Role OverviewThe Senior Manager, Institutional Advancement Operations, will be an important member of the Institutional Advancement team responsible for raising $6- $7 million in programmatic funds annually from private and public institutional funders. They will oversee the administrative and operational coordination of institutional funding opportunities for the programmatic fundraising team, including pre-award support for private and public funding opportunities, to support the growth and stewardship of NYSCI's base of institutional funders.
What You Will Do
The successful candidate will manage and maintain the Institutional Advancement team's dashboard and institutional funding and grant tracking tools, oversee the accuracy, maintenance, and proper use of donor, partner, and prospect records in Raiser's Edge and Raiser's Edge NXT, and coordinate cross-functional pre-award activities, including establishing timelines, facilitating internal review, and gathering proposal materials.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The Senior Manager will have primary responsibility within Institutional Advancement for administering noncompetitive public funding and grants from designated government agencies assigned to the department, including coordinating submissions, maintaining grant calendars and records, tracking requirements and deliverables, coordinating programmatic reports, and serving as Institutional Advancement's primary liaison with Program and Finance teams.
Requirements
- BA required
- Minimum of five years of non-profit experience in a development/advancement department
- Experience coordinating financial materials related to grants with Finance
- Working knowledge of government funding solicitations, proposal requirements, reporting processes, and cross-functional submission workflows
- Ability to function in a Mac environment
- Proficiency in MS Office applications, Google Workspace, and Raiser's Edge (or similar database)
- Sophisticated understanding of the recordkeeping and stewardship systems to support and grow a successful donor relations program
- Demonstrated donor research skills including familiarity and/or experience with RelPro, RelSci, iWave, Foundation Search, and/or other prospecting tools
- Experience working with diverse teams (within the department, cross-departmentally, and with external partners)
- Ability and willingness to participate in occasional events outside the workday schedule
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits
- Pension plan and 401k plan
- Free life insurance coverage
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- 13 paid holidays off
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free onsite parking
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