Job Description

Overview

At CEDARS, our mission is to help children achieve safety, stability, and enduring family relationships. For over 75 years, thousands of kids and families have found refuge and a new beginning at CEDARS. As one of Nebraska’s most trusted human service organizations, we make sure that kids feel safe and secure. At the same time, we’re giving parents, foster families, and partnering agencies the support they need to care effectively for kids.

Job Skills / Requirements

Reports To: President/CEO

Classification: Exempt

Job Summary:

The Director of Grant Development is responsible for leading CEDARS’s grant strategy, researching funding opportunities, and securing financial support from government entities, corporations, and private foundations.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Designing and executing long-term grant acquisition and business development strategies that align with the organization's mission and financial goals.
• Prospect Research: Identifying, vetting, and pursuing new grant opportunities and funding streams.
• Proposal Writing & Editing: Drafting, editing, and submitting complex, compelling grant proposals, budgets, and letters of inquiry.
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensuring all post-award stipulations, financial reporting, and compliance requirements are met for awarded grants.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Working closely with finance teams, program managers, and executive leadership to align budgets and narrative outcomes.
• Perform other related assignments as directed by your supervisor.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of CEDARS.
• Maintain professional boundaries in the provision of services.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in public administration, communications, human services (social work, psychology, criminal justice etc.), business administration or a related field.  Master’s degree in a relative field is preferred.
• Three years of related experience with a broad understanding of grant and proposal writing strategies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, creativity, enthusiasm for development, and exceptional teamwork skills.
• Previous successful grant writing experience preferred.
• A genuine interest in and concern for all youth and families.
• Sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the clients and families CEDARS serves.
• Ability to work with other professionals in the organization and the community.
• Ability to represent CEDARS in a positive and professional manner.

Education Requirements (All)

Master's Degree Preferred
Bachelor's Degree Required

Additional Information / Benefits

As a full-time active employee, you are eligible to participate in the following benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision coverages

• flexible spending accounts and health spending accounts

• personal leave, emergency leave, paid holidays, and floating holidays

• retirement plan with 5% company match

• life & long-term disability insurance

• employee assistance program

• wellness and engagement program

• early childhood childcare discount

• opportunities to collect overtime hours if desired

• shift differentials for overnight hours worked and holidays

• mileage reimbursement

• extensive training and professional development opportunities

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, Long Term Disability, 401K/403b Plan, Childcare Discount