Foundation Officer
Foundation Officer
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Job Description
Education/Degree
Required
Bachelors Degree required.
Preferred
Masters Degree
Experience
Required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; keen interest in writing
Solid knowledge of proposal writing and budget development
Familiarity with funding prospect research vehicles
Five or more years of related experience including direct contact with major donors and foundation representatives.
Ability to build professional relationships across departments and institutions
Demonstrated ability to interact with senior department and organization leadership
Sound professional judgment
Resourceful selfstarter with superior followthrough and ability to meet deadlines
Ability to flourish in a fastpaced and demanding environment
Preferred
Licensure
Required
Preferred
Skills(Specific learned activity gained through training (e.g. computer skills keyboarding presentation CPR ACLS etc.
Required
Proficient in Outlook Excel Word and Raisers Edge (or similar relational database); funding research databases such as Foundation Center Directory.
Preferred
Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills working with diverse populations.
Work independently be selfdirected and contribute as a member of a team.
Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
High level of service delivery. Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.
Strong organizational capabilities and attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
Unflinching integrity seasoned with humor perspective and curiosity.
Summary
The Foundations Officer (FO) will play an integral role in helping the development office meet its annual fundraising goal by identifying cultivating soliciting and stewarding private public family and corporate foundations. The FO will build relationships with researchers and clinicians to understand their programs and needs and work to identify and match funding opportunities with potential funders. The FO is expected to have excellent writing skills and will play lead role in proposal development writing and production and support other Development Office writing projects as needed.
The Foundations Officer reporting to the Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving will raise grant funds to support the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and Partners HealthCare at Home otherwise known as Partners Continuing Care.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage portfolio of active foundation funders and knowledge base of foundation prospects. Develop and sustain relationships with foundation program officers.
- With family foundations serve as liaison/resource working to develop proposals and reports in conjunction with major gift officers.
- Assist PCC clinical and research staff in concept development prospect identification proposal writing and submission and grant reports.
- Work closely with Director Corporate and Foundation Giving to identify candidates for funding and assess candidate/funder fit.
- Maintain Raisers Edge prospect data to identify foundation interests that align with SRNs rehabilitation medicine research and education focus and track all proposals filing and report deadlines and grant conditions.
- Meet with foundation representatives to cultivate relationships discuss funding options hold briefings and solicit support.
- Create letters of inquiry concept papers and proposals; write stewardship reports and acknowledgment letters for foundation funders.
- Represent PCC on the Partners Foundations Council by attending quarterly meetings and sharing best practice
- Participate in Development Special Events as well as cultivation and stewardship events as appropriate (occasionally on weekends or evenings).
- Uphold the PCC Organizational Values of Innovation Collaboration Accountability Respect and Excellence.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
