Foundation Relations Manager

Portland, OR, United States

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Portland Campus - Portland, OR

Position Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$64,000.00 - $68,750.00 Salary

Description

About the Oregon Humane Society

Founded in 1868, Oregon Humane Society is the Northwest's oldest and largest animal welfare organization with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. Through our mission of Creating a More Humane Society, we are working toward our vision of a world where all animals are treated with compassion, kindness, and respect. With campuses in Portland and Salem, OHS is an Oregon-based nonprofit that relies on donor support for its adoption, education, medical and humane law enforcement programs. Visit oregonhumane.org for more information.

The Position

The Foundation Relations Manager is responsible for advancing foundation and government grant income and grant prospecting, strategies, and proposals. The Foundation Relations Manager contributes to the overall success of the organization by matching organizational priorities and needs with foundation and government funding opportunities.

Essential Responsibilities

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP

Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.

Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to our organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.

Demonstrates an awareness of their individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning.

MANAGEMENT Manage day-to-day implementation and support for key activities, including coordination with other teams implementing complementary activities.

LEARNING Contribute to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct, if necessary.

Ensure data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress.

Build in appropriate feedback loops to see if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization.

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION Represent OHS, as requested, at key stakeholder and sectorial meetings or engagements.

Communicate effectively to executive, and other stakeholder groups to ensure they are informed and able to actively engage with, and about, foundation donors.

Liaise with and maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders, including other departments, and donors; build mutually rewarding professional relationships inside OHS at all levels.

Leverage our best practices externally and grow OHS' reputation as a leader in this space by identifying opportunities to share the process and results in the broader animal welfare sector through presentations, whitepapers, blogs, etc.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Leads the advancement of foundation prospect giving, strategies, and proposals by managing and collaborating with leadership on the research, identification, cultivation, and solicitation of foundations and government funders.

Manages a portfolio of foundation donors and prospects.

Researches and identifies opportunities for new funding and works both independently and in concert with the major gifts team, executive team, program managers, and other colleagues to implement and drive strategies of the direct solicitation of foundation and government support.

Collaborates with Director, Foundation and Corporate to create, implement and drive short- and long-term grant strategies that address institutional priorities.

Manages the funding calendar, writes all grants for OHS, and translates OHS priorities into proposal narrative and budgets.

Engages with staff across all areas of the organization to understand fundraising priorities, OHS programs and services, and translate that information into compelling narratives.

Manages administrative, financial, and institutional oversight of grants to provide post-award stewardship and proactively ensures that deliverables, metrics, and requirements are met.

Uses moves management to cultivate relationships with key foundation staff, identify board member connections and potential relationships, and executes solicitation plans for qualified foundations.

Consistently achieves established annual fundraising targets.

Assists in developing annual budget projections and goals and reports on monthly revenue and expenses.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY

None

ACCOUNTABILITY

Reports Directly To : Director, Foundation and Corporate

Often Engages Directly With : Philanthropy, Operations

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Oregon Humane Society. 3 years' demonstrated success in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding foundation donors, grant writing, and grants management.

Demonstrated success in establishing relationships with individuals and organizations of influence including funders, government entities, and/or and partner agencies.

Experience managing a grants calendar, cultivating and stewarding relationships with foundation program managers and/or foundation board members, and ensuring, that grant reporting and all grant deliverables and requirements are met.

Ability to research, analyze, and interpret data and trends, then translate conclusions into actionable and realistic goals.

Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to contribute forward-thinking strategies and creative ideas to increase program revenue.

Highly organized, self-managed, and independent; able to balance multiple priorities and stakeholders and meet deadlines.

Superior oral and written communication skills; able to write compelling copy that appeals to a diverse giving demographic.

Ability to interact professionally with funders on the telephone, in person, and through electronic communication.

Experience with constituent relationship management systems (preferably Salesforce)

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Able to maintain proprietary and confidential records according to OHS Standards of Conduct.

Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with technical, internal, and external audiences, leveraging a variety of communication channels.

Must be aware of key functional dependencies across the organization and identify solutions when needed.

CFRE certification or GPC preferred.

Government grant experience preferred.

Able to maintain a valid Oregon or Washington license preferred.

Work Environment Conditions & Physical Requirements

This position interacts and collaborates will all levels of the organization, including OHS staff, executive team members, donors, general-public, external vendors, volunteers, and supporters. Contact and communication are carried out through face-to-face, telephone, and digital interactions. Excellent customer service skills are essential to success. Communication must be clear, understandable, professional, and respectful in all circumstances.

Working Conditions Work is performed at home or in an office and medical center/animal shelter environment.

Travel between the two campuses may be required.

Working at both campuses may be required.

Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.

Animal contact and related injuries may occur.

Noise exposure varies and sometimes includes uncontrolled barking and other animal vocalizations.

Pace of work is active and demanding, requiring a high degree of multitasking and ability to adapt to changing priorities while managing concurrent projects/tasks to completion.

Contact with angry or emotional people may occur.

Physical Requirements Occasional moving of items up to 25 lbs.

Occasional lifting and moving of inanimate objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Occasional pushing and pulling of carted items weighing up to 100 lbs.

Occasional moving items above shoulder level.

Occasional use of hands and arms at or above shoulder level.

Prolonged standing, sitting and/or stooping may occur.

Occasional climbing and bending.

Must be able to lift, move, restrain, guide, or manage an animal weighing up to 150 lbs. on a leash on an occasional basis.

Must be able to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.

Ability to respond and perform life saving techniques in an emergency.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and address and overcome complex challenges and barriers. We strive for a culture of integrity, respect, and compassion where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves and reaches their potential as individuals and teams. We recognize that achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Oregon Humane Society is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status, or any other protected group.

At-Will Employment

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related duties required by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

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