Job Posting

Think Small | St Paul, MN - working remote in Twin City metro area OK
Salary Range: Min $55,000/yr

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer (CFRO) is the agency’s primary grant manager, which includes management of Think Small’s grant calendar, writing compelling, high quality grant proposals, drafting accurate budgets, reporting grant results, researching new grant opportunities and developing relationships with foundation and corporate giving staff.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop the annual grant calendar to meet Think Small’s institutional giving goals, including opportunities from national, regional and local foundations as well as government entities.
• Serve as lead writer and project manager on all agency grant applications (both narrative and budget) and reports.
• Work effectively with internal program and financial staff to prepare high quality proposals and reports for submission to funders and identify new areas for grant funding.
• Research new funding sources on a regular basis, inform and discuss with appropriate program personnel, and take a lead role in project management of the grant-writing process.
• Assist with efforts to identify, cultivate and solicit corporate sponsors for the agency’s fundraising events.
• Use donor database to document relationships with institutional funders and track funding requests including deadlines and strategies.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all Think Small’s programs and projects.
• Remain current on funding opportunities, philanthropic trends and emerging best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 3-5 years development experience with demonstrated success in developing relationships with institutional funders leading to multi-year grants
• Preference for success in grant writing for federal, state, and/or local government opportunities
• Excellent written, visual and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to cultivate relationships and work effectively with internal and external constituents
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and anticipate issues
• Located in the Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota metro area
• Working knowledge of O365 and MS Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Database management experience

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This position is available immediately.

Think Small offers a minimum of $55,000 per year for this position and a unique benefit package which includes:

• Medical, dental, short and long term disability, life, vision, pet, critical illness and long term care insurance; medical and dependent care flex, HSA, legal and ID protection plans.
• Pre-tax and ROTH 401k with employer match.
• 23 days of sick/vacation time earned the first year PLUS 9 scheduled holidays and 4 floating holidays for those whose needs don’t conform to the federal holiday calendar.
• Six weeks paid parental leave and infants-at-work program for new parents (available after 1 year of employment.)
• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Think Small building (located at 10 Yorkton Court, St Paul, MN 55117) is closed and the majority of our staff are working remotely as will this position - must be located in the Twin Cities.

This position is available immediately.

Think Small is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer