Institutional Relationship Manager

Who We Are

Urban Homeworks' (UHW) mission is to lead the fight for housing justice so that people can have a safe, stable and dignified place to live. UHW develops dignified, affordable rental or homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income-primarily BIPOC-households. Using housing as a platform to combat racial wealth gaps and create broader social change, UHW works to build community between neighbors, businesses, and contractors in South and North Minneapolis.

What We Need

The Institutional Relationship Manager works closely with Urban Homeworks leadership and program staff to both create and implement strategy for all institutional giving. The Institutional Relationship Manager contributes to the overall success of the organization by meaningfully engaging our institutional funders, writing and submitting compelling grant proposals to both public and private funders, and increasing philanthropy's understanding of the intersections of race, housing, community development, and social justice.

Why You'll Love Working Here

You will love working for an anti-racist housing justice organization that proudly calls North Minneapolis home. You will be challenged and grow alongside colleagues making waves in Minnesota's housing ecosystem as we advocate for equitable housing solutions coming from the community. And you'll enjoy the hybrid work model with open concept workspaces that facilitate collaboration, a sweet rooftop patio for rest and refreshment, and daily opportunities to work alongside neighbors, colleagues, politicians, and partners in pursuing housing justice for all our neighbors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creating annual and multi-year revenue plans, goals, and budgets for grants and sponsorships.
• Implementing strategies for meeting goals through corporate, foundation, and government revenue.
• Maintaining a robust grant calendar to track deadlines for all proposals and reports.
• Leading in all grant writing (public and private) and report submissions.
• Collaborating with program staff to develop project budgets, grant proposals, and reports.
• Conducting prospect research to identify new funding opportunities.
• Establishing and growing new funding relationships, including with corporations, foundations, faith communities, and public entities.

Required Qualifications:

• Three or more years of relevant nonprofit development and/or grant writing experience with public and private funders.
• Strong project management skills demonstrated through attention to detail and follow through.
• Highly organized with the ability to meet multiple deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Relational ability to build connections with staff and external organizations.
• A solid understanding of program and proposal budgets.
• Strong computer skills in Word, Excel, and experience working with fundraising databases.
• Valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet Urban Homework's driving record requirements (preferred). Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Wages and Benefits:

• Salary Range: $60,000 - $69,000 on an annual basis, dependent on experience and qualifications.
• Paid vacation time, sick time, plus 22 paid days of collective office closure; competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA), and options for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). There is employer paid basic life insurance with the option for additional coverage paid by the employee. The employer pays for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and short- and long-term disability insurance. UHW sponsors a retirement plan.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Urban Homeworks. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials. You may also be contacted by a MACC employee to conduct or schedule an interview.

UHW participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.

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