Development Officer

Development Officer

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WHEDco
Published
August 29, 2022
Location
Hybrid (Bronx and Remote)
Job Type
Contact Name (not public)
Vera Amaral
Main Phone
718-839-1113

Description

Title:  Development Officer

Location:  50 East 168th Street, Bronx, NY 10452

Reports To: Vice President, Development and External Affairs

 

About Us:

The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve to live in healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities of which residents can be proud. WHEDco’s mission is to create and bridge access in the South Bronx to resources that create thriving neighborhoods – from high-quality early education and after-school programs, to fresh, healthy food, cultural programming, and economic opportunity. See www.whedco.org for more information.

 

Job Summary:

The Development Officer is part of a team that identifies, secures and maintains funding primarily from government, foundation, and corporate sources of support. The Development Officer will have a broad understanding of WHEDco’s affordable housing, community economic development, childcare, family support, early childhood and youth education and development, small business, and arts work.

The Development Officer will be a primary developer of institutional giving opportunities for intersecting areas of WHEDco’s work, primarily: youth development and education; family support services; and arts and culture initiatives.

The Development Officer will work closely with the Youth Development, Family Support, and the Bronx Music Heritage Center teams to produce high quality proposals, reports and other communications to a portfolio of foundation and government funders, and to identify new opportunities to engage supporters for youth leadership, education, development, supportive services for residents and community members, and synergies with arts and cultural opportunities offered through the Bronx Music Heritage Center (BMHC) and the Bronx Music Hall. This position reports to the Vice President, Development and External Affairs, and will be responsive and supportive to the Youth Development and Education, Family Support, and BMHC teams, as well as WHEDco’s communications, fiscal, and research, policy, and evaluation departments.

The Development Officer will work remotely until further notice with occasional in-person attendance expected for site visits, events, meetings, or specific in-person tasks.

 

Primary responsibilities of the Development Officer include: 

  • Writing high-quality, persuasive grant proposals and reports to communicate with corporate, foundation and government funders
  • Understanding the organizational and program budgets and developing appropriate and contextualized grant expenditure budgets and reports in concert with fiscal and program staff
  • Developing strong understanding of WHEDco’s programs, particularly those for which the Development Officer is raising funds, and building strong collaborative relationships with program leadership and staff
  • Researching, identifying, and developing appropriate and contextualized approaches to potential new funding sources
  • Cultivating and maintaining funder relationships, including setting up funder visits in coordination with Executive and Program staff
  • Tracking foundation/corporate relationships, deadlines and gifts in funding database
  • Developing collateral materials, as necessary

 

Qualifications include:

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
  • Minimum two years’ experience in writing and editing, with a strong preference for grant writing and management
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines
  • Strong understanding of budgets and intermediate to advanced ability and experience using Excel
  • Experience coordinating projects and teams across multiple departments
  • Experience coordinating events and/or site visits
  • Good professional judgment and discretion in being of service to multiple teams and senior managers
  • Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a collegial and fast-paced environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Organized with strong attention to detail
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office, donor management systems such as Donor Perfect Online, and Adobe Creative Suite highly desirable

 

Excellent benefits and competitive salary ($55,000-$75,000) based on experience.

 

All new hires must provide proof of having received at least one dose of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) authorized COVID-19 vaccine by their first day of employment, and proof of full vaccination within 30 calendar days.

 

 

 

How To Apply

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and two writing samples (preferably at least one grant proposal that has been funded) to: devofficer@whedco.org with “Development Officer– [YOUR NAME]” in the subject line.

 

WHEDco affords all qualified applicants equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed (religion), color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, or any other category protected by law.  WHEDco follows the requirements of the New York Human Rights Law with regard to non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.

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The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities. We build award-winning, sustainable, affordable homes – but our work is not over when our buildings are complete. WHEDco believes that to be successful, affordable housing must be anchored in strong communities that residents can be proud of. WHEDco’s mission is to give the South Bronx access to all the resources that create thriving neighborhoods – from high-quality early education and after-school programs, to fresh, healthy food, cultural programming, and economic opportunity. See www.whedco.org for more information.

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