Foundation Director jobs in Orange, CA

Description

Lutheran Social Services of Southern California began in December 1944 when a group of Lutheran congregations in San Diego came together to discuss how to better assist families in need. They began discussing how to form a Welfare Commission. Their vision expanded when they came together with another group of Lutheran congregations in Los Angeles having the very same conversation. Lutheran Social Services of Southern California was officially incorporated in 1946 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit social service agency. The mission has stayed true to its earliest beginnings, to be a servant to those in need. Today LSSSC serves thousands of individuals and families throughout Southern California with over 70 different programs/services at nearly 20 different locations. We are part of the Lutheran Services in America (LSA) network and strive to serve those in need with dignity and respect.

Lutheran Social Services of Southern California’s Mission: Ignited by faith, we live out God’s love by embracing, equipping and empowering vulnerable people in Southern California.

Job Summary: 

This position is responsible for the full range of activities related to the generation of organizational revenue from non-government sources through the submission of grant requests for funding. These activities include research on and production of foundation funding opportunities that the organization is eligible to submit funding requests; the submission of application/request for funds from those funding sources; and interdepartmental collaboration to ensure that the funds are expended timely and in accordance with any funder requirement and the proper reporting of such is communicated to funder. The grant writer will be evaluated based on the responsibilities below with emphasis: on the number of identified grant opportunities; the number of proposals submitted; the success rate of submitted grant proposals; and the award amounts of successful proposals. This position will primarily work on private foundation and corporate grant opportunities but may include some government opportunities as needed or requested.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

· Follows any specific standard operating process for the submission of requests for funding.

· Researches and identifies new corporate and private funding prospects to match.

· organizational priorities.

· Generates high-quality proposals, narratives, applications and supporting documents in response to solicitations.

· Remains consistent with all policies and procedures of LSSSC, and the requirements and guidelines of the funding agencies.

· Generates revenues for LSSSC programs through timely submission of well-researched, well written and well documented grant proposals.

· Maintains grant database and enters and monitors tracking data for all relevant metrics including grants applied for and awarded.

· Maintains quality results by using templates, following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone.

· Maintains primary responsibility for grant schedules and tracking grants.

· Serves as a liaison to all foundation/corporate funding agencies and organizations.

· Works with appropriate personnel to research, develop, write, and submit letters of inquiry, concept papers and grant proposals.

· Coordinates and follows-up on the progress of submitted proposals.

· Coordinates with the Fiscal Office to create expenditure and income budgets to accompany proposals.

· Develop Supporting Materials – Create budgets, budget narratives, project timelines, Gantt charts, project schedules, project scopes of work, letters of support, project site maps and project photo pages, and required forms as-needed.

· Multitask – Manage execution of multiple grant applications for multiple clients within the same time-period.

· Develop a professional relationship with internal and external staff members; and

· Work Efficiently – Deliver assignments within quoted project hours.

Requirements

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.

• Three years’ experience in grant writing or fundraising.

Competencies: 

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in-group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to departmental needs including programs department; Solicits funder feedback to improve success rate; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Certificates and Licenses: 

Must have a valid CA driver license, reliable transportation, and a good driving record.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

This job may have very limited supervisory responsibility.  

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Job Structure:

5% - Attending meetings both internal and external.

45%- Writing and submitting final proposals.

20% - Pre-submission processes – gathering data, creating NOI’s.

10% - Researching and Presenting New Opportunities

20%- Assisting with Compliance, Reporting, Project Management – keeping timelines, reporting, etc.