Youth Engagement Fund; YEF – Development Officer

The Development Officer plays a key role in the Youth Engagement Fund (YEF)’s organizational sustainability by advancing the organization’s fundraising strategy. This includes grant writing and management, tracking donor engagement, communications, and YEF positioning in the philanthropic sector. The Development Officer works with the Deputy Director of Partnerships to drive and implement YEF’s development strategy by managing YEF’s relationship with funders, ensuring strong systems of grant management and reporting, prospecting new funders, organizing and writing grant proposals, and providing thought partnership on new fundraising streams and initiatives.

Location: Remote with preferred base location in Phoenix Metro Area, Boston Metro Area, Chicago Metro Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, New York City, Washington, DC, or Bay Area. Travel multiple times per year is required, including cross-country trips and overnight stays.

Reporting to: Director of People and Operations

Status: Full-time, regular, salaried, exempt

Salary Range: $88,000 – $115,000 annualized, depending on experience, qualifications and internal equity. This position is offered a full benefits package, including 100% medical coverage for the employee and 90% medical coverage for dependents; 100% coverage for vision, dental, life/AD&D, long-term disability. Additional offerings include a 401K retirement savings plan, Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Medical FSA, Dependent Care
FSA, commuter benefits, Employee Assistance Program, other supplemental benefits and paid time off.

• Lead the drafting, editing, and finalization of Letters of Intent (LOIs), grant proposals, and reports for current and prospective funding partners, including foundations, individual donors, labor unions, and organizational partners.
• Gather information for proposals and reports, including background documentation, programmatic details, and impact data in collaboration with the Deputy Director of Partnerships, programs staff, and broader YEF staff.
• Copyedit and proofread submissions to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with funder requirements.
• Create and maintain proposal and reporting templates and boilerplate materials for organizational use.
• Design, manage, and implement systems for tracking deadlines, deliverables, communications, and submission requirements for all grant deadlines.
• Lead communications with funders related to grant timelines, documentation needs, and submission processes.
• Coordinate deadlines with fiscal sponsor, ensure narratives are sent for review in a timely manner, request and acquire financial reports for internal review, and communicate any additional requirements as needed.

• Support the Deputy Director of Partnerships in developing and executing YEF’s fundraising strategy.
• Manage donor and funder communications, including stewardship and fundraising campaign letters, funder and donor updates, and donor engagement emails.
• Ensure timely and consistent funder and donor stewardship through emails, reports, briefings, and other communications as applicable.
• Help develop and oversee a comprehensive funder and donor stewardship plan and advise staff on cultivation events, programs, and engagement opportunities.
• Meet regularly with program staff, and other staff as identified to align funder and donor cultivation and prospecting strategies with programmatic needs and impact insights.
• Lead creation and upkeep of fundraising materials including writing, coordinating with YEF staff to gather relevant data, manage design and approval process.
• Identify and cultivate prospective philanthropic partners in alignment with YEF’s mission and strategic direction.
• Support expansion of individual-donor portfolio and engagement, including online fundraising initiatives.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, funders, sponsors, partners, and colleagues in the philanthropic sector.
• Represent YEF at meetings, events, and convenings as assigned.
• Support in tracking and managing opportunities for…