Position Summary:
Codman Square Health Center is searching for a dedicated and mission-driven Development Specialist to support our organization’s development team in creating and implementing strategies that ensure sustainability and organizational growth. The Development Specialist manages corporate and foundation grant and fundraising opportunities through prospecting, research, proposal writing, and reporting. The Development Specialist will also support Codman’s government and public grants management. The Development Specialist reports to the Director of Development & Grants.
The ideal candidate for this role should possess strong writing, research, and project management skills and work independently and collaboratively. They should have excellent attention to detail, good people skills (internal and external), exceptional communication skills, time management skills to meet deadlines, and an understanding of the important mission-driven nature of the position and our organization. The successful, noteworthy Development Specialist candidate will enhance the efficiency of administrative functions, help secure funding, maintain positive relations with external donors and internal project champions, and ensure the quality and integrity of the grants/development process. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of work experience, preferably in development with a health care or human service nonprofit and demonstrated transferable skills in grant writing and portfolio management. Familiarity with Boston corporate/foundation funding landscape is a plus, though not a requirement.
Learn more at https://www.codman.org/about/careers/