PRIMARY PURPOSE: The Foundation Relations Specialist supports the Foundation Giving Team through grant reporting, donor data management, campaign coordination, and written materials that drive funding and advance NTFB’s mission.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, or a related field preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines with minimal supervision 
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Strong proofreading, editing and grammar skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment to support fundraising goals
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook; intermediate proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience using a constituent relationship management (CRM) system; experience with Blackbaud products preferred 

Experience:

• Two years of professional experience producing written materials (e.g., grant proposals, reports and communications)
• Experience with grant writing or project management preferred

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage grant reporting requirements, including gathering information in coordination with other NTFB business units, creating accurate and timely grant reports, and fulfilling donor documentation requests
• Maintain and update the grant reporting calendar.
• Produce and submit grant proposals, reports, and donor communications in alignment with the NTFB strategic plan, team production standards, and plan of work
• Select, adapt and maintain template materials for grant proposals, recognition letters and reports
• Lead and coordinate internal events and meetings in support of development and engagement initiatives
• Use the NTFB constituent relationship management system to document processes, manage tasks and track requests
• Input and maintain donor data in the CRM system to support reporting, campaigns, and relationship management 

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Adapt effectively to workplace stressors, including customer concerns, compliance issues and competing priorities of significance to the team’s success.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.  
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 15 pounds.  

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS:

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with open floor plan with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)
• Ability to work outside the traditional 40-hour workweek, some evenings/weekends required
• Travel may be required within our 12-county service area

The mental and physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all skills, duties, responsibilities, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, NTFB reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

The North Texas Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer.