The Director initiates, cultivates, and maintains foundation relationships to leverage support for college initiatives and faculty research. Researches, identifies, and manages private and public grant prospects for projects aligned with university priorities. Collaborates with senior leadership, faculty, and other administrators to identify and prepare grant projects and budgets. Coordinates required stewardship reporting to fulfill post-award expectations. Facilitates meetings and site visits ... more details
Director of Foundation Relations
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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Applications received prior to July 8, 2024, will receive full consideration.
Posting Details
Job Posting Information
Position Type
Administrative Staff
Classification Title
Administrative Staff
Position Title
Director of Foundation Relations
Position Number
A002322
Pay Grade Level
AD 01
Salary
$110,000 - $130,000
Department
Institutional Advancement
Posting Number
S 121301341
Full or Part Time
Full Time
Number of Months
Position End Date
FTE
1.0
Work Schedule
M-F with occasional work outside normal operating hours. Occasional travel required. Eligible for a hybrid remote work schedule after completing a 2-3 month onboarding process.
Basic Function
The Director initiates, cultivates, and maintains foundation relationships to leverage support for college initiatives and faculty research. Researches, identifies, and manages private and public grant prospects for projects aligned with university priorities. Collaborates with senior leadership, faculty, and other administrators to identify and prepare grant projects and budgets. Coordinates required stewardship reporting to fulfill post-award expectations. Facilitates meetings and site visits between program officers at foundations and government agencies, college faculty, and the Office of the Provost.
Essential Job Functions
Plans and implements solicitation strategies for foundation and government prospects including writing and submitting grant proposals, developing grant budgets, and maintaining relationships with foundation program officers and the appropriate government offices.
Manages stewardship activities for foundation donors including report writing, collaborating with other departments to monitor the progress of projects and gather information for reporting, tracking grant expenses and preparing financial reports, and advising on major grant projects. Serve as an advisor on program teams for major grant projects.
Assists faculty in identifying funding sources for research and provides support throughout the grant application and reporting process.
Maintain and grow a portfolio of qualified institutional grant prospects and other key individuals/organizations, including elected public officials, with a focus on building relationships with foundations and other grantmaking organizations.
Assists faculty to develop and monitor subaward grant agreements. Liaises with other departments to administer the grant’s financial requirements. Processes award pledge with gift accounting.
Collaborates with other Institutional Advancement staff (such as major gift officers) on foundation activities that intersect with individual prospect work, including proposal writing and budgeting.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
6+ years of experience in grant cultivation and development, foundation reporting and building collaborative relationships
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree
Preferred: Experience submitting grants to the National Science Foundation (NSF). An appreciation for the liberal arts and its transformative educational impact for students and society.
Physical Demands
Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
Contact(s)
Contact Phone/Extension
Contact Email
Open Date
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications received prior to July 8, 2024, will receive full consideration.
Additional Information
Denison University Background Check Statement
The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.
Denison University EEO Statement
EEO Statement
Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism (IDEA) at Denison Forward.
ADA Statement
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (740)587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu.
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Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter/Letter of Application
List of 3 Professional References and Contact Information
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