Posted on October 26, 2012

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Southern California Grants Officer

This is a part-time (50% FTE or contract) position with NatureBridge.

NatureBridge prioritizes recruiting and retaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the youth and teachers we serve. NatureBridge is a 501(c)(3) organization.

A part of the national development team, the Southern California Grants Officer will be responsible for growing, sustaining, and stewarding a strong base of institutional funders from across the Southern California region and nationally to support NatureBridge and our programs. This position will work in partnership with the Southern California Individual Giving Officer and Southern California Director on regional, donor-centered fundraising and will be a part of the national grants team and development department. This position reports to the Grants Manager, who is located in the San Francisco office.

Duties & Responsibilities

Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations

• Produce academic-quality literature reviews to write compelling, research-based narratives and well-conceived letters of inquiry, grant proposals, and reports.
• Work collaboratively to produce all required materials to accompany institutional grants, including budgets, financial data, staff biographies, required forms, etc.
• Manage proposal packages via grant websites or submission protocols, monitor progress and outcomes, and sustain institutional funders through thoughtful, individualized stewardship strategies.

Development Operations

• Carefully track all activities and input information into NatureBridge’s donor database (Raiser’s Edge), update internal records (electronic and hard files), deliver timely gift acknowledgement letters, and prepare quarterly work plans and internal reports to assure progress toward funding goals.
• Collaborate with other grants team members in editing and proofreading written materials; partner with the Southern California Individual Giving Officer on development department strategies and donor logistics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Competencies, & Education

• Commitment to the mission of NatureBridge.
• At least three years of professional fundraising experience, especially in the Southern California region, with thorough knowledge of the local, regional, and national funding landscape.
• Experience conducting extensive prospect research and writing high-quality, successful grant proposals leading to new institutional funders.
• Effective and efficient data management experience (Raiser’s Edge highly desirable), including all elements of proposal tracking, gift processing, and progress reporting.
• Ability to bring together staff from different departments and levels of the organization in order to prepare and produce key deliverables.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; flexibility, sense of humor, and an entrepreneurial ‘can-do’ attitude are highly desirable.
• Availability for occasional travel to NatureBridge locations.
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Application Instructions

Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest (1-2 pages), resume, and writing sample (1-3 pages). The letter of interest should address the applicant’s knowledge of the Southern California funding community and experience in growing a funding portfolio. The writing sample should be a letter of inquiry or grant proposal (or excerpt) written by the applicant with appropriate context provided in order to understand and assess the writing sample.

Submissions should be sent as a single attachment to: socalgrantsearch@naturebridge.org

No calls or faxes please. No agencies please.