Grants Assistant

Major financial firm in New York seeks Community/Grants Analyst for hybrid contract role

EXPERIENCE IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE-WORKING WITH BLACKBAUD AND YOUR CAUSE

GRANT MAKING

CSR CONNECT

THEY DO A LOT OF EVENTS

EVENTS MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

TRACKING AND REPORTING

RESPONDING TO EMAILS AND EMAIL MAILBOXES

You will support the firm's corporate social impact activities. You will assist with employee engagement programming including volunteering and employee giving while also supporting grants administration, nonprofit due diligence, communications, and the tracking and reporting of the team’s activities.

Support the planning, logistics, and execution of employee engagement and volunteer

activities, including liaising with employees, managers and nonprofit partners and

developing related communications

Support signature employee engagement programs, including spring and holiday volunteer

campaigns, donation drives, their global day of service, and other initiatives

Create and maintain volunteer opportunities in the employee engagement platform including tracking and entering employee participation data

Manage the cultural benefits program, including relationship management with beneficiary

institutions, responding to employee inquiries, and updating program information on the

intranet

Conduct due diligence on nonprofit organizations to be supported through volunteerism or

philanthropic initiatives

Assist with the development and distribution of departmental communications, including

email announcements, intranet posts, signage, and social media

Monitor team inboxes and respond to employee inquiries in a timely and accurate manner

Support administration of the employee matching gift program, team volunteer grants and corporate contributions

Assist with processing grant and contribution applications, generating reports, and

coordinating with employee applicants, nonprofit organizations and software vendors as

needed

REQUIREMENTS:

2-4 years of relevant experience

Prior experience with matching gift and corporate contribution programs, volunteer

engagement, events management, and/or collaboration with communication teams

preferred

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, senior leaders, and

external stakeholders

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and Excel required

Experience using grant systems a plus

Strong interest in corporate social impact such as volunteerism and philanthropy and knowledge

of nonprofits a major plus

Experience with (YourCause/CSR Connect), (Blackbaud Grantmaking)