Giving & Partnerships Officer

Overview

What You’ll Be Doing Under the supervision of the Manager of Philanthropy & Stewardship, you will be responsible for securing and stewarding public and private institutional funding, including state, federal, and foundation grants. The Institutional Giving & Partnerships Officer manages the full grants lifecycle – from prospecting and proposal development through reporting and compliance and serves as a key liaison to funding partners.

Hybrid Role, 20% Remote Work.

While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:

Grants Strategy & Management

• Develop and manage an annual grants calendar and pipeline.
• Research, prioritize, and pursue funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Write and submit clear, compelling grants proposals and narratives.

Reporting & Compliance

• Manage grant reporting, compliance, and renewal requirements.
• Coordinate with program and the Finance Team to collect outcomes, data, and budgets.
• Track grant deliverables and deadlines to ensure compliance.

Funder Relationships

• Support cultivation and stewardship of relationships with government agencies and foundation partners.
• Coordinate site visits, reports, and funder communications.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field required.
• 3-5 years of experience in institutional giving or grants management required.
• Experience with public funding and compliance requirements preferred.
• Must have ability to collaborate across departments and manage multiple deadlines.
• Familiarity with nonprofit or human services organizations preferred.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Computer and database management skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.

Operational staff:

This position involves work in an office setting. Tasks include operating a computer for extended periods, communicating with colleagues, and occasional lifting of office/department materials up to 25lbs. The role also requires the ability to sit for extended periods, bending, reaching, hearing and vision.

Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

Affirmative Action

Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.