Development Manager

Development Manager

(Full-Time)

Location: (Currently Remote-New York Tri-State Area) Must reside in the U.S.

Salary: $70,000/yr.- $75,000/yr. Commensurate with experience

About Grameen America:

Grameen America is a nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping low-income women entrepreneurs build businesses to enable upward financial mobility. We envision an inclusive society in which all entrepreneurs, regardless of gender, race or income, have access to fair and affordable financial services. We provide affordable capital, credit- and asset-building, education and peer support to enable our members to boost their business income, create jobs and transform communities.

Founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus in 2008, Grameen America is now the fastest growing nonprofit microfinance organization in the U.S., having achieved tremendous milestones in its first 16 years of operations, investing $5 billion in 220,000 low-income women entrepreneurs while demonstrating measurable impact. Our members have repaid their loans at a rate of over 99% and have become economic drivers in their communities. For more information, please visit grameenamerica.org.

Grameen America is building on our proven record of scale and has embarked on a five-year campaign to realize our bold ten-year goals, providing opportunities for economic mobility for more than 750,000 women and their families. Through the Women Are Limitless campaign, Grameen America will raise $600 million, through a combination of $300 million in philanthropy and $300 million in debt capital, to meet the urgent need for affordable capital and demand for Grameen America’s program across existing and new geographies. The remaining funding needed will be generated internally through interest income, and invested back into the program and communities. This is an opportunity to join a high performing Development team dedicated to increasing its philanthropic revenue goals to achieve that vision.

Job Description:

The Development Manager will join an accomplished Development Team to help raise funds that support the work, mission and vision for Grameen America. Reporting directly to the Director of Corporate Partnerships, the primary role of this position is to manage, engage and support the expansion of Grameen America’s portfolio of donors, with a focus on corporations. This position requires exceptional writing and project management skills, high attention to detail, ability to learn quickly on the job, and strong interpersonal skills for working with funders and other departments across the organization. The candidate should possess the ability to manage projects independently, set and manage multiple priorities, and take initiative as well as work as part of a highly collaborative development team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage grant proposal, application and reporting process, including proposal writing, budget creation and modification, impact and financial reporting
• Support the management of key prospects, with a focus on corporations; construction of a pipeline of desirable prospects and development of company-specific approach plans, which could include philanthropic/foundation grants, cause marketing, workplace giving, and employee engagement, that reflect corporate partners’ marketing and business needs, as well as philanthropic and community engagement goals
• Assist in pitching and securing new partners, including providing support in research, securing meetings, preparing correspondence, developing pitch materials, and prospect stewardship
• Support the successful stewardship and engagement of donor relationships, including: the planning and execution of specials events; assisting in site visits; managing frequency of outreach, communication and personal contact
• Under direction of the Director, work closely with Development, Marketing & Communications, Programs and Operations, and other Grameen America departments to leverage all company assets in an effort to initiate innovative ideas and maximize opportunities to ensure partnership benefits and support are in alignment across the organization
• Document and maintain clear and timely records to track corporate benefits packages, donor giving, grant proposal and reporting deadlines, contacts, notes, and assist in the maintenance of an accurate database and corporate benefits matrix
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications team to support the creation and implementation of multi-channel communications strategy to amplify the impact of corporate partnerships, and assist with marketing reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data to report to corporate partners
• Support financial aspects of grants management, including impact data, budget proposals, and budget modifications, including reconciliations and financial reporting
• Maintain accurate Salesforce database records to ensure gifts and activities are properly recorded and maintain an accurate grants calendar, tracking grant deliverables and timelines
• Contribute to the overall strategy of the fundraising department and work with the team to execute on and achieve our goals across fundraising revenue streams

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• A cover letter must be included in the application to be considered for the role
• Bachelor’s degree with 2-3 years of experience in development, grant writing for foundations or corporations or strategic partnerships
• Strong writing skills and ability to synthesize complex themes and relay information in a concise and persuasive manner
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills including ability to manage stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Excellent judgment, critical thinking and research skills
• Ability to learn quickly on the job
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to take the lead on projects and work independently as well as collaboratively on a team
• Fundraising database experience required, Salesforce strongly preferred
• Energetic, positive and enthusiastic team player with a commitment to the values of the organization
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office especially on Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Spanish language skills a plus
• Living in the New York Tri-State Area is required