Corporate and Foundation Relationship Manager

Corporate and Foundation Relationship Manager

Primary

Work Location:

Tampa, Florida (Hybrid – Monday and Friday remote, Tuesday – Thursday in-office; subject to change). Some travel required.

Employment Type:

Full-time, Exempt. Pay Range: $58,000 - $65,000.

Building strong relationships is at the core of our Mission and our partners are essential to our ability to support Special Operations Forces (SOF) Service Members and their Families. Joining the Operation Healing Forces (OHF) team means helping transform the lives of our nation’s SOF heroes and their families. OHF is embarking on an exciting time with the ability to elevate our capacity to new heights as we work to expand our reach, bolster our impact, and elevate our advocacy efforts.

The Corporate and Foundation Relationship (CFR) Manager is responsible for managing effective multi‑year strategies for the cultivation and solicitation of grant and gift prospects, including corporate, foundation, institutional, and/or government donors and grantors. In addition to building philanthropic support, the CFR Manager will engage businesses, foundations, and varied organizations to enhance understanding of the U.S. Special Operations Forces community and the physical, mental, emotional, and financial impacts that often result from their service.

The CFR Manager will help advance OHF’s interests by identifying sources of support – proactively seeking opportunities to connect donors’ interests to our mission through research, active communications, meaningful connection opportunities, grant and LOI writing, creative sponsor ships, and other fundraising strategies. The CFR Manager will build powerful partnerships for the organization’s therapeutic couples and caregiver retreats, immediate needs program, and SOAR programs.

The ideal candidate will be self‑motivated, have a minimum of four years of experience in organizational fundraising and grant writing, be an excellent communicator, highly organized, able to travel for work, and adept at working with deadlines and competing priorities. Understanding of special operations forces service members and their families’ challenges is also essential.

• Identify corporate, foundation, government, and community prospects and conduct research to determine interest and partnership and funding potential.
• Build relationships with business, community, and foundation leaders to elevate awareness and excitement about OHF’s mission, identify areas of opportunity, and build trust for long‑term impact‑centered partnerships.
• Manage an efficient calendar of grants and activities including due dates, acquisition, renewal, stewardship, recognition, and annual recaps of corporate, foundation, and government partner and grant programs – ensuring all requirements are met by deadlines.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership and staff to create and execute an annual development plan, including developing goals, tracking progress, and assessing effectiveness.
• Execute ambitious growth plans to raise significant funding from existing and new corporate partners, private and institutional foundations, and city, state, and federal agencies.
• Craft clear, compelling communication for letters of interest, grants, sponsorship, and other funding proposals, reports, and correspondence.
• Provide updates and content for development communications, including newsletters, social media, annual reports, giving campaigns, presentations, and other materials.
• Collaborate with OHF’s administrative, resources, and programs teams to ensure viability, sustainability, and effective stewardship of grants and sponsor ships.
• Actively engage in regular donor and prospect verbal and written communication, cultivation, and direct solicitation in accordance with specific metrics, KPIs, and goals.
• Manage cultivation and solicitation multi‑year strategies for corporate & foundation sponsor ships and grants, including writing compelling letters of interest, cases for support, grant and sponsorship proposals, and impact reports.
• Work with staff and volunteers to implement successful fundraising and donor appreciation events, including…