Employment Opportunity
Foundation and Corporate Relations Officer, Northwest Region
Olympic Park Institute, Seattle Office

This is a full-time position with Olympic Park Institute (OPI), a campus of Yosemite National Institutes (YNI). YNI is a nationally recognized leader in the field of experiential environmental education. Our mission is to teach science and environmental education in nature’s classroom to inspire a personal connection to the natural world and responsible actions to sustain it. YNI conducts programs for more than 40,000 participants annually at its three campuses: Olympic Park Institute in Olympic National Park, Washington; Headlands Institute in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, near San Francisco; and, Yosemite Institute in Yosemite National Park, California. To learn more about OPI, visit www.OlympicParkInstitute.org

The position will be located in OPI’s downtown Seattle office.

Duties of the Job:
This person will work, collaborate and coordinate closely with OPI’s Executive Director; the Development Officer, Northwest Region; the Development and Marketing Team of Yosemite National Institutes and the OPI Board of Directors. Responsibilities will include obtaining approximately $200,000+ in grant funds annually.

• Develop, implement, and track comprehensive plan for foundation, corporate, and government support; develop cultivation, solicitation and acknowledgement strategies for all institutional donors.
• Identify all institutional giving prospects for the organization; conduct continued and extensive prospecting for new sources of funding in the Northwest; match funding opportunities with appropriate OPI programs and projects.
• Plan, compose, write and submit well-conceived, compelling letters of inquiry and full grant proposals based on funders’ guidelines and program needs;
• Develop relationships with representative from granting agencies to familiarize them with OPI’s programs and activities; arrange meetings and site visits with sponsors and OPI’s Executive Director and/or program staff.
• Prepare monthly grant forecast and reports for YNI Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager.
• Prepare and present quarterly and annual goals and revenue projections for fundraising activities with the YNI Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager and the OPI Executive Director to the OPI Board.
• Maintain development database regarding institution fundraising strategies and activities including complete, up-to-date records of foundation, government and corporate prospects and donors.
• Ensure proper, individualized stewardship/public relations activities for each corporate, foundation or government donor; prepare grant reports to assure compliance with grant requirements.
• Make presentations to and coordinate follow-up activities with corporate, foundation or government prospects and donors.
• Work with the OPI Board’s Development Committee to facilitate their fundraising and development efforts in regards to foundation, government and corporate prospects and donors.
• Work as a team with other development staff in performing fundraising activities
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
The ideal candidate can demonstrate the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field;
• High degree of self-initiative; demonstrated ability to make connections and build relationships with potential funders and to represent the philosophy and funding needs of the organization;
• Knowledge of the philanthropic community in the Pacific Northwest;
• General knowledge of the principles and practices of the development field;
• Three-five years of development experience (preferably grantwriting/grant fund management);
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to write compelling funding requests;
• Proficiency in Word and Excel software;
• Experience with budget management and financial accounting/forecasting desirable;
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge or other donor software desirable;
• Familiarity with, and passion for, the environment and connecting people with nature.

Compensation:
Comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, generous vacation and the opportunity to work in beautiful national parks (while this position is based in OPI's downtown Seattle office, there will be periodic travel to Olympic National Park as needed).

To apply:
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit a full cover letter and resume via e-mail to NWGrantSearch@yni.org with “Foundation Relations Officer position” in the subject line. The position is open until filled.