Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships

Are you an experienced development professional with strong relationships with corporate and NYC based foundations?

We are currently searching for a Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships for a Community Recreation Organization focused on Youth Development and Healthy Living. The is a Full-Time, Permanent opportunity based in Manhattan- New York.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Community Recreation Organization

LOCATION: Manhattan- New York

POSITION TITLE: Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships

SCHEDULE: Full-Time, Hybrid

SALARY RANGE: $140,000-$150,000/ annually

Is This Your Dream Job? The Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships will drive efforts to recruit institutional partners and will be responsible for developing strategies to attract strategic investment by foundations and corporations in the organization’s mission and work. They will lead efforts to engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of corporate and foundation prospects at all major gift-levels ($50K+).

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 7+ years experience managing a strong portfolio of New York-based foundation and corporate partners
• Demonstrated experience securing corporate and foundation prospects of $50K+, with a focus on securing six and seven-figure gifts
• Passionate about youth development through sports, fitness, and play
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Bachelor's degree

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Conduct prospect research to identify new potential foundation and corporate partners.
• Cultivate and manage a portfolio of foundation prospects, and serve as a primary partner to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and program and executive team members to build a strong prospect pipeline.
• Identify six and seven-figure grant opportunities and prepare compelling proposal ideas that align with foundation priorities and motivate investment in the organization’s core mission elements and capital spaces.
• Serve as a key partner to the CDO and executive team toward the development of a comprehensive capital campaign.
• Write and edit grant proposals, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and reports in appropriate language for donors.
• Successfully manage the process of preparing and submitting proposals, letters of intent, budgets and reports and meet all donor/prospect deadlines.
• Work with executive team to write and execute gift agreements and terms for grants.
• Organize and prepare for site visits, presentations, and events with foundation donors.
• Prepare leadership briefings for the executive team and Board members as needed.
• Prepare timely fundraising progress reports.
• Comply with all grant terms and reporting as required by donors, providing necessary follow-up and stewardship.
• Develop training materials to coach program leaders in grant strategy and best practices.
• Create and manage a stewardship calendar and associated communications and touchpoints to support successful long-term partnerships with institutional funders.
• Document all development activity related to donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship using the Salesforce/CRM system.
• Create and manage systems for pipeline and forecast data analysis and tracking.
• Report regular progress against goals, including key donor engagement, solicitation and closed gifts metrics, and moves management progress.
• Suggest potential prospects for the board and volunteer committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

We’d love to hear from you!

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