{"id":41070,"date":"2017-03-01T04:52:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T08:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41070"},"modified":"2017-03-01T04:52:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T08:52:14","slug":"job-director-foundation-and-government-relations-japan-society-new-york-city-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/01\/job-director-foundation-and-government-relations-japan-society-new-york-city-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Director, Foundation and Government Relations &#8211; Japan Society (New York City, New York)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>, an ALT currently living in Toyota City<\/em><em>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition: <\/b>Director, Foundation and Government Relations<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by: <\/strong>Japan Society<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Locati<\/strong><strong>on:\u00a0<\/strong>New York, NY, USA<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Contract: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Full-time<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here&#8217;s another job via Idealist:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Established in 1907, New York&#8217;s\u00a0Japan Society\u00a0is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers opportunities to experience Japanese culture, and fosters sustained and open dialogue on issues important to the U.S., Japan, and East Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>DIRECTOR, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japan Society seeks a Director, Foundation and Government Relations to lead fundraising efforts to obtain restricted program support, general operating funds, and funding for capital projects from foundations and city, state and federal government agencies. The Director is responsible for developing a fundraising strategy and annual fundraising calendar, identifying new funding sources, stewarding current and prospective funders, drafting and editing proposals and reports, and supervising the department&#8217;s staff. The Director must be a proactive, innovative leader with superior communication skills who can expand Japan Society&#8217;s funding sources by identifying and stewarding new funding prospects. This position works closely with Japan Society&#8217;s President, Chief Development Officer, senior management, and program directors as a key member of the organization&#8217;s development team.<strong><!--more--><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The major responsibilities are to:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Establish the fundraising strategy, set priorities, develop and implement the annual fundraising calendar for foundation and government support;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Work with program directors and other key staff to develop project proposals;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Research and identify new funding sources and opportunities to expand foundation and government support;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steward relationships with current funders, and cultivate new and prospective funders;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Organize site visits and prepare guest lists for Japan Society events, openings, etc.;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Draft and edit grant proposals, reports, concept papers, <\/span>acknowledgement<span style=\"color: #000000\"> letters, correspondence and other communications;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Supervise and mentor department staff. Assign and monitor staff projects;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ensure accurate tracking of grant submissions, reporting, <\/span>acknowledgements<span style=\"color: #000000\">, correspondence, receipt of grants and pledges, and other relevant data;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Monitor compliance with grant and reporting requirements;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Maintain Japan Society&#8217;s DataArts profiles, New York State Grants Gateway, New York City HHS Accelerator, and Federal System for Award Management (SAM) required for government funding;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Coordinate with development and program staff on funding credit lines;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Serve as staff liaison to Board of Trustees Program Committee;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Administer departmental budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">BA required, relevant master&#8217;s degree preferred;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Minimum seven years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated track record of success in securing foundation and government grants. Strong proficiency in the grants development process including prospect research, <\/span>proposal<span style=\"color: #000000\"> and budget development, solicitation and gift management;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Outstanding writing skills with the ability to write persuasively and quickly. Strong verbal presentation skills essential;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Must be an innovative and strategic thinker, and able to implement new initiatives;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strong organizational skills, ability to work well under pressure, and meet deadlines is essential;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Must possess strong interpersonal skills and be a team player;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Raiser&#8217;s Edge or similar donor management software;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Familiarity with fundraising in the arts and cultural sector preferred;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge of Japanese society, <\/span>culture<span style=\"color: #000000\"> and language a plus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japan Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.\u00a0Visit our website <\/span>at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japansociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.japansociety.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>To Apply:\u00a0<\/strong>Email your cover letter and resume to the Director of Human Resources at<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jobs@japansociety.org\" target=\"_blank\">jobs@japansociety.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position: Director, Foundation and Government Relations Posted by: Japan Society Location:\u00a0New York, NY, USA Contract: Full-time Here&#8217;s another job via Idealist: Established in 1907, New York&#8217;s\u00a0Japan Society\u00a0is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aGq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41071,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41070\/revisions\/41071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}