Community Specialist

Creative Cove Inc.; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Cove Inc. is seeking a Community Relations Specialist for a 12-month, onsite role three days per week in Massachusetts. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of coordination experience in nonprofit, grant, or community relations settings.

You will update grant trackers, support grant funding requests and sponsorships, move requests through the grant management system, and act as a primary contact for external partners and data queries. Collaboration across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to navigate systems and maintain databases
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritize across projects
• Self-motivated and autonomous with strong results focus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with database management and/or data analytics
• Experience in collaborative environments with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple processes and workstreams
• Strong customer relations and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (intermediate Excel)
• Knowledge of nonprofit sector is a plus

Responsibilities

• Update grant program trackers and monitor statuses and budgets
• Support grant funding requests, sponsorships, vet nonprofit organizations and perform initial reviews
• Assist in executing grant programs and process requests through grant management system
• Serve as a resource for external partners and troubleshoot database questions
• Track and monitor event sponsorships and guest lists
• Support research and other related projects as assigned

Job description

Our Metrowest retail client is looking for a Community Relations Specialist; this is a 12 month role and is onsite 3 days a week. We are looking for 3+ years of coordination experience in non-profit, Grant and/or community relations.

Responsibilities:

• Updates grant program trackers for CR team to monitor statuses of grant requests and overall programs, including tracking and monitoring budgets
• Supports Community Relations grant funding requests and sponsorship requests, including vetting nonprofit organizations and doing first level reviews of requests
• Supports the execution of grant programs, including moving requests through the grant management system
• Serves as a resource for database questions from external partners, including nonprofit grantees and applicants, and is the point of contact for external troubleshooting
• Tracks and monitors event sponsorships, including guest lists
• Supports research needs and other miscellaneous projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Ability to navigate systems, maintain database and produce reporting
• Excellent attention to detail with an ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities across several Teams and projects
• Self-reliant and self-motived, with the ability to work autonomously to achieve results
• Great teammate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with database management and/or data analytics
• Experience working in highly collaborative setting with multiple levels of stakeholders
• Ability to be flexible and navigate multiple processes and workstreams at the same time
• Strong customer relations skills
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (emphasis on intermediate level Excel experience)

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of the nonprofit sector
• Experience with Blackbaud and iGAM
• Using Power BI to pull and create reports