Assistant Director - Grants Management

Responsibilities

• Conduct stewardship and correspondence activities
• Secure new funders; capture lapsed donors
  • Perform prospect research, analysis and management; identify and cultivate potential donors
  • Write private and public grants
    • Match internal needs to external opportunities
    • Collaborate to determine scope and mission fit
    • Build multi-disiplinary consensus on goals, objectives, timelines, etc.
• Provide cross-team project management support
  • Develop and administer an annual workplan
  • Maintain grants calendar; ensure accuracy, meet due dates
  • Create workflows and systems to enhance efficiencies, ensure transparencies and measure outcomes
  • Coordinate cross-team efforts; act as liaison to grants function
  • Maintain accurate records, ensure proper documentation
  • Assist grant accounting efforts – application budgets, budget modifications, financial reporting, reconciliation, etc.
• Administration & Other
  • Build and maintain strong inter-agency relationships
  • Utilize database; conduct analysis and prepare reporting
  • Support agency peers, including event assistance
  • Prepare, plan for and support internal and external meetings
  • Act as an ambassador and champion of CHSC’s mission

• Minimum 5 years of successful philanthropic grant writing experience
• Experience taking the lead on successful team projects
• Ability to learn quickly on the job and synthesize complex themes in writing
• Exceptional attention to detail, professional judgment and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and organize for maximum efficiency
• Ability to work independently
• Donor Perfect or other fundraising database experience highly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center (CHSC) is an equal opportunity employer with a long-standing record of non-discrimination in employment. CHSC selects the best qualified individual for the job based on job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex or age.