[Hiring] Foundation Development Officer II @GRID ALTERNATIVES

Role Description

GRID Alternatives is looking for a Foundation Development Officer - Colorado, Mid-Atlantic and Mexico to join our national Headquarters Philanthropy team and lead our efforts to increase major, impact-driven funding partnerships from local Colorado, Washington, DC, and Mexico area foundations and manage a current portfolio of partners who have committed to GRID.

This is a great opportunity for a superb proposal writer, partnerships thought leader and relationship manager looking for a leadership opportunity.

What you will be doing (essential responsibilities):

• Work directly with the Foundation Development Manager, Colorado Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Executive Director, and Southern California/Mexico Executive Director to spearhead efforts to raise major 5- to 7-figure funding partnerships from locally based philanthropic foundations, including developing and implementing fundraising and thought leadership strategies.
• Manage a portfolio of funders making annual and multi-year grants, including reporting on existing grants, submitting new funding applications, coordinating foundation engagement opportunities, and cultivating long-term relationships.
• Provide key thought leadership and drive collaboration with Colorado, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern California leadership on foundation fundraising strategy, case for support development, and identifying opportunities to grow program and organizational capacity through major partnerships.
• Serve as a key member of GRID Alternatives’ national fundraising team, including developing long-term fund development strategies and related thought leadership efforts around the importance of equitable renewable energy, workforce development and clean transportation programs.
• Promote a Culture of Philanthropy across the organization.
• Participate in GRID Colorado/Mid-Atlantic/Southern California affiliate activities to build and strengthen relationships with staff and deepen knowledge about the affiliate’s work and communities.

Qualifications

• Passionate advocate for renewable energy, affordable housing, workforce development, and/or environmental justice work.
• Ability to develop a prospecting strategy to secure new funders.
• 4-5 or more years of professional nonprofit fundraising or grantmaking experience, including a demonstrated track record of managing major 5- to 7-figure foundation and foundation partnerships.
• Demonstrated exceptional persuasive writing skills, including both grant writing, oral presentations and email communication.
• Excellent organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail and deadlines.
• Excellent collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate and communicate effectively and efficiently with a variety of internal team members.
• Solid computer productivity skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Comfortable working as part of a team in a hard-working, informal, high-growth organization.

Requirements

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Specific experience with renewable energy, affordable housing, international, and/or environment/environmental justice work.
• Existing relationships with local and national foundations that focus on climate change, environmental justice and/or economic opportunity.
• Experience working with or in a large, networked organization.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision/Eye Care insurance.
• 5 weeks paid time off (PTO).
• 13 paid holidays.
• Commuter Checks.
• 403b Retirement Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• STD, LTD, and AD&D insurance.