Organization: Craft3
City: Portland

Type: Full-Time
Primary Job Function: Fundraising
Secondary Job Function: Finance
Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Description & Details

Craft3 has an excellent opportunity for a dynamic, can-do Development Officer. If you are skilled in grant fundraising strategies and meeting or exceeding ambitious goals, enjoy working with others, and are motivated by developing resources that support tangible outcomes in communities – we have a place for you on our team! Some duties include the identification of grant opportunities from diverse financial partners (foundations, government agencies, banks, and other corporations), development of funding proposals, cultivation and management of grantor relationships, and reporting on deliverables of grant and investment agreements. This position will have an annual fundraising goal to support revenue generation for the company. The Development Officer is part of a larger Development Team and works closely with all business unit leaders and subject matter experts across the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Development, Funders, Research and Analysis

• Develop and lead the implementation of Craft3’s grant fundraising strategy
• Identify and champion diverse funding opportunities and prospects in alignment with organizational mission and strategy.
• Lead the preparation of operating and capital grant applications from diverse funders, including foundations, governments, and banks and other corporations through writing, research, data analysis and communication with grantors.
• Achieve or exceed annual fundraising goals to meet budgeted grant-related revenue projections.
• Lead fundraising meetings/calls to meet with existing and prospective grantors to maintain and increase financial support; may require infrequent regional travel.
• Lead due diligence meetings/calls during grantor review processes; delivers documentation and responses to grantor inquiries, often involving consultation with various departments.
• Organize and deliver closing documentation to grantors.
• Manage award negotiations for approved grants, as applicable.
• Coordinate and oversee grantor site visits.
• Lead the development of interim and final funder reports on grant and loan awards, including the coordination with and delegation to the Compliance Team, sector and place leads, and department heads to obtain data and other content, and the analysis of financial, portfolio, and impact data, to support report completion.
• Actively participate in Development Team meetings, present grant opportunities, certain reports and discussion topics, and manage tasks and action items assigned to team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Graduate work in community development, city and regional planning or urban and environmental planning, public policy, or finance preferred. A minimum of five years relevant work experience in fundraising or resource development activities with successful track record is required. Broad experience and relationships in philanthropic, corporate and government funding segments preferred. Additional work experience at a CDFI or nonprofit loan fund or in economic/ community development, nonprofit management and/or community development finance a plus. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered as a substitute for formal education.

Last Updated: July 23, 2019