Senior Development Associate

About Resilience Force

Resilience Force exists to build, train, and protect the skilled and at-scale workforce that can make all US homes and families climate-resilient. We work with a multi-racial workforce that includes the migrant and US-born workers, especially Black, brown, Native American, rural, and young people.

Resilience Force has its roots in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, helping to protect workers in the Gulf Coast. We work with all of the stakeholders in resilience, including government, employers, homeowners, and community members, to ensure workers can be trained and deployed effectively and safely for this critical work. You can learn more about our past successes in the New York Times (article), the New Yorker (article with audio available), and NowThis (video with audio & subtitles).

About the Role

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Senior Development Associate will assist the senior leadership team in implementation of fundraising plans to support the short and long-term philanthropic needs of Resilience Force and its wholly owned subsidiary, Resilience Works. This role will be essential to the success of Resilience Works through mapping government funding, as well as submitting and securing grants and contracts You should apply if you are excited to help nurture the growth of Resilience Force and Resilience Works, and have a passion for supporting workers’ rights and remedying inequitable preparation for, and recovery from disasters caused by climate change.

Resilience Force is proud to be a racial and social justice oriented organization and we reflect this commitment in our staff, including at leadership levels. We want to continue to cultivate a positive, inclusive workplace culture where all can thrive. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who represent diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

Fundraising Management and Support

• Provide fundraising support to the Executive and Managing Directors, including but not limited to:
  • prospect and funder tracking
  • follow-up communication
  • proposal and report writing
  • Donor and partner engagement, cultivation, and stewardship
• Mapping federal, state- and county-level government funding opportunities in key states, in particular, California, Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina
• Preparing applications and responses to RFPs
• Support the Managing Director in building out and keeping fresh the prospective donor pipeline, with an eye especially towards building out RF’s major gifts portfolio
• Track and develop state and federal government grant proposals on behalf of RF and our social enterprise, Resilience Works

Research and Program Management Support

• Research and identify prospective funders and other potential funding channels for programming and advocacy work
• ​​Draft and track deadlines for grant proposals, reports, Letters of Intent, concept notes, overviews, updates, and other documents for funders and key external partners
• Provide support regarding all activities related to funding proposals, including drafting materials and tracking progress
• Grant administration for government awards

Departmental Support

• Manage development communications and meetings, including agenda development and project management
• Maintain files, documents, and shared communications systems
• Fulfill other duties to support the Managing Director, as needed

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in a community-organizing environment, non-profit and/or progressive movement work
• At least 2 years of experience in government and institutional philanthropy grant writing and familiarity with advocacy and/or nonprofit sectors
• Proven self-starter with demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines
• Demonstrated experience working with a range of stakeholders in nonprofit organizations, government, foundations, private sector are a plus
• Demonstrated experience working effectively as part of a team and with colleagues of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Ability to travel periodically for work as needed
• Approach work with passion, idealism, integrity, and a positive attitude

Benefits and Salary

The salary range for this position is $90-100K and will be commensurate with experience. Our benefits include a 401k with 4% matching contributions, five weeks of paid vacation, 100% employer-paid health insurance (includes vision and dental) for employees, paid short term disability insurance, and life insurance.

How to Apply

Please email your resume and responses to the pre-screening questions below to hiring@resilienceforce.org:.

1. Can you describe how your commitment to climate and/or social justice informs your understanding of Resilience Force’ core values and how you envision representing them to different organizations and funders? (250 maximum)
2. A large part of this role requires management of fundraising efforts - can you describe the largest fundraising effort you've supported and what role you played in that effort? (250 words maximum)
3. How do you approach the work of garnering buy-in feedback from members of the team and what was the outcome? (250 words maximum)

We embrace principles of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or transgender or veteran status. We strongly encourage people of color, women, and LGBTQIA+ candidates to apply. Resilience Force is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All who believe their voice should be represented in the progressive community should apply.