Director of Development
About The Position
Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is a non-profit organization spanning four states that creates positive change in the lives of individuals and communities through a ministry of service. We provide housing for families, veterans, and low-income seniors. We provide care and support for individuals with developmental disabilities, healing accountability that brings people together with restorative justice, and free HIV testing and education. When Volunteers of America was founded in 1896, "volunteer" referred to anyone who served others as a vocation through a commitment to a mission. Today, we are still staffed by paid, mission-driven professionals working to create positive change and build thriving communities. Flexibility, teamwork, and fun are some of the reasons our employees are proud to work at VOA! We offer a comprehensive benefits package to employees who meet eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study
- Minimum of three years of proposal development and grant management experience
- Superior command of spoken and written English
- Excellent research, analysis, and editing skills
- Ability to persuasively present projects from a broad array of program areas
- Successful track record of working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to research, plan, and develop proposals
- Shows flexibility in supporting team needs and adjusting to evolving responsibilities
- High-level Microsoft Office skills are essential, including Word and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Experience in federal proposal development and grant management is strongly preferred
- Experience in grant database management is strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Perform research related to potential business development and funding opportunities, including market research, needs analysis, state and federal regulatory research, and other research necessary to evaluate opportunities.
- Review RFPs and proposal guidelines and clearly communicate these requirements to program staff to produce accurately completed applications.
- Collaborate with program staff and the finance department in proposal development, including goals, activities, timelines, templates, and budgets.
- Write, edit, and submit grants in collaboration with External Relations and program leadership to request startup and operating funds from available sources.
- Observe assigned deadlines for renewals, applications, and progress reports for funders.
- Facilitate the annual and ongoing grant planning processes.
- Maintain grant award information on the departmental database to ensure the tracking of important funder information, including reporting and other deadlines.
- Regularly communicate and program leadership to successfully administer grants and provide support in meeting grant goals and objectives.
- Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance grant prospecting, proposal, data analysis, and reporting processes.
- Will supervise the Development Manager, provide guidance, performance management, and collaborate to advance organizational goals
Benefits
- Health and Wellness Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- Health and Wellness Program
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Spending Account
- Short Term Disability
- MetLife Legal Plans
- Financial Wellbeing
- Competitive Compensation Packages
- Life Insurance (company paid)
- 403b retirement plan with company fund matching
- Employee discounts
- Loan forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Corp & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
- All company paid benefits and paid time off effective day one
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
