Director of Institutional, Foundations and Government Giving – World Science Festival – New York, NY

The Director of Institutional, Foundations and Government Giving will be responsible for building a portfolio of private foundation, corporate foundation and government agency funders to support World Science Festival’s (WSF) near and long-term growth; reports to the Senior Director of Sponsorship and Corporate Relations.

Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage a fundraising portfolio focused on expanding and enhancing foundation, corporate foundation and government agency relationships and financial support. Responsibilities include identification of foundation and government prospects, development of fundraising strategies, and preparation of proposals, applications, reports, budgets, correspondence, and other written and financial materials.

Represents WSF, along with appropriate senior executive, with each of the institutions, as the institutional contact for the organization.

Proposal writing & preparation:

-Identify, solicit and cultivate major philanthropic commitments from foundations and governmental agencies to support the mission and goals of WSF.

-Partner with the Development, Finance, and Programming Departments on the creation of programmatic proposals targeted for institutional sources of funding.

-Develop competitive proposals; including letters of inquiry and full grant applications for WSF programmatic goals and initiatives.

   Reporting & Stewardship:

-Develop and maintain a high quality stewardship process for active institutional prospects and donors.

-Work with the Director of Finance & Administration to prepare required narrative and financial reports.

-Assure all grant requirements are fulfilled by the WSF Programming, Marketing, Media and Operations teams on the agreed upon schedule.

    Information Maintenance:

-Oversee maintenance of institutional donor and prospect histories and files (both physical and electronic in database) by the Development Coordinator.

-Coordinate and manage timely production and processing of all grant budgets, payments, and formal

Acknowledgements and correspondence.
Maintain and monitor full calendar of institutional giving activity, including proposal deadlines, prospect meetings,
Site visits, interim and final reports and other donor communications.

Qualifications and Special Requirements:

Through active and ongoing research into institutional sources of funding, identify emerging philanthropic trends and areas of common interest between institutional donors/prospects and WSF.
Working knowledge of foundation and government research resources is required.
Partner with the Development, Finance, and Programming Departments on the creation of programmatic proposals targeted for institutional sources of funding.
Minimum 8 years institutional giving experience.
Demonstrated grant writing success.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical skill, particularly with project budgets.
Capacity to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines consistently.
Ability to be self-directed and work independently in a fast-paced work environment.
Must be able to handle sensitive, confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
Collaborative, flexible, team-oriented and positive work ethic.
World Science Productions offers an unparalleled opportunity for an entrepreneurial and creative individual to contribute to a dynamic and growing media production organization.

How to apply

Please email resume with a cover letter and salary requirements to jobs@worldsciencefestival.com with “Director of Institutional, Foundations and Government Giving” in the subject line. No phone calls please.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status or sexual orientation. The Science Festival Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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