Deadline
Mar 22, 2027
Closing in 154 days
Location
N/A
United States
Employment
None
Full or part time
Reference
N/A
Posted
Sep 23, 2026
About the role
Foundation Relations Manager
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Posting Details
Position InformationApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must maintain authorization throughout employment. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding.
| Position Title | Foundation Relations Manager |
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| Position Summary | The Manager of Foundation Relations is responsible for cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with foundation partners, stakeholders, and clients while supporting the development and stewardship of foundation funding opportunities. This role focuses on developing partnerships, aligning foundation objectives with the College’s goals, and providing grant development and project management support. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and organizational skills, a proven track record in foundation engagement, and experience in proposal development, prospect research and project coordination. Additional responsibilities include scheduling meetings for the Director, coordinating travel arrangements, and handling forms and data processing as needed. |
| Essential Duties and Responsibilities |
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| Required Qualifications | A bachelor’s degree in communications, English, business, nonprofit management, public administration, or a related field is preferred, with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in foundation relations, grants administration, development, project management, communications, or a related field. A high school diploma is required. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, strong attention to detail, and time management. The ability to independently manage multiple priorities, deadlines, projects, and relationships is essential. Experience reviewing, editing, and proofreading professional documents, including grant proposals, reports, and business correspondence, is preferred. A professional demeanor and the ability to interface with internal and external partners diplomatically and tactfully are essential. Strong research, fact-finding, analytical, and project management skills are required, including the ability to track multiple projects, maintain accurate records across various systems, monitor deadlines and deliverables, and interpret and apply policies, procedures, and funding requirements. Excellent customer service skills are required when interacting with internal and external partners, including senior leadership, faculty, donors, foundation representatives, and Board members. To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate to advanced skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), as well as proficiency in project management, database, and other systems used to track grants, relationships, deadlines, and deliverables. Experience creating reports, presentations, and other visual communications using Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar platforms is preferred. |
| Preferred Qualifications | Preference for candidates that have experience in managing grants at a large non-profit and/or in a higher education setting. |
| Certifications, Licenses, Restrictions | N/A |
| Physical Demands | While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, hear, sit, and use hands to operate computers and other office equipment and to move items. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, bend, and lift and/or move up to fifteen pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus. |
| Shift | Days |
| % Travel Required | 0% |
| Full Time/Part Time | Full-time |
| Work Location/Schedule: | This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Number of Vacancies | |
| Anticipated Candidate Start Date | |
| Position End Date |
| Posting Number | SC0958P |
|---|---|
| Posting Open Date | 09/22/2026 |
| Posting Closing Date | |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| EEO Statement | Spelman College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a smoke-free campus. |
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Required Documents- Resume
- Cover Letter of Interest
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