Foundation Relations Officer

Position Summary: Working under the direction of the Director of Development, responsible for the management of the Center for Constitutional Rights’ foundation program, including researching foundations, proposal and report writing, managing foundation relationships, cultivating and stewarding foundations, and working with other departments and Center for Constitutional Rights management to determine funding priorities. This position reports to the Director of Development.

Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the grant writer, write and submit timely grant proposals, reports, updates, and stewardship actions
• Work with program staff to maintain up-to-date language on cases, programs, and projects for use in proposals, reports, updates, and stewardship actions, and provide copies of foundation proposals and reports when requested to department, management team, and program staff

Manage administration of grants, including:

• tracking deadlines in database and Google document
• reviewing grant award letters and agreements for special reporting requirements and compliance issues and following through as needed and ensuring that finance receives grant award letters and grant agreements
• and sending thank you letters to the donors after grants are received

• Maintain all necessary electronic and paper foundation documentation in adherence with the Center for Constitutional Rights’ internal policies and IRS’s regulations
• Work closely with the finance team and give timely notice to finance of need for budget information related to grant proposals and reports
• Track requests for foundation meetings and facilitate the logistics, including providing background information on the funder to meeting attendees
• Develop and implement a written plan to identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit new foundations prospects and steward existing foundation funders and include in annual work plan
• Provide a list of target foundations for the Director of Development, Development Committee, and/or Board to identify contacts or strategies for outreach or cultivation
• Work with the Director of Development to project foundation income for budgets and Board reports
• For grants of over $100,000 or new funders, work with Director of Development on content and strategy for proposals/reports
• Stay up to date on current trends in foundation giving and engage in trainings and professional development opportunities as appropriate
• Assist with other departmental projects such as drafting publications, appeals, and stewardship pieces, and staffing events as necessary
• Support organizational events as necessary and participate in departmental and organizational planning and organization-wide committees
• Other related work as assigned by the Director of Development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of development experience required, including 5 years of institutional fundraising experience
• Experience working in Raiser’s Edge preferred
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills, including proven ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight deadlines and in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to anticipate problems and use judgement appropriately to plan solutions
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Excellent written and interpersonal communications
• Strong digital skills, with proficiency in MS Office applications, Adobe, and Google applications
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Professionalism, initiative, and personal responsibility
• Integrity, grace under pressure, and a sense of humor
• Multi-cultural competence and comfort – ability to work with a diverse team and to work across differences at all levels
• Comfort working in a progressive legal and advocacy environment
• A belief in the mission of the Center for Constitutional Rights

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and subject to union collective bargaining agreement. The salary range for the position is $122,888 to $145,520. The years of experience range for this position is 7 to 15+.

Benefits include employer contribution to 401(k) plan and flexible spending account, vacation, sick leave, and holidays, and 100-percent organization-paid health benefits, including medical, dental, life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.

Contact: Qualified candidates should visit https://ccrjustice.wufoo.com/forms/foundation-relations-officer/ to submit an online application. Applicants will be asked to submit a resume and cover letter. No phone calls please.

THE CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO BUILDING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE. THE CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS, GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE, AND CANDIDATES FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.