The organization has an immediate requirement for a seasoned Senior Grants Writer. Reporting to the Director of Development, he/she will manage the institutional development calendar, maintain relationships with a portfolio of donors, write proposals, reports and collateral materials, help create project and program budgets, regularly coordinate with the board and artistic staff, manage deadline schedules, and help identify and cultivate new donor prospects.
Detailed responsibilities include:
• Manage and execute the organizations corporate, foundation and government grants program;
• Oversee the institutional development calendar and ensure that new and renewed proposals, reports and supplemental materials are submitted on time;
• Maintain effective communication with current donors and new prospects;
• Identify and develop new institutional prospects with support of the development and artistic team;
• Write grant proposals and LOIs and collaborate with the development director, grant writer/editor and other key staff to develop strategic and compelling grant applications;
• Oversee the maintenance of the grant tracker and institutional prospects tracker;
• Prepare budgets and funder lists as required by donors;
• Coordinate and oversee institutional site-visits and funder audits;
• Work with artistic and education staff to ensure evaluations and reports comply with funder requirements;
• Participate in development team meetings to review progress towards meeting the organization’s annual development plan, review grants calendar, and develop strategy for new funding sources;
• Greet VIPs at performances and cultivation events.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• 3+ years of grants management and grant writing experience;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Articulate with proven ability to write effectively and speak persuasively;
• Demonstrated success in building strong prospect lists, successfully presenting the organization to prospective funders, and building relationships that yield expanded and multi-year funding;
• Solid integrity and devotion to team efforts;
• Ability to multi task and exceptional organizational skills;
• Pro-active approach, flexibility, and positive attitude extremely important;
• Ability to learn new procedures on the job without formal training;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and quality expectations, willingness to push limits of existing abilities of the department to meet changing needs;
• Ability to work calmly within a fast-paced environment;
• Knowledge of NYC arts/youth funding community is a plus.
Core Competency Requirements:
• Pro-active;
• Highly organized with superb attention to detail;
• Adept at working on numerous projects at once;
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines;
• Consummate relationship building skills within and outside the organization;
• Must be able to work with limited support staff, in a highly entrepreneurial environment;
• Sense of humor and ability to work calmly and resourcefully within a high-pressure environment and adapt quickly to changing needs;
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite, including Access, Excel and Word;
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of students.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the development and arts fields are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.