The Proteus Fund seeks a full-time Officer for Partnerships to work on the Death Penalty Abolition Fund, a new Proteus Fund program, and Proteus Fund. As a member of the Partnership Team who reports to the Director of Partnerships, the Officer for Partnerships will be responsible to develop and manage an outreach and engagement program for foundation funding partners. This includes proposal and report writing, promotional writing, special events management, and branding and communication.
Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and five to seven years of experience in philanthropy, fundraising, communications or relevant management-level position. Additional qualifications and a detailed job description can be found on the organization’s website, http://www.proteusfund.org/officer-partnerships-job-description. The organization prefers candidates who can work out of its office in Amherst, MA but strong candidates in other parts of the state or country will be considered.
The Proteus Fund is a grant-making foundation committed to advancing justice through democracy, human rights, and peace. We partner with individual donors and foundations to achieve their goals, through strategy development, research and fund management. Proteus is known for tailored grant- making initiatives that are responsive, have high impact and integrate support for lobbying activity. Our work advances issues at the leading edge of democracy and social change.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest with Subject Line: Officer for Partnerships, a resume, salary requirements, and contact information for three references. Our preference is to receive all materials via email at hr@proteusfund.org. Applications received by April 15, 2013 will be given priority consideration.
Proteus Fund believes that one of the great strengths of community is the rich diversity of its residents in race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age and physical ability. Proteus Fund affirms publicly its moral and legal commitment to a policy of equal opportunity in employment.
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