Assistant Director of Institutional Giving

Job Title: Assistant Director of Institutional Giving
Department: Development
Reports to: Director of Development Operations
FLSA Status: Exempt
Date: Immediate
Job Overview:
The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan has an exciting position for a fundraising
professional with experience in institutional partnership and grant writing. The Assistant
Director of Institutional Giving (ADIG) will report to the Director of Development
Operations and serve as a critical development team member. The ideal candidate for
the ADIG role will be someone with 3-5 years of grant writing experience, a positive
attitude, willingness to learn, eagerness for a challenge, and ready to partner across the
organization to renew funding and secure new partners. The ADIG will join an
institutional giving team responsible for $4 million (and growing) in annual revenue.
The Development Team values collaboration and a growth mindset. We are in a period
of growth and transition and looking for the right next team member to join us.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Grant Writing:
 Write LOIs, proposals, and reports for grants from foundations, government agencies,
and corporate supporters.
 Work with program Center Directors to develop budgets, proposals, and reports.
 Work with Marketing staff to gather samples of outreach materials, photos of events and
programs, and other supporting materials relevant to the LOI, proposal, or report.
 Partner with the Finance team to ensure proper submission and reporting of budgets.
Evaluation:
 Participate in growing the use of evaluation across the organization, including
participating in training to develop surveys and evaluation skills
 Partner with Center and program staff to develop evaluation instruments to ensure the
inclusion of participation and performance data required by grantmakers for reporting
purposes.
Grants Management:
 Establish and maintain positive and respectful working relationships with grant
administrators and key staff at grantmaking institutions.
 Maintain an up-to-date and shareable calendar of all submission deadlines and grant
deliverables.
 Maintain an accurate and complete archive of all LOIs, proposals, reports, attachments,
and award documents.

 Work with Finance to update the status of grant awards, payments, and allocation of
funds.
 Provide grant revenue information for Center- or program-specific budget preparation
and forecasting.
Prospecting:
 Work with Center Directors to identify funding priorities, needs, and long-term plans.
 Conduct regular scans of upcoming institutional grant opportunities that match funding
priorities.
 Produce grantmaker profiles outlining their funding history and preferences, eligibility
requirements, and best fit for our funding needs. Include names of key people at each
institution to assist executive management in determining the viability of the request and
identifying existing relationships.
General Fundraising Support:
 Create meeting prep materials (e.g., one-sheets, talking points, program highlights,
program summaries, sponsorship options, Case for Support documents, fact sheets,
presentations, etc.) for Development staff and/or Executive team.
 Attend donor and prospect meetings whenever possible to gather information about
creating new grant requests.
 Assist with staffing needs at fundraising events (e.g., Annual Benefit).
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following qualities and attributes:
 Superior writing and editing skills.
 Excellent project management and organizational skills.
 Ability to communicate and work collaboratively with staff and stakeholders at all levels
of the organization (executive team, center directors, finance, program staff, marketers,
development colleagues, community partners, etc.).
 Command of software applications from Microsoft Office to the Google Suite along with
CRMs.
 Excellent understanding of and agility in working with online proposal submission
platforms.
 Commitment to representing the JCC with enthusiasm, warmth, and professionalism.
 Culture- and mission-driven focus.
 3-5 years of grant writing experience in the nonprofit sector or 5 years as a
program/grants manager at a funding institution.
Some of the Benefits of Joining the JCC Team
Warm and welcoming organization.
Access to all the cultural, learning, arts, and film programs
Investment in professional development and leadership skills
Receive fitness membership benefits at the pool and health club
This position is for 4 days in the office and 1 day virtually.

Salary : $65,000 - $80,000