Rose Community Foundation seeks a Director of Jewish Community Grants & Partnerships to develop and implement strategies around grantmaking, initiatives and partnership building to advance the Foundation’s Jewish Life portfolio, which seeks to support a dynamic and inclusive Jewish ecosystem that embraces a myriad of ways to be Jewish and builds enduring community infrastructure to sustain it.

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HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application, including a resume and cover letter. Please upload your cover letter under “Other Documents.” Any questions about the position should be directed to Mary Haynes, Director of Talent and Administration, at mhaynes@rcfdenver.org. Applications are due by 9:00 p.m. on Monday, May 30.

Required

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree or equivalent life and work experience
• At least five years’ grantmaking experience
• Strong working knowledge of organized Jewish communities
• Ability to read and interpret nonprofit budgets and financial statements
• Understanding of current philanthropic trends, grantmaking philosophies and approaches, including trust-based philanthropy, equitable grantmaking practices, participatory grantmaking, etc.
• Excellent organizational, project, and time management skills with the ability to prioritize, communicate with team members, follow through and track against multiple deadlines and deliverables; detail-oriented and committed to accuracy
• Ability to work autonomously to manage a body of work and collaborate as part of a team-player
• Strong public speaking and written communication skills, including giving presentations and writing and editing reports, summary memoranda, correspondence, etc.
• Technologically adept with strong proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook and SharePoint) and the ability and willingness to quickly learn new systems and technology, including CRM databases, grants management systems, etc.
• Ability to remain sensitive to local community and nonprofit issues/needs and exemplify tact and humility in carrying out day-to-day Foundation and grantmaking duties
• Proven track record of building trusted relationships and working effectively across different settings, communities and issues – with people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and cultures
• Lived experiences and/or personal understanding and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and a commitment to incorporating them into internal and external work
• Commitment to the Foundation’s core values and culture
• Willingness to travel for work, primarily within the seven-county Greater Denver community and occasionally for conferences or other non-local events

Preferred

• Experience working in Jewish communal organizations and/or philanthropic organizations
• Knowledge of Greater Denver’s Jewish communities and nonprofits (but non-Denver applicants are welcome)
• Knowledge of opportunities, challenges and trends in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors regionally and nationally
• Experience with a diverse range of grantmaking processes, approaches, tools, and tactics, including traditional proposal review processes, participatory grantmaking, Program Related Investments (PRIs), etc.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Experience with various community engagement methods