Grants and Stewardship Manager

Job Posting Title:

Grants and Stewardship Manager

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Hiring Department:

Jack S Blanton Museum of Art

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Blanton Museum of Art is committed to increasing the diversity and inclusion in its working environment.  The museum seeks an individual who pursues excellence through diversity at all levels and is committed to fostering an environment in which visitors, students, and staff from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcome and can thrive.

Purpose

To assist in executing a strategic fundraising effort for the Blanton’s annual operations, restricted programs, capital projects, and other special initiatives, with direct responsibility for supporting development projects and goals by providing general writing and editing support for grants, grant reports, impact reports, internal communications, letters, acknowledgements, and other materials that support fundraising and stewardship. As a member of the development team, this position will work collaboratively across the museum to support the department’s revenue goals. This position reports to, and works closely with, the Blanton’s director of development.

Responsibilities

• Draft acknowledgement letters and correspondence.
• Manage the production of all reports on donor-supported activity, including preparation, editing, and organizing of materials for the annual endowment impact reports.
• Compose and prepare proposals and supporting materials.
• Writes grant proposals and manages grants through the full grant cycle from application to final report.
• Coordinate and verify all donor listings and project credit lines for public distribution and recognition purposes, including production of the museum’s annual donor wall.
• Prepare briefing memos and informational packets as needed for donor-related meetings the museum director, director of development, and other development team members participate in.
• Perform research to help build a pipeline for grant development and increase the competitiveness of grant requests.
• Oversee the Blanton’s participation in Amplify Austin, 40 for Forty, and other special giving campaigns.
• Manage a comprehensive development calendar for the team to track stewardship and proposal deadlines.
• Oversee stewardship-related donor mailings, mail merges, and emails via Mailchimp.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in specialized development work including researching and preparing grant proposals and fundraising materials.
• Experience working in a museum, cultural, educational, or other non-profit setting.
• Knowledge of fundraising techniques and strategies, including grant research resources.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills and ability to communicate organizational objectives in a clear and compelling manner, as well as the detailed plans required to achieve goals.
• Ability to synthesize information.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Highly attentive to details, organized, and able to effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with complex budgets.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines; organize workflows and people.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with a team to produce quality work.
• Self-directing and motivated with demonstrated ability to establish timelines and meet strict deadlines with minimum supervision and with accuracy.
• Demonstrated flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate responsibly and professionally, internally and externally.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a work style that values collaboration.
• Strong judgment.
• Strong computer and database skills.
• Must be capable of working with sensitive information with complete confidentiality.
• Ability to work flexible hours during peak times and to assist at special events.
• While prior grant writing and reporting experience is preferred, professional writing experience from other fields (e.g. marketing, communications) may also be considered.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of organizational giving experience.
• Experience in an arts or education setting with grant writing.
• Proven track record of successful grant research and writing.
• Knowledge of the corporate, foundation, and government philanthropy landscape.
• Existing fundraising relationships at the local, state, and/or national level and the ability to network.
• Experience working in a fast-paced results-oriented environment.
• Strong presentation skills.

Salary Range

$52,500 to $55,000

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment

• Able to sit/stand for long period of computer use

• Repetitive motion using computer keyboard

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references including phone number and email contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.