Development Specialist

The Salvation Army North & Central Illinois Division; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army Midland Divisional Headquarters in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Development Specialist with fundraising experience to secure institutional gifts and manage a grants portfolio for programs, corps, and operations.

This full-time role emphasizes proposals, cultivation, and stewardship in collaboration with Divisional Social Services. Responsibilities include researching grant opportunities, diversifying funding sources, and guiding the grants process with attention to deadlines and

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.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook and Teams).

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

Communication skills

Project coordination

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Highly organized

Proactive work style

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Database experience

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Full job description available upon interview.

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).
• Database experience.
• 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.