Senior Officer, Grants

Project Renewal is a leading non-profit organization with the mission of building supportive communities where people achieve dignity and independence renewing their lives with health homes and comprehensive and integrated 24/7 programs are designed to offer the holistic care our clients need. With a staff of 950 and an annual budget of $140 million Project Renewal is one of the larger social service nonprofits in New York : Senior Officer GrantsProgram: Development Location: Hybrid (Varick Street Headquarters/Remote)Salary: $85000 - $95000Program Description:Reporting to the Vice President of Development and working under the direction of the Chief Development Officer the Senior Grants Officer is responsible for advancing Project Renewals institutional fundraising strategy through the cultivation stewardship and expansion of relationships with foundations corporations and other institutional role requires an experienced fundraising professional who has successfully managed direct relationships with foundation and corporate partners; developed funding opportunities from the prospect identification process through grant award; and stewarded funders to secure long-term investment and renewed support. The Senior Grants Officer will serve as a key ambassador for Project Renewal engaging with current and prospective funders identifying opportunities to deepen partnerships and collaborating with internal stakeholders to align funding opportunities with organizational addition to managing a portfolio of grant proposals and reports the Senior Grants Officer will be responsible for researching and cultivating new institutional funding prospects strengthening existing funder relationships coordinating stewardship efforts and helping position Project Renewal for sustainable philanthropic Duties and Responsibilities:The essential duties of the Senior Grants Officer include but are not limited to the following activities:Manage and grow a portfolio of foundation corporate and institutional and steward relationships with current and prospective funders through regular communications meetings site visits and other engagement research and develop new foundation and corporate funding opportunities that align with organizational priorities and growth as a primary relationship manager for assigned institutional funders ensuring outstanding stewardship and timely compelling grant proposals letters of inquiry customized funding requests and with program and executive leadership to prepare funder proposals reports and grant budgets in collaboration with program and finance accurate records in Raisers proposal and reporting grant-related administrative broader Development and donor engagement initiatives as :Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in institutional fundraising foundation relations corporate partnerships or grant success developing cultivating soliciting and stewarding foundation and corporate managing funder relationships track record of securing institutional funding through competitive grant proposals and relationship-based fundraising knowledge of the New York City philanthropic landscape including the City Council discretionary process and other public funding relationship-building and interpersonal written and verbal communication project management using donor databases and CRM systems; Raisers Edge experience strongly : Existing relationships within the New York City foundation and corporate philanthropy degree be considered please upload a cover letter with your initial application. Applicants without a cover letter may not be considered for this will be required to submit a portfolio of relevant writing samples and/or complete a writing exercise as part of the interview Renewal is an equal opportunity employer. Its long-standing policy has been to embrace the equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race color national origin alienage or citizenship status religion or creed gender (see separately issued Gender Discrimination policy for more detail) physical or mental disability age (18 and over) military status arrest record marital status domestic partnership status genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic sexual orientation status as a victim or witness of domestic violence sex offenses or stalking unemployment status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state and local laws.