Foundation Development Officer II

GRID Alternatives is looking for a Foundation Development Officer - Colorado, Mid-Atlantic and Mexico to join our national Headquarters Philanthropy team and lead our efforts to increase major, impact-driven funding partnerships from local Colorado, Washington, DC, and Mexico area foundations and manage a current portfolio of partners who have committed to GRID.

Our organization is well-positioned to dramatically increase support from this sector, thanks to rapidly growing interest from the funder community around the intersection of climate change and economic and racial justice, and our status as a growing national nonprofit organization with a proven track record of building community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy.

This is a great opportunity for a superb proposal writer, partnerships thought leader and relationship manager looking for a leadership opportunity.

Passionate advocate for renewable energy, affordable housing, workforce development, and/or environmental justice work

Ability to develop a prospecting strategy to secure new funders

4-5 or more years of professional nonprofit fundraising or grantmaking experience, including a demonstrated track record of managing major 5- to 7-figure foundation and foundation partnerships

Demonstrated exceptional persuasive writing skills, including both grant writing, oral presentations and email communication

Excellent organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail and deadlines

Excellent collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate and communicate effectively and efficiently with a variety of internal team members

Solid computer productivity skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Apps

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Comfortable working as part of a team in a hard-working, informal, high-growth organization

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Specific experience with renewable energy, affordable housing, international, and/or environment/environmental justice work

Existing relationships with local and national foundations that focus on climate change, environmental justice and/or economic opportunity

Experience working with or in a large, networked organization

Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM

The ideal candidate will sit in a remote location within the United States Preferably the west coast. This position may require up to 25% out-of-town travel to regional offices and special projects such as org-wide celebrations, team building exercises, etc. Availability to work nights and weekends may very rarely be required. GRID Alternatives may provide vehicles for work travel and/or travel reimbursement for personal vehicle use. In this instance, applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and have a good driving record.

**Hired CA candidates must be able to pass a screening for drugs that are illegal in the state of California, including: amphetamine, cocaine metabolite, opiates, and PCP.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to: RECRUITING@GRIDALTERNATIVES.ORG

Submit a resume describing your interest. Due to the high volume of inquiries, mailed and emailed applications are not accepted.

GRID Alternatives provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Because we value EID at GRID Alternatives, we encourage folks from all backgrounds to apply, even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications. Every member of GRID Alternatives must be dedicated to participating in the organization's equity, inclusion, and diversity (EID) work.