Institutional Research Director - Assistant jobs in Mount Vernon, NY

About Greenwich House:   

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.
 

Position Summary 

A key member of a five-member Development team, the Assistant Director of Institutional Giving will lead the management of an active grants portfolio of 40-50 funders accounting for about $600k - $1 million in private foundation funding and $8 million in government funding/awards. Manage the full life-cycle of institutional donor relationships including prospect research, submission of all LOIs, proposals, and reports, cultivation, and ongoing relationship management.
 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with Chief Development Officer to set overall institutional strategy;
• Manage Greenwich House’s existing grants portfolio, ensuring all grants are appropriately tracked, relationships are managed with regular check-ins, reporting and renewal deadlines are kept;
• Manage all grants and funder relationships from prospect identification, RFP release, gathering and activating internal decision-makers, LOI and proposal development, grant writing, accompanying documents management, submission, portal management, tracking and managing of all deadlines, reports, and renewals.
• Perform ongoing prospect research, continually identifying opportunities for new or upgraded support to strengthen programs;
• Work with program teams in partnership with the Chief Development Officer to identify funding gaps in existing programs, and possible funders to fill the gaps;
• Work with program teams in partnership with the Chief Development Officer to identify prospective areas of strategic growth and new projects that require additional funding and develop budgets accordingly;
• Work with the Development Manager to ensure gifts are received, and properly coded, recorded, and acknowledged;
• Build and cultivate relationships with funders, elected officials, agency representatives, and Corporate prospects and partners; 
• Serve as a deputy to the Chief Development Officer, filling in and providing support with any and all development activities when required;
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Greenwich House programming; 
• Compile data from Raiser’s Edge for reports, development communications, and more.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5-8 years of experience in development with a focus on grant writing for private foundations and/or government entities;
• Experience working with private funders, government agencies, and Corporate philanthropic partners;
• Experience writing about programming with an arts and/or social services focus;
• Experience in New York’s philanthropic ecosystem; 
• Excellent relationship-building skills: ability to personally connect with and engage diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders;
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge is a plus;
• Passion for Greenwich House’s mission to foster wellness, creativity, and connection through a constellation of programs, indicative of the settlement house movement. 
   

Vaccination Requirement:

Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots). 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/