Museum Jobs In Chicago Il

As the PMML evolves from a private foundation and into the public charity phase of the organization’s history, we are looking for a qualified candidate who has a successful track record of applying for and winning federal, state, foundation, and corporate grants. This position will help open a host of opportunities to support K-12 programming, public and family programming, exhibits, collections, the library, and capital campaigns.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Reports and works directly with the president of the PMML
• Assist with establishing and building PMML’s grant and proposal portfolio for future growth
• Work collaboratively with the Development Department where she/he can utilize the valuable and extensive networks of corporate and foundation donors in the Chicago area
• Able to network beyond the Chicago area and establish relationships with potential partners
• Conduct prospect research as well as write proposals and reports that will bring consistency, quality, and efficiency in our efforts.
• Can create “boilerplate” language which can easily and efficiently be tweaked depending on the prospective granter/funder.
• Will work with administration and operations to provide program and organization budgets in a format suitable for proposals.
• Assisting in the creation of support documents
• Can handle multiple projects at one time
• A natural storyteller and uses creative thinking
• Highly organized and self-motivated
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Perform any other related duties as assigned

Experience: required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English or a related field
• 7+ years of related experience in government grants
• Has worked in a not-for-profit sector
• Has handled grant proposals $25M+