Institutional Giving Manager

Red Hook Initiative • Brooklyn, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Red Hook Initiative (RHI), a community-based nonprofit serving residents of Red Hook Houses in Brooklyn, seeks an Institutional Giving Manager to lead foundation and government revenue, which totals $1.5 million and $600,000, respectively, in FY27. The manager oversees the full cycle of institutional funding, including prospect research, opportunity evaluation, proposal and report writing and submission, and renewals or closeouts. This role requires strong persuasive writing, meticulous records and deadline management, collaboration across teams, and the ability to represent RHI’s mission, vision, and values to institutional supporters.

The Institutional Giving Manager works with the Senior Director of Development on revenue strategy and stewardship, the Development Assistant on procurement and records management, and the Senior Manager of Communications on consistent storytelling across audiences. The role is based at RHI’s main program office in Red Hook, Brooklyn, with a hybrid arrangement of three days in the office and two days remote. The work environment is a typical indoor office and community-program setting, generally quiet to moderate in noise level.

Requirements

• Three to five years of progressive experience in grant writing and grants management.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience managing a foundation and/or government portfolio.
• High school diploma or HSE.
• Excellent persuasive writing skills and ability to synthesize and interpret internal inputs for external audiences.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent deadlines and drive collaboration between teams.
• Ability to anticipate or adapt to shifts in projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with close attention to detail in a deadline-driven portfolio.
• Willingness to adjust work hours as required by deadlines, with open communication and supervisory support.
• Ability to work at RHI’s main program office in Red Hook, Brooklyn; the ideal candidate is a Red Hook or neighboring-community resident or within reasonable commuting distance.

Nice To Haves

• Some experience in a Brooklyn or New York City community-based organization.
• Some experience in a youth development or social services nonprofit organization.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Some experience with Salesforce, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Adobe, or Dropbox.

Responsibilities

• Lead writing and submission of foundation and government grant and contract requests and reports.
• Coordinate with RHI staff and the external finance team to gather information needed for proposals and reports.
• Maintain a calendar of foundation and government grant and contract proposal and reporting deadlines and manage those deadlines internally.
• Research foundation and government prospects and assess opportunities for alignment with RHI programs and revenue needs.
• Work with the Senior Director of Development to design and implement cultivation touchpoints with institutional supporters.
• Work with the Development Assistant to maintain files and records in Salesforce, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
• Take on other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Director of Development.
• Support team projects, including events and appeals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employee assistance program, including 12 counseling sessions per year.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket health, dependent, and commuter expenses.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible hybrid work schedule.
• 24 PTO days.
• Summer Fridays, when possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED