Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Director Of Corporate And Foundation Relations

At CSUN we aspire to continually grow as an inclusive, cooperative community! CSUN strives to be a destination workplace, where everyone understands that they belong to a community that is vital in advancing student success and providing exemplary service to all stakeholders. We foster an environment of success, both for our students and our employees. We have a relentless passion for celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as being an employer of choice.

You will also have the opportunity to realize your own personal goals and be recognized for the work you do and enjoy the unique value the CSUN community can offer. As a leader you will have the opportunity to thrive in a community in which our leaders share common traits as identified in our Leadership Principles. If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision and reporting to the Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations provides leadership and oversight for a comprehensive grants program within the CSUN Foundation. The Director identifies funding opportunities, cultivates and solicits funders, manages relationships and secures philanthropic support and select sponsor ships aligned with the University's strategic priorities.

• Researches, identifies, evaluates, and communicates prospective corporate and foundation funders and grant opportunities; develops strategies to support the University's strategic fundraising goals.
• Develops and writes compelling, comprehensive descriptions of programs and projects for use in grant proposals, letters of inquiry, case statements and stewardship reports and related materials.
• Leads and coordinates the classification, review, approval, submission and reporting of all philanthropic grant proposals across the university community in coordination with the CSUN Foundation, campus leadership and colleagues in the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs.
• Administers post-award stewardship activities and compliance reporting for philanthropic foundation and corporate donors.
• Maintains accurate institutional records of grant activity, proposal status, stewardship activities, reporting requirements, and funding outcomes using University constituent relationship management systems and other reporting tools.
• Collaborates with University Advancement leadership and campus partners to coordinate and develop campus-wide strategic funding initiatives.
• As a leader, demonstrates a commitment to student success that is mission aligned with the university's vision, values and priorities. Establishes an ethical and collegial work environment, promoting a collaborative, accountable and inclusive team. Encourages a courageous and resilient solution-oriented environment by participating in new opportunities to further the mission of the university. Participates in developing initiatives that further support the campus mission with a service-oriented and catalytic mind set.
  
  Strengthens employees by being communicative and a talent builder that develops team attributes, furthering departmental goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a job-related field.
• Equivalent to five years of progressively responsible professional/administrative experience; with two of the five years in a managerial role preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Leadership

• Strong work ethic and a commitment to reach ever increasing goals and with higher education preferred.
• Thorough knowledge in securing grants, using research tools, using proposal writing techniques and processes, utilizing technical skills such as common office programs, donor record systems (Raiser's Edge helpful), tracking, and messaging applications and Internet research.
• Ability and specialized skills to: building strong corporate and foundation partnerships; lead groups and multiple projects as well as function as a part of collaborative team; work with a diverse student body, faculty, staff and constituents.
• Excellent analytical capabilities, project management skills, capacity to understand complex strategies, and ability to multitask and meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and experience making formal presentations. Ability to synthesize information and compose thorough, clear, and…