Manager of Foundation Relations at the New York Botanical Garden

Job Title: Manager of Foundation Relations

Job Status: Full-time

Location: The Bronx, NY

Salary: $65,000-$72,000

Position Summary:

The Manager of Foundation Relations is responsible for the effective planning and operations management of the New York Botanical Garden’s Foundation Relations program, and plays a vital role in increasing leadership-level support from private foundation funders and government grantmakers. The Manager will maintain key relationships with donors and Garden staff (full-time and temporary), as well as support relationship management for the Foundation Relations team and Institutional Advancement department. This position reports to the Associate Vice President for Foundation Relations.

Partnership will be vital to this position’s success. As such, the Manager is expected to be a collaborative and strategic member of the Institutional Advancement department and the Foundation Relations team.

Additionally, this position supports, through actions and conduct, NYBG’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility initiatives and helps to build and maintain an inclusive organization culture throughout the institution.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the Associate Vice President for Foundation Relations and members of the Foundation Relations team to produce best-in-class fundraising and donor relations results.
  • Cultivate, solicit, and steward dynamic donor and prospect portfolio, personally raising $400,000 or greater in new commitments annually and increasing by 6% year-over-year for the next five years to support the Garden’s strategic planning emphasis.
  • Prepare written documents, including proposals, reports, letters, acknowledgements, and other materials as required.
  • Draft Garden-wide proposal templates and standard boilerplate language.
  • Conduct prospect research and draft research profiles and biographies of key individuals at various funding organizations.
  • Maintain active and accurate use of relevant constituent relationship management (CRM) systems, document tracking, and filing systems.
  • Assist in staffing Garden fundraising events, as required.
  • Provide operations management support for the Foundation Relations team.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum three years of experience in fundraising, preferably with a background in grant writing, and/or institutional relations.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills. 
  • Propriety, thoughtfulness, excellent judgement, and discretion in communicating with donors and colleagues at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
  • Exceptional time management and organizational skills, sharp attention to detail.
  • Ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 
  • Willingness to work occasional evenings/weekends for events and donor visits.
  • Driver’s license required.
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint preferred.
  • Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge preferred.
  • Writing samples to be requested during the interview process.
  • Bachelor’s Degree required.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to, at minimum, work outdoors under a variety of weather conditions, and occasionally work under moderate or loud work conditions. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Baseline Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm

Benefits:

  • 15 Vacation Days
  • 13 Paid Holidays
  • 12 Sick Days
  • Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
  • 401K
  • Pension Plan

Salary: Commensurate with experience within the following range $65,000-$72,000

If you require an accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the Human Resources department at HR@nybg.org.   

 HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying for a position at the New York Botanical Garden, please go to http://www.nybg.org/employment to submit your application.

This job was sourced via MuseWeekly Newsletter.