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Duties and Responsibilities

Writing and Reporting
• Prepare compelling grant proposals and reports to current and prospective corporate, foundation and government funders.
• Configure project budgets and evaluation data per funder requirements.
• Develop standard language to describe the NJ Symphony’s programs and activities which can be used throughout the year across the organization.
• Gather and efficiently summarize information from cross-departmental colleagues (i.e., program details, digital images, financial data, participant testimonials) to demonstrate program impact to funders.

Funder Cultivation and Stewardship
• Maintain and cultivate relationships with a dedicated portfolio of institutional donors and prospects with an emphasis on expanding the donor base in Jersey City/Hudson County.
• Identify prospects for funding and develop snapshot profiles for each, including recommendations for next steps in cultivation.
• Participate in internal meetings to establish funder cultivation and solicitation strategies, site visits with current and prospective funders, and phone calls to build relationships and/or receive funder feedback.
• Prepare materials for funder meetings.
• Assist in fulfilling benefits for funding partners by tracking activity, working with marketing colleagues to produce collateral material and providing on-site support for events.

Other Areas of Focus
• Develop a thorough understanding of the activities and impact of the Symphony’s programs, both artistic and educational, through first-hand observation of the programs and close professional relationships with cross-departmental colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with cross-departmental colleagues to ensure that funder requirements are met.
• Maintain an accurate calendar of proposal, reporting and relationship management deadlines in the donor database.
• Assist in tracking portfolio performance against organizational goals.
• Configure project/program budgets that track expenditures per funder requirements.
• Track Education and Community (ECE) funding against budget and goals.

OTHER INFO
• Must be able to physically work in our Newark, NJ, office at least two days a week (with a move to Jersey City tentatively scheduled for 2025).
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as required and provide own transportation to donor meetings and multiple NJ Symphony performance venues.

Hours: Full-time, Monday through Friday. Employees will work a hybrid schedule with two days in the office and the other days remote. Additional evenings and weekends may be required, specifically for working at concerts and events in multiple locations throughout northern and central New Jersey. Comp time is provided for hours worked for night and evening events.