About the role
Position Summary
The Development Grants Coordinator is responsible for managing the organization’s private grants from philanthropic foundations and corporations. This officer will oversee all private grants for the Development team, including managing the annual grants calendar, researching grant prospects, writing and submitting proposals, preparing supportive documentation, testimonials and reports, and overseeing philanthropy strategies to support the Montrose Center’s mission. This role works closely with program staff and finance team to ensure accurate budgets, timely
submissions and strong donor engagement .
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Research, write,
- prepare
- and
- submit
- all exploratory foundation and corporate grants for the Center.
- Manage the Development grants calendar for
- timely
- submissions and reporting .
Identify
- corporate and foundation grant prospects under the strategy of the Chief Development Officer.
- Collaborate with program staff for accuracy on program descriptions, reporting, key performance
- metrics
- and
- grant
- deadlines.
Prepare grant budgets with approval from leadership and finance to ensure financial accuracy and compliance
.
Represent the Montrose Center as support staff for fundraising or stewardship events, and community networking events as needed.
Perform other dutie s as required - to support the effective operation of the department and organization.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
required
in English, Journalism, Marketing, Communications, Business, Public Administration, Public
Health
- or relevant field.
- Three years of professional experience in fundraising, grants or technical writing preferred.
- Access to reliable transportation,
- a current
Texas Driver’s License, and auto insurance
required .
Salesforce or donor database CRM experience preferred.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills are mandatory.
An
ability to work under short deadlines and multi-task is essential
.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Montrose Center to recruit, hire, train, compensate,, and promote staff members on the basis of merit and without discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, disability, religious preference, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, political affiliation or belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.