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National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 133-year-old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. With 250,000 grassroots advocates and 45 local sections, we combine education, direct service, and advocacy to create lasting social change.

We approach our work through a Jewish, gender, economic, and racial justice lens, centering those most impacted. Our deep partnerships across civil rights, faith-based, and governmental spaces reflect our intersectional values.

NCJW is at a transformational moment, guided by a bold new strategic plan. Our audacious goal: engage one million changemakers nationwide to improve the lives of women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. To reach that goal, NCJW is making important adjustments to its structure, strategy and staffing. This role is a part of that vision.

Position Summary:

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) seeks a Foundations Relations Manager who will lead stewardship of current foundation fundraising efforts, as well as identify, cultivate, and secure new funding opportunities to grow foundation revenue for the organization. The Foundations Relations Manager will be an effective relationship builder and storyteller who can bring NCJW’s work to life through strong presentations, communication, and grant proposals and reports that inspire investment and build a pipeline of foundation funding. The individual must be a team player with a willingness to adapt to new and evolving organizational and funding priorities as events and project deadlines dictate. This position reports to the Vice President of Development and is based in Washington, DC.

Primary Responsibilities

Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain strategic foundation moves management plans to direct and monitor the progress of donor relationships.
• Establish and maintain relationships with foundation program officers, community leaders, and corporate giving managers to build increasing levels of engagement and support.
• Translate complex information and summarize persuasively in written format for a variety of internal and external audiences.

Grant Management

• Systematically track deadlines and foundation expectations to ensure reports and letters of intent are submitted in a timely manner to ensure ongoing funding and opportunities.
• Work closely with the Vice President of Development and the Development team, as well as programmatic staff, to prepare compelling proposals, stewardship materials, concept notes, grant deliverables, and other materials as needed, and ensure submissions are complete, accurate, and timely.
• Utilize cultivation strategies and research to help prepare the Executive Vice President and relevant staff in advance of events, conferences, or meetings with funders and to undertake solicitations.
• Oversee a portfolio of existing foundation relationships and identify, research, and set strategies to actively prospect new foundation funders with a goal of increasing funding from ongoing and new entities.
• Act as a thought partner with the Executive Vice President and Vice President of Development to strategize and manage foundation prospecting and stewardship efforts.
• Determine and lead a regular cadence of pipeline meetings with the Executive Vice President , Vice President of Development, and other relevant staff to ensure alignment.
• Ensure accurate maintenance and collection of foundation information, revenue records, and grant documentation in NCJW’s database system, EveryAction.
• Host kick-off meetings with relevant staff across departments before proposals and reports are due to ensure accurate reporting and information to be pitched.

Key Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of project management experience working within an organizational setting with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Knowledge of grants and grant administration systems, processes, and budgeting.
• Track record of successful grant writing, leading to 5- and 6-figure grants.
• Superior oral communication, written communication, research, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships within and outside the organization.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work.
• Extremely meticulous with details.
• Ability to interpret financial data and prepare budgets and financial grant reports in concert with the Finance Department.
• Ability to be discreet with personal information that may be needed for some grants, such as employee salaries or upcoming projects.
• Ability to work both independently and with supervision, and as part of a diverse team
• Aptitude for multitasking, prioritizing, attention to detail, and managing time in a fast-paced environment, which often presents competing priorities.
• Creative team player with a collaborative spirit and proven ability to build productive working relationships internally and externally.
• A self-starter, goal-driven to initiate donor visits and fundraising calls.
• Experience with Google Suite, databases (EveryAction), and online portals to regularly upload grant reports.
• Prior experience with Jewish communal or progressive issue-based organization preferred.
• Passion for NCJW’s mission.

Benefits, Paid Federal and Jewish Holidays

NCJW offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including 25+ paid Federal and Jewish Holidays each year, plus paid vacation time, sick time, and extensive paid leave. In addition, NCJW offers a retirement savings account with employer match, health insurance, dental, vision, disability insurance, professional development, life insurance, flexible spending account, transit benefits, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.

NCJW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At National Council of Jewish Women, we are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and accountability. We honor the wisdom, insights, perspectives, and experiences of diverse viewpoints, and recognize that many critical voices have been underrepresented in Jewish organizational life and nonprofit organizations as a whole for too long. We welcome applications from people of diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, culture, age, creed, disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other protected status.

About NCJW

National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 133-year-old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. Through the efforts of our 250,000 grassroots advocates and 45 local sections, NCJW combines education, direct service, and advocacy to affect lasting social change at the local, state, and national levels.

We approach our work Jewishly and through the intersections of gender, economic, and racial justice to center those most impacted. NCJW’s intersectional work in progressive and Jewish spaces has resulted in deep partnerships with secular and faith-based human rights organizations, BIPOC-led grassroots organizations, and governmental allies. NCJW has a lead role in many civil rights coalitions and legacy networks. Rooted in the Jewish values of justice (tzedek), repairing the world (tikkun olam), and compassion (chesed), NCJW has been a leading voice in advancing social justice for decades.