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Grants Associate

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Foundation for California Community Colleges
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Foundation for California Community Collegesexternal

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago

Job description

Grants Associate, Resource Development100% Remote within California, Must reside in California

FoundationCCC's Resource Development Department seeks an experience Grants Associate who will be an effective contributor to a highly productive, quality-oriented, collaborative grants team. Working with program teams and other departments, the position researches, writes, and coordinates the development and submission of high-quality grant proposals, matching funder priorities with fundable projects. The Grants Associate develops and maintains systems for organizing and sharing information, including through Salesforce, Asana, and other digital tools. The position conducts prospect research to identify new funders and assess grant opportunities. The senior associate also assists in the broader work of the Resource Development Department. As needed, the Grants Associate guides the grants management team's work on active grants, such as reports, modification requests, and funder stewardship.

What You'll Do

This position is an opportunity for a mission-motivated, successful, and highly organized grant development professional to join a growing Resource Development Department within FoundationCCC's Advancement Division. The Resource Development Department is responsible for the creation, development, and management of financial opportunities that advance the mission of the Foundation and the California Community Colleges. Resource Development supports the organization's role as the system's innovation hub; makes the case for, secures, centralizes, manages, and reports revenue generation for the organization; stewards gifts and grants; and manages the cultivation of our relationships with donors and grantors. In addition, the Resource Development Department administers the Strategic Support for Colleges and Scholars Program, which provides colleges with grants, scholarships, and emergency financial aid.

  • Gather information for, write, edit, compile, and submit very high-quality grant proposals, competitive contract bids, concept papers, and letters of intent that are persuasive, accurate, and carefully consistent with funder priorities, guidelines, deadlines, and other instructions.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of FoundationCCC's programs and services, and use this knowledge to effectively manage a portfolio of grants and develop cases of support for existing and new programs and projects.
  • Coordinate with internal and external program and project partners to identify potential funders and grant opportunities; develop timelines and work for producing grant proposals; plan and articulate outcomes, objectives, deliverables, and budgets; and design, write, and gather supplemental materials for grant application submission.
  • Research, understand, and track current and future grant opportunities, summarizing them and disseminating or promoting them internally, as appropriate.
  • Facilitate and track revisions to scopes of work, budgets, and key dates for grants, and keep key internal and partner stakeholders informed of these.
  • Support funder outreach and direct communications, including drafting emails to funders, preparing meeting agendas for calls with funders, and drafting funder profiles to inform engagement strategies.
  • Support with special projects and other duties within the Department, Division, and organization, as assigned.

Attributes for Success

  • Minimum of three (3) + years of work experience with demonstrated success
  • Minimum of two or three (2-3) years of related work and/or volunteer experience in submitting successful philanthropic, corporate, and/or government grant proposals
  • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an education or non-profit environment preferred
  • Familiarity with the community college system a plus
  • Familiarity with fundraising office administration (best practices, protocols, procedures, and record/data management).
  • Experience with the scaling and startup of programs preferred.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Salesforce, Asana, and/or other digital systems, platforms, and tools that support collaborative work and fundraising is strongly preferred.
  • We're recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people's lives for the better
  • Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions
  • Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals
  • FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency
  • Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more
  • We have a commitment to professional development and an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall

What we Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a "remote-first" philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California's State Capitol.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, generous PTO, holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings
  • CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer

If you have any questions, please email us at jobs@foundationccc.org.

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

$75,000.00 - $85,000.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

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