Grants and Stewardship Development Assistant

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Closing Date: Applications accepted until filled

Location: Flexible (teleworking); USA preferred (must be eligible to work in the USA)

Salary: Starting at $42,000

Ideal Start Date: August 15, 2022

About CDP

Founded in 2010, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) supports equitable disaster recovery through philanthropic consulting, localized funding and expert resources.

Disaster recovery is the process of improving individual, family and community resilience after a disaster. Recovery is not only about restoring structures, systems and services – although they are critical. A successful recovery is also about addressing sources of inequitable and unjust outcomes; it is about individuals and families rebounding from their losses and sustaining their physical, social, economic, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

With a focus on medium- to long-term recovery, CDP raises awareness of the need for committed attention and localized, sustainable funding to support marginalized and underserved communities.

The Opportunity – Responsibilities & Duties

With CDP’s growth and increase in fundraising totals and the number of fundraising prospects comes the need for a talented addition to our development team. The Development Grants & Stewardship Assistant plays a critical role in the fundraising success of CDP. This position will play a role in all aspects of CDP’s fundraising and will manage incoming grants and the corresponding proposals and reports. Primary responsibilities include:

• Work to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors – individuals, corporations, and foundations in support of CDP’s different workstreams.
• Specifically will explore, research and identify appropriate grant funding sources consistent with CDP’s mission and goals. This will include:
  • Prioritizing grant applications and collaborating with program leadership, staff and other subject matter experts to ensure alignment of funding opportunities with strategic priorities
  • Confirming program and staff capacity to meet funding criteria and deadlines
  • Supporting the development of project budgets and assessment models
  • Supporting the writing and submission of grant proposals and reports
  • Monitoring changes to grant submission portals and procedures and ensuring ongoing compliance with supporter requirements.
• Track all constituent engagement within the organization’s CRM.
• Create and maintain SOP for grants and stewardship role.
• Participate in donor/prospect meetings as appropriate.
• Respond to donor inquiries and requests.
• Partner with the finance team to ensure the proper designation of donor funds.
• Represent CDP in a positive, professional manner in meetings and external-facing opportunities.
• Partner with the program team to ensure an in-depth understanding of CDP’s work and how to communicate our impact to potential funders.
• Attend events, potential partnership meetings, training and conferences, as necessary and required.
• Perform other duties and job-related tasks that may be assigned that are consistent with the strategic goals of the role, the department and the organization.

This position reports to the Development Manager but works in service of other development team members and CDP.

Education and Experience Requirements

• ≥ 1 year of work experience in a professional setting, with relevant, progressive professional experience in fundraising, donor relations, and/or other relevant expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education/work experience required.

Experience working with and managing grant proposals, as well as tracking within a CRM, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge preferred.

Preferred Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Understanding and experience with fundraising and direct solicitations.
• Knowledge of and interest in disasters and/or global humanitarian crises and understanding of the organizations poised to address those crises.
• Superior written communication abilities in grant and report writing.
• Strong attention to detail and a strong sense of personal responsibility for one’s work.
• Proficiency of Excel and mail merges preferred.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge and the NXT interface.
• Ability to work remotely with minimal direct supervision, including managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously – individually and within a dispersed team.
• Comfortable with working with various platforms that allow for synchronous and asynchronous communications and collaboration.

The successful candidate will be a mission-driven team player with an entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of humor.

CDP is committed to racial and intersectional equity. We encourage Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) professionals and those from other underrepresented communities to apply.

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.