Development Specialist

Mykroc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation, Sick, Personal leave

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Company-paid Life Insurance

Pension Plan

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Short Term Disability

403b retirement plan

Aflac products

Job summary

The Salvation Army in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Development Specialist to secure institutional gifts and manage grant funding across government, private foundations, and corporate partners.

You will coordinate with leadership, prepare funding proposals, and diversify the grant base to support programs and operations. This full-time, exempt role offers 40 hours per week, with starting pay up to $60,000 annually, commensurate with education and experience; located at Midland Divisional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required with 2 years’ relevant experience.
• Project coordination experience is important.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership and corps officers on missional needs and planning.
• Work closely with social services staff and corps officers when preparing projects for funding proposals.
• Perform relevant research to identify available grant opportunities and evaluate the results.
• Maintain existing and grow additional government agency, corporate and foundation funding partners.
• Assist with identifying and developing strategies to optimize the grants administration process.
• Work with Contracts and Grants Compliance Manager to ensure grants are implemented according to operational and financial needs, as well as funding guidelines.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Highly organized

Proactive multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

2 years’ work-related experience

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

The Salvation Army is one of the largest social service providers in the United States. We are committed to serving our neighbors in need through food pantries, shelters, financial assistance programs, summer camps, and more. You may recognize us from our Red Kettle Campaign at Christmas time, but the need of the less fortunate doesn't stop after Christmas, and neither do we. At The Salvation Army we are dedicated to Doing the Most Good.

Our Midland Divisional Headquarters located in St. Louis, Missouri, is looking for a professional with fundraising experience to join our team as the new Development Specialist. This individual will secure institutional financial gifts through personal solicitation and written proposals, which will provide funding for programs, corps, and general operations of The Salvation Army. This position manages a portfolio of government and private foundations, and assists with corporate prospects for solicitation, cultivation, and stewardship to achieve organizational goals and objectives in collaboration with Divisional Social Services. In pursuit of this objective, the Development Specialist will develop and execute a plan to diversify, strengthen, and increase the grant funding base including developing new sources of funding.

This is a full-time, exempt position, 40 hours per week, with a starting pay up to $60,000 a year depending on education and experience.

The Salvation Army Midland Divisional Headquarters is located at 1130 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, Missouri 63139.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with leadership and corps officers on missional needs and planning.
• Work closely with social services staff and corps officers when preparing projects for funding proposals.
• Perform relevant research to identify available grant opportunities and evaluate the results.
• Maintain existing and grow additional government agency, corporate and foundation funding partners.
• Assist with Identifying and developing strategies to optimize the grants administration process.
• Work with Contracts and Grants Compliance Manager to ensure grants are implemented according to operational and financial needs, as well as funding guidelines.

Full job description available upon interview.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years’ work-related experience, or combination of training and experience will be considered. Project coordination experience is important.

Required

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook and Teams).
• Detail oriented, growth mindset, values continuous improvement, and impeccable integrity.
• Hyper-organized and hard-working.
• Ability to work proactively on several projects at the same time with minimum supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of structuring routine and sensitive correspondence.
• Ability to relate to people in a courteous and professional manner with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be willing to continue education and learn new computer applications, as needed.
• Proficient with typical office equipment.

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates who are back-to-work, US Veterans, people with disabilities, people who have been impacted by the justice system, and/or people without a college degree are encouraged to apply.

The Salvation Army offers a competitive benefit package including:

• Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Discretionary Time
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Hearing insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Optional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company funded Pension Plan
• Long Term Disability with buyup option
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Voluntary Retirement Fund (403b)
• Voluntary Aflac products