Director of Foundation Relations

We serve more than 200,000 people a year through housing, health and education programs.

Role overview

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Director of Foundation Relations. We want a writer who can turn program data and stories into proposals that answer exactly what the funder asked. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Your responsibilities

• Build project budgets and budget narratives with finance.
• Report monthly on pipeline, awards and pending requests.
• Research new prospects in Candid Foundation Directory and Instrumentl.
• Monitor compliance with grant terms and reporting requirements.
• Draft acknowledgment letters and funder updates.
• Gather program data, outcomes and stories from program staff.
• Keep a library of boilerplate, attachments and board lists current.

Minimum qualifications

• 8+ years of grant writing experience with a record of funded proposals.
• Comfortable interviewing program staff and turning notes into narrative.
• Writing samples required.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Experience with both foundation and government grants.

Nice to have

• Logic models and evaluation plans.

Why work with us

• Flexible spending account.
• $1,000 home office setup budget.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

Start dates are flexible, usually within a few weeks of an offer.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Gablebrook.