Corporate Development Manager
Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
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Job Summary
The Corporate Development Manager (CDM) will join iMentors 10-person Development team which is collectively responsible for raising $22M. The CDM will report to the Managing Director of Institutional Partnerships (MDIP) and will be focused on providing research writing and grants management support for the maintenance and growth of our corporate portfolio. Under the guidance of the MDIP and Director of Corporate Partnerships the CDM will project manage and write LOIs proposals and reports; draft e-mails meeting agendas decks; and provide prospect research to uncover new opportunities. The ideal candidate is one who is a self-starter; an excellent writer storyteller and information synthesizer; highly organized; detail-oriented; and a cross-functional and collaborative project manager. This is an internal role for an individual who loves the writing project management and grants management side of institutional fundraising.
- Support 3 frontline fundraisers to write proposals and grant reports for a pipeline of 50-75 national institutional partners at the $100K-$1M giving range.
- Draft event and meeting follow-up materials for new partnership cultivation which may include pitch decks one-pagers and concept notes/LOIs.
- Research and qualify corporate prospects for fit to strengthen iMentors revenue pipeline and generate new sources of support.
- Proactively manage internal grants and stewardship calendar to ensure corporate deliverables (applications reports stewardship touchpoints) are executed in a timely manner.
- Own internal administration processes for frontline fundraisers such as logging contacts meetings tasks deliverables outreach and campaigns.
- Draft e-mail outreach meeting agendas and meeting follow-up materials upon request for frontline fundraisers.
- Ensure accuracy of forecasting and opportunity status data in Salesforce for corporate partnership pipeline and portfolio.
- Build relationships with key departments within iMentor e.g. program finance and research and evaluation to aggregate data and qualitative information that will help inform and tailor funder reports.
- Partner with key departments on corporate partnership execution and recognition e.g. working with Volunteer Engagement team to plan corporate mentorship events; or engaging Marketing & Communications team to fulfill sponsorship recognition benefits.
- 5 years professional experience with at least 3 years in relevant field with demonstrated success in relationship building grants management and proposal and report writing; experience in the nonprofit sector a must.
- Excellent grant writing skills with the ability to articulate clear persuasive and concise ideas.
- Experience building compelling PowerPoint decks preferred.
- Displays exceptional project management skills while balancing multiple complex projects in a highly deadline-driven environment.
- Flexible and adaptive to effectively manage changing priorities and new opportunities.
- Salesforce experience required.
- Demonstrated alignment with iMentors mission values and commitment to diversity equity and inclusion.
- Our organization works in partnership with district public schools across the doing so we must meet all compliance requirements of those districts including background checks.
- iMentor is committed to ensuring healthy and safe environments for our staff mentors and the students we order to fully comply with the NYC Vaccine mandate all iMentor employees (regardless of role or region) are required to be fully vaccinated priority to their start date.
- Salary $commensurate with experience
- Up to 100% employer funded comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- 18 days paid annual vacation (increasing annually to 21 23 25) 13 paid holidays your birthday one floating holiday iMentor closed between Christmas and New Years Day plus 6-7 sick days annually
- 401K match up to 4%
- Hybrid Home/Office/School working arrangement
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Dependent care and health care flexible spending plans
- Flexible personnel wellness budget for reimbursements or marketplace purchases
- Every staff member is eligible for organization-sponsored professional development annually
- 1 hour of wellness time off per week for wellness activities of your choosing
- 9 weeks of paid parental leave
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
iMentor matches every student in our partner high schools with a college-educated mentor—a personal champion to help them on their college journey.
