually.
The position will be located in OPI's downtown Seattle office.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Develop,
implement, and track comprehensive plan for foundation, corporate, and
government support; develop cultivation, solicitation and acknowledgement
strategies for all institutional donors.
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Identify
all institutional giving prospects for the organization; conduct continued and
extensive prospecting for new sources of funding in the Northwest; match
funding opportunities with appropriate OPI programs and projects.
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Plan,
compose, write and submit well-conceived, compelling letters of inquiry and
full grant proposals based on funders’ guidelines and program needs;
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Develop
relationships with representative from granting agencies to familiarize them
with OPI’s programs and activities; arrange meetings and site visits with
sponsors and OPI’s Executive Director and/or program staff.
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Prepare
monthly grant forecast and reports for YNI Foundation and Corporate Relations
Manager.
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Prepare
and present quarterly and annual goals and revenue projections for fundraising
activities with the YNI Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager and the OPI
Executive Director to the OPI Board.
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Maintain
development database regarding institution fundraising strategies and
activities including complete, up-to-date records of foundation, government and
corporate prospects and donors.
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Ensure
proper, individualized stewardship/public relations activities for each
corporate, foundation or government donor; prepare grant reports to assure
compliance with grant requirements.
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Make presentations to and coordinate follow-up
activities with corporate, foundation or government prospects and donors.
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Work
with the OPI Board’s Development Committee to facilitate their fundraising and
development efforts in regards to foundation, government and corporate
prospects and donors.
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Work
as a team with other development staff in performing fundraising activities.
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Perform
other duties as assigned.
Requirements
The ideal candidate can demonstrate the following:
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Bachelor’s
degree in a relevant field;
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High
degree of self-initiative; demonstrated ability to make connections and build
relationships with potential funders and to represent the philosophy and
funding needs of the organization;
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Knowledge
of the philanthropic community in the Pacific Northwest;
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General
knowledge of the principles and practices of the development field;
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Three-five
years of development experience (preferably grantwriting/grant fund
management);
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Excellent
verbal and written communication skills;
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Demonstrated
ability to write compelling funding requests;
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Proficiency in Word and Excel software;
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Experience with budget management and financial
accounting/forecasting desirable;
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Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other donor
software desirable;
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Familiarity with, and passion for, the
environment and connecting people with nature.
Compensation
Comprehensive benefits package, including
competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, generous vacation and the
opportunity to work in beautiful national parks (while this position is based in OPI's downtown Seattle office, there
will be periodic travel to Olympic National Park as needed).
Application Process
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit
a full cover letter and resume via e-mail to NWGrantSearch@yni.org. The position is open until
filled.
