[Hiring] Director of Foundations & Government Grants @The Trevor Project

Role Description

The Director of Foundations & Government Grants is a strategic fundraising role responsible for driving revenue through foundations and government partnerships. It combines leadership, relationship management, and grant strategy implementation to support The Trevor Project’s mission of ending suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. This role will:

• Successfully apply and receive 6 & 7-figure awards from Foundations and Government Agencies.
• Partner with programmatic leads to creatively position Trevor’s needs to funders and once awarded, own the management of 6 & 7-figure grant reporting, management and fulfillment.
• Serve as the relationship manager for our largest grant partners including two 7-figure multi-year grants.
• Partner closely with our Advocacy team as we expand our work in partnering with state governments and develop our earned revenue strategy.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to our critical mission of ending suicide among LGBTQ+ young people, while fostering an inclusive approach to your direct work and engagement with Trevor colleagues across the organization.
• Continually grow your LGBTQ+ competency and awareness.
• Lead, develop, coach, and manage a team of direct reports, ensuring team accountability, strategic alignment, and results.
• Coach, guide, and maintain accountability for the operation and strategy of a team to drive foundations and government partnership opportunities and lead in the development and cultivation of related funder relationships for the organization.
• Develop and steward relationships with large foundations and city, state, and federal governments, including 988 and related partners.
• Build an evolving and growth reflective foundations and government partnerships model at Trevor.
• Ensure current processes and systems across the team are aligned with institutional and industry best practices, and help build new processes/systems that meet the team’s needs and continue to grow our cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead relationships with some of Trevor’s supporters, including building strategy, leading pitches, identifying new opportunities for collaboration.
• Guide high-level foundation, government, and allied partners through each step of the process -- from prospecting to pitching to contracting, grant proposal submissions, reconciliation and impact reporting, and renewal.
• Ensure all relationships follow industry best practices -- centering Trevor’s impact, meeting legal requirements, and promoting inclusion for the diverse LGBTQ+ community.
• Help develop compelling proposals working alongside program and finance leadership.
• Track partnership impact against our goals in collaboration with program, finance, and marketing teams to communicate back to partners and show our progress and complete grant requirements.
• Work across departments, particularly program and finance teams, to ensure compliance with grant terms and restrictions and to develop budget documents and solicitation materials.
• Represent Trevor’s mission in presentations for foundations and government and allied partners and audiences.
• Be a liaison between current and potential partners and internal teams by helping to align on shared vision, goals, and projects -- while navigating any challenges that may arise with a positive, solutions-orientation.
• Build strong professional relationships with foundations and government leadership.
• Learn eagerly, share knowledge appropriately, and improve continuously.
• Demonstrate successful planning and problem-solving skills, including multitasking and working well within tight timelines.
• Work, communicate, and collaborate effectively with others.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in all work.
• Demonstrate a commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of belonging.
• Other relevant duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Possess a track record of successful foundations and government fundraising and the grant writing process for multi-year proposals; with at least a six-figure ask.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms to audiences inside and outside of the organization.
• Proven skill in distilling complex information into compelling, easily digestible narratives.
• Demonstrated success in roles with clear and concrete goals with a track record of meeting goals, and in setting goals for your own progress.
• Experienced people manager of a team with proven success in training, leading, coaching, developing, and managing the performance of direct reports.
• Proven clear communicator of goals and priorities inwardly and outwardly.
• Demonstrated track record of communicating organizational decisions, policies, and processes in perspective.
• Track record of generating ideas to solve problems, with an ability to balance innovation with process and efficiency.
• Proven organizational, time, and task management skills and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrates awareness and support for The Trevor Project’s mission and vision.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Requirements

• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States is required.
• The Trevor Project will not sponsor a work visa for this role.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, including plans that support various gender affirmation care needs.
• Mental health resources, with access to virtual care and a variety of in and out of network options for support.
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match, vesting over three years.
• Generous paid time off and company holidays to rest and recharge.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, financial and legal guidance, and online resources.
• Remote work flexibility from anywhere in the continental U.S., Alaska, or Hawaii with provided technology, a home office setup reimbursement, and a monthly internet reimbursement.