Foundation Relations Manager

Who We Are:
Since 1985, BHCHP’s mission has been to ensure unconditionally equitable and dignified access to the highest quality health care for all individuals and families experiencing homelessness in greater Boston. Over 10,000 homeless individuals are cared for by Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program each year. We are committed to ensuring that every one of these individuals has access to comprehensive health care, from preventative dental care to cancer treatment. Our clinicians, case managers, and behavioral health professionals work in more than 30 locations to serve some of our community’s most vulnerable—and most resilient—citizens.

Job Summary:
Hours: Full-time; 40 hours per week, Monday -Friday
Union: None
Union Name: None
Patient Facing: No

At Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) the Foundation Relations Manager will play a key role in securing philanthropic support from corporate and family foundations. Reporting to the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, the candidate will contribute to prospect research, proposal writing and submission, grant reporting, stewardship, and the tracking of relevant data.

Responsibilities:

• Mastering the fundamentals of foundation giving, prospect research, donor cultivation, and stewardship; regularly updating the donor database to maintain accurate and comprehensive records of donor and prospect interactions and track grant deadlines and milestones.
• Developing an understanding of BHCHP’s scope of services and programmatic goals.
• Communicating with staff to gather program information, and patient stories in support foundation relations activities.
• Collecting and organizing comprehensive information about prospective foundation funders, identifying areas of alignment with BHCHP’s mission; liasoning with potential and existing funders.
• Assisting with stewardship strategies to engage active and lapsed foundation funders.
• Drafting and editing written materials, including concept papers, grant proposals and applications, reports, and acknowledgement letters; supporting Development Team events and activities.
• Assisting with the management of foundation grants.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; 3-5years of development or relevant experience, with a minimum of 2 years of grant writing and management experience.
• Superior communication skills; excellent problem solving and time management skills
• Strongly detailed oriented, high level of accuracy, and good prioritization skills including the ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with constituents, hospital staff, and patients in a professional and courteous manner.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Raiser’s Edge.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The compensation range is $68,460-$109,536.
• BHCHP full time employees are eligible for our competitive time off policy of 4 weeks’ vacation, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan and employer retirement contribution, and pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount. Eligible employees receive yearly increases, additional compensation of seven thousand five hundred dollars added to your base hiring rate for demonstrated bilingual proficiency and the opportunity to work with local hospitals and community health centers.

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is an equal opportunity employer .

Covid-19 Vaccination: Proof of Covid-19 vaccination(s) is optional for employment. Candidates who are offered employment will be given details about how to demonstrate receipt of vaccination if they choose to.

Please Note: Employment at Boston Health Care for the Homeless is at-will. Boston Health Care for the Homeless does not sponsor work authorization visas.