Foundation and Government Partnerships Senior Director
Foundation and Government Partnerships Senior Director
Fundraising and Engagement Department
United Way of Central Indiana works to bring the resources of philanthropy, government, corporations, the social sector, and neighborhoods together to confront generational poverty head on and ensure a better future for our neighbors in need. This is an ambitious time to join United Way as we embark on a five-year strategic plan to reduce the number of households experiencing poverty and financial instability. To make a significant impact in our region, United Way is looking for dedicated, confident, and compassionate team members who live our shared values of inclusivity, courage, accountability, respect, and excellence.
Position Summary
United Way of Central Indiana recognizes that the key to success is a strong and cohesive team that works through shared values to achieve our mission. The Foundation and Government Partnerships Senior Director is responsible for cultivating and engaging foundation and government partners in understanding and supporting the strategies and programs of United Way of Central Indiana. The outcome of engaging with these higher-level partners will lead to a growth in the portfolio of grants from the government and foundations. This role leads one direct report and serves on the Fundraising and Engagement Department leadership team.
Position Duties & Responsibilities
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
• Develop annual fundraising strategy encompassing local and national prospects, timelines, key cultivation events/dates and strategic approaches.
• Build direct relationships with national and local philanthropic funders and continually cultivate those relationships to secure resources. This includes foundation and government.
• Advocate and articulate United Way’s funding needs and value proposition to government and foundation constituents.
• Conduct on-going research to identify funding sources for United Way programming.
• Increase the number of new funding partnerships aligned to the United Way strategic plan priorities.
• Collaborate with content leads to integrate programmatic opportunities for funding. Be proactive in regular communications with team members across the organization to continually mine existing and potential fundable opportunities. Assure program briefs (detailed outline of fundable opportunities) are up-to-date and utilize them to create proposals for funding.
• Compose and submit fundraising proposals and required reporting in collaboration with essential personnel, adhering to specified requirements and deadlines. Maintain updated annual database of donors for regular communication. Serve as the primary point of contact for Foundation donors to United Way.
• Manage a grant portfolio of at least 40 active funders.
• Collaborate closely with the finance department to ensure grant proposals, agreements, acknowledgments, audits, and payments are efficiently managed within set timeframes. Keep precise fundraising records that accurately depict current, pending, and projected dollar amounts. Provide primary oversight of the Manager of Grants, assuring team coordination toward goal achievement. Serve on the Fundraising and Engagement Department Leadership Team.
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic environment, embracing additional responsibilities as needed to support team success within UWCI's evolving framework and external context. Performs special assignments and other work, on an as-needed basis.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the basic knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual in this role must display the highest level of integrity and confidentiality. United Way also values innovative thinking, and a successful candidate will be a
self-starter who can work within the team to achieve goals and objectives. The individual should have effective communication skills, attention to detail and organization, flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to multi-task and be open-minded in a fast-paced environment.
Education and/or Experience
• Successful history in building relationships is required.
• Demonstrated history of writing successful grant proposals and reports is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 4-6 years of relevant work experience required.
• Knowledge of the central Indiana community and the human service sector is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a complex organization is preferred.
• 1-2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
*Work experience may substitute for education requirements on a case-by-case basis.
Position Leader: Chief Fundraising and Engagement Officer
Position Leads: Manager of Grants
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: Mid 80’s to Mid 90’s
Benefits: Complete Benefits Package Available
Equal Opportunity Employer
Please apply at uwci.org/careers
This position description does not constitute a contract of employment or a guarantee of any terms or conditions of employment. UWCI employees are employed on an at-will basis. In addition, nothing in this position description restricts UWCI’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.