The Development Officer will assist the Director of Foundation and Government Relations with fundraising from foundations and government agencies in both the U.S. and Japan, ensuring the smooth operation of all aspects of Japan Society’s efforts in these areas. The Development Officer will conduct prospect research, process gifts and send acknowledgement letters, write letters of inquiry, proposals, and donor reports, utilize Raiser’s Edge for data entry and generating reports and queries, create and manage financial reports in Excel, and do some light administrative work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct new prospect research for all departments at Japan Society plus general operating & capital improvement projects;
• Manage a portfolio of federal/state/municipal government and foundation funders;
• Write cover letters, letters of inquiry, proposals, and reports;
• Gift processing and acknowledgement;
• Create budgets and financial reports in Excel;
• Data entry and record keeping;
• Processing and aggregation of constituents survey data for proposals and reports
• Track prospects, make updates, batch payments, and create reports & queries in Raiser’s Edge;
• Administrative tasks, such as maintaining files and a grants calendar;
• Manage and assign tasks to interns, as needed;
• Provide staffing support at various Japan Society events, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3-5 years related non-profit experience, particularly as a grant writer;
• Knowledge of government grants and previous experience writing & managing government applications are a huge plus;
• Must be a very strong writer with the ability to synthesize complex program concepts into compelling proposals and reports;
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, flexible, and a team player with the ability to multitask and maintain multiple deadlines;
• Excellent oral, interpersonal and intercultural communication skills are a must;
• Experience with Microsoft Office and familiarity with database processing (preferably Raiser’s Edge) are essential;
• Interest in and knowledge of Japanese culture and some Japanese language ability are a plus

To apply, please follow the link to the Application Portal

Salary: $55,000