Our client, a fast-growing nonprofit with a mission to increase employee ownership at work is looking for a Development & Grants Manager to join their team. Candidates must: have 3-5 years of experience working for a non-profit, experience writing grants from beginning to end, excellent writing & proofreading skills, a passion for business development, and be a self-starter. This is a hybrid role and the estimated salary range for individuals who work in New York City is $100,000-$125,000 per annum.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as lead writer for funding proposals and lead reporting manager, drafting new proposals, interim and final reports, and ad hoc narratives that demonstrate our impact, while working with the team to drive successful and prompt submissions.

• Surface, thoroughly research, and prioritize prospective funders across all donor types (corporate, individual, foundations, etc.)

• Support stewardship of funder relationships, tracking all deliverables and driving team to successfully report on impact metrics, proactively organizing and managing-up renewal strategies, and promptly handling special initiatives and special requests from funders.

• Own donor acknowledgment and appreciation strategy, ensuring that donors feel recognized and included as part of the O.W. mission, that supporters receive prompt and accurate gift recognition and acknowledgment letters, and that donations are processed in a timely manner and all relevant data is being successfully tracked in our systems.

• Brainstorm and ensure the timely creation of public-facing fundraising collateral that speaks to the organization’s growing impact, including supporting the creation of our Annual Report and other regular impact updates.

• Update donor and partner records in Salesforce on a regular basis. Key skills & qualities

• An outstanding writer who can persuasively and succinctly make the case for shared ownership.

• Highly responsive, accountable, and collaborative team member.

• Superior organizational skills; an ability to maintain constant attention to detail; strong

instinct to proactively document and track everything.

• Exceptional project management skills that enable the execution of complex, multi-

stakeholder projects over short-, medium- and long-term timelines.

• Empathetic and compassionate, with an understanding that positive relationships (both

internal and external) are essential components of successful fundraising.

• Interested in joining a fast-paced organization on the cutting edge of doing good

• Basic experience in Salesforce, or a willingness to learn.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA required

• Passion for social justice and the mission of company; interest in becoming a

subject matter expert in employee ownership

• 3-5 years of experience with professional writing preferably in a fundraising and grant writing context