Senior Foundation Relations Manager

Alliance for Justice • Washington, DC

16h • $93,425 - $103,582 • Remote

About The Position

Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a national association of over 140 organizations committed to progressive values. AFJ's programs include Bolder Advocacy, AFJ Law, Justice Program, Outreach & Membership, and AFJ Action. The Senior Foundation Relations Manager works closely with the Senior Director, Foundation Relations to achieve grant revenue goals by managing proposals, reports, foundation relationships, and developing a prospective foundation pipeline. This role also handles administrative tasks related to foundation relationships.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience in foundation fundraising or 5+ years in development with a foundation relations focus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ClickUp (Project Management Software).
• Comfortable working with database software programs such as EveryAction.
• Excellent written communication skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and deadlines
• Resourcefulness and ability to think independently
• Ability to take ownership of a process and use problem-solving skills to resolve issues
• Strong professionalism with the ability to function efficiently in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Director, Foundation Relations in completing LOI, report, and proposal deadlines.
• Build templates of LOI, reports, and proposals for the entire foundation relations portfolio.
• Create first drafts for Senior Director, Foundation Relations as directed.
• Provide proofing and formatting for final drafts prior to submission.
• Submit proposals and reports as requested.
• Manage a portfolio of funders $75k/per year and below to maximize relationships, with support from the Senior Director, Foundation Relations as needed.
• Present ideas for relationship building and grant growth.
• Liaise with Finance to receive required budgets for reports and proposals.
• Pull data on grant deliverables, working with program teams as needed for reports and internal grant check-ins.
• Research and prepare briefing memos on foundations prior to meetings or to develop a pipeline of prospects.
• Manage grant deadlines through ClickUp, working with the Senior Director, Foundation Relations to map out project plan timelines.
• Utilize ClickUp to project manage other work, including stewardship plans, templates for funder outreach, and semi-annual review of materials.
• Manage quarterly internal grant check-ins for grants with project deliverables to ensure progress.
• Oversee quarterly updates of grant boilerplate language and maintain a library of standard templates and language.
• Maintain EveryAction (EA) database records for foundations grants, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information including relationships, contacts, deadlines, follow-ups, and miscellaneous information.
• Maintain the Grants Module in EveryAction to track grants including amount, status, purpose, grant period, and date received.
• Enter all grant details into the database for the Grants Module, ensuring deadlines, grant periods, pledge payment dates, etc., are complete.
• Create grant acknowledgment letters and track them in EA.
• Support the processing and routing of foundation grant agreements.
• Serve as secondary support for foundation contacts.
• Support individual giving and other development team members as needed.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision benefits
• Employee assistance program for physical and mental well-being
• 401K plan with a 5% employer contribution
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Eleven (11) days of vacation in Year 1
• Sixteen (16) days of vacation in Years 2-4
• Twenty-One (21) days of vacation from Year 4+
• Up to sixteen (16) total weeks of parental leave
• Twelve (12) weeks of fully paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed