Corporate and Foundation Relationship Manager

Employment Opportunity with Operation Healing Forces: 

Overview

Building strong relationships is the core of our Mission and our partners are essential components to our ability to support Special Operations Forces (SOF) Service Members and their Families.

Joining the Operation Healing Forces (OHF) team means the opportunity to help transform the lives of our nation’s special operations forces heroes and their families. OHF is embarking on an exciting time in the organization’s history with the ability to elevate our capacity to new heights as we work to expand our reach, bolster our impact, and elevate our advocacy efforts. 

We are looking for a Corporate and Foundations Relationship (CFR) Manager with a nonprofit development background and an understanding of the United States Special Operations Forces active-duty and veteran community to join our team and help grow our portfolio of corporate, foundation, government, and community partners in order to elevate our mission of supporting SOF service members and their families, while advancing our vision of Creating Bonds That Cure. 

POSITION: Corporate and Foundations Relationship Manager

REPORTS TO: Director of Development

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Full-time, Exempt

PRIMARY WORK LOCATION: Tampa, Florida. Currently, this position is eligible to conditionally operate on a hybrid schedule with Monday and Friday designated remote workdays, and Tuesday – Thursday as in-office days. The hybrid work schedule is subject to change. Some travel is required.

PAY RANGE:  $58,000 - $65,000

How to Apply

Interested candidates should review our website at www.OperationHealingForces.org to learn about our organization. 

If you wish to apply, submit your resume, cover letter, and writing sample to Operation Healing Forces’ Hiring Committee at Admin@ophf.org no later than 6pm EST on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

The OHF Mission: 

Their Lives Are Our Mission

The mission of Operation Healing Forces (OHF) is to serve the needs of America’s wounded, ill, injured, and fallen Special Operations Forces service members, veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors through a suite of programs that promote long-term mental, physical, emotional, and fiscal well-being.

The OHF Vision: 

Creating Bonds That Cure

Operation Healing Forces’ vision is that all members of the Special Operations Forces community are able to enhance their resilience, empower their rehabilitation, embrace their reintegration, and lead fulfilling and productive lives.

Position Summary

The Corporate and Foundation Relationship (CFR) Manager is responsible for managing effective multi-year strategies for the cultivation and solicitation of grant and gift prospects, including corporate, foundation, institutional, and/or government donors and grantors.

In addition to building philanthropic support, the CFR Manager will engage businesses, foundations, and varied organizations to enhance understanding of the U.S. Special Operations Forces community and the physical, mental, emotional, and financial impacts that are often a result of their service to our nation. 

The CFR Manager will help advance OHF’s interests by identifying sources of support – proactively seeking opportunities to connect donors’ interests to our mission through research, active communications, meaningful connection opportunities, grant and LOI writing, creative sponsorships, and other fundraising strategies. The CFR Manager will build powerful partnerships for the organization’s therapeutic couples and therapeutic caregiver retreats, immediate needs program, and special operations additional resource (SOAR) programs through the cultivation of new relationships and attentive stewardship of existing ones.

This team member will demonstrate an understanding of the complex principles of developing donor strategies and will lean into that understanding in order to sustain and build strong relationships with a portfolio of new and current corporate and foundation donors and prospects. The CFR Manager will have grant writing expertise and knowledge of charitable giving sources, particularly corporate foundations, private foundations, community foundations, government grants, Donor Advised Funds, and industry partners. The CFR Manager will advance OHF’s case for support through thought partnership, sponsorships, marketing engagements, and other collaborations. 

A strong candidate will be self-motivated, have a minimum of four years of experience in organizational fundraising and grant writing, be an excellent communicator, highly organized, have the ability to travel for work purposes, and be adept at working with deadlines and competing priorities. The ideal candidate will also possess an understanding of the challenges facing special operations forces service members and their families.

Responsibilities 

●      Identify corporate, foundation, government, and community prospects and conduct research to determine interest and partnership and funding potential.

●      Build relationships with business, community, and foundation leaders to elevate awareness and excitement about OHF’s mission, identify areas of opportunity, and build trust to engage in long-term impact-centered, mutually rewarding partnerships. 

●      Manage an efficient calendar of grants and activities including due dates, acquisition, renewal, stewardship, recognition, and annual recaps of corporate, foundation, and government partner and grant programs – ensuring that all requirements are met by deadline dates.

●      Collaborate with the organizational leadership team and staff to create and execute an annual development plan, including developing goals, tracking progress, and assessing effectiveness.

●      Execute ambitious growth plans to raise significant funding from existing and new corporate partners, private and institutional foundations, as well as city, state, and federal agencies. 

●     Craft clear, compelling communication for letters of interest, grant, sponsorship, and other funding proposals, reports, and correspondence.

●      Provide updates and content for development communications, including newsletters, social media, annual reports, giving campaigns, presentations, and other materials. 

●     Collaborate with OHF’s administrative, resources, and programs teams to ensure viability, sustainability, and effective stewardship of grants and sponsorships.

●      Actively engage in regular donor and prospect verbal and written communication, cultivation, and direct solicitation in accordance with specific metrics, key performance indicators, and goals.

●     Manage cultivation and solicitation multi-year strategies for corporate & foundation sponsorships and grants, including the writing of compelling letters of interest, cases for support, grant and sponsorship proposals, and impact reports.

●     Work with staff and volunteers to implement successful fundraising and donor appreciation events, to include garnering corporate sponsorships for the events. 

●     Travel when necessary for the purpose of effective, coordinated, and efficient cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of grant and sponsor relations, as well as events and professional development opportunities.

●      Support the Development Team with major donor and stakeholder research and outreach, and with data collection and reporting for meetings, presentations, and publications. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent training and/or experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of four years spent as a professional nonprofit fundraiser with experience in organizational portfolio management, donor research and cultivation, grant writing, sponsorship creation, donor stewardship. 
• Previous experience raising corporate donations and working with corporate social responsibility teams is highly desirable.
• An established track record of securing restricted and unrestricted grant funding and sponsorships.
• Experience with CRM/fundraising software platforms and online donor research and grant-making tools. Experience with Salesforce is a plus. 
• Strong organizational skills and detail-orientation, including an ability to develop and manage complex systems for tracking, evaluating, and planning.
• Ability to work on occasional evenings and weekends. 
• Ability to travel occasionally when required for donor cultivation/stewardship, and some events.
• Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment as a collaborative member of a dynamic team. 
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills are required. Must have the ability to meet designated deadlines consistently.
• Ability to project, manage, and obtain quarterly and annual development goals.
• Ability to learn new computer programs within a reasonable amount of time and utilize these programs to support the organization's administrative, reporting, program, and donor and public relation needs.
• Familiarity with and ability to utilize online virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

Physical Demands:

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee will need to possess the ability to travel by auto, plane, and rail.
• While performing job duties, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands for writing, typing, and handling tools or equipment.

Operation Healing Forces does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, gender, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment. Prior to submitting your cover letter and resume for this position, please carefully review the requirements.