Non Profit Careers

Do you have a heart for helping people? Would you like to impact the lives of families for generations to come? The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Marketing and Communications Coordinator to join our team. As a key member of our MarComm team, you will play a crucial role in supporting and promoting our mission while developing your personal and professional skills.

Responsibilities:

Strategy (10%)

• Collaborate with the Marcomm team to help develop and execute strategic communication plans.
• Assist in maintaining web content and executing social media strategies.
• Track projects and media exposure.

Content (65%)

• Assist in drafting and editing communications copy, including press releases, publications, and social media posts.
• Manage social media accounts and track performance metrics.
• Manage content distribution schedules.
• Ensure consistent messaging across all channels.

Events (5%)

• Assist in planning and promoting events, workshops, and conferences.
• Collaborate with the Marcomm team to develop event-specific marketing materials.
• Coordinate event logistics, including invitations, registrations, and follow-up communications.
• Ensure successful event communication.

Media (10%)

• Coordinate interviews, press conferences, and media coverage.
• Monitor media mentions and respond effectively.
• Prepare press kits, respond to media inquiries, and coordinate interviews.

Support (10%)

• Be a liaison to various internal teams and programs as assigned.
• Maintain MarComm calendars, appointments, and project timelines.
• Track and analyze marketing metrics, website traffic, and social media engagement.
• Prepare regular reports to evaluate campaign effectiveness.

Requirements and Skills:

Experience: Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in a marketing and communications environment.

Education: BA/BS in marketing, communications, or a related field.

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid writing, editing, and research skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Passion to impact lives through communication.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, social media platforms, Adobe CC, and WP CMS

This position is Full-Time and On-Site. Local Candidates Only. $40-45K.

If you are interested to apply for this position, please click HERE.

 

Grants Administrator and Relationship Manager

The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families (Center) is recruiting for a full-time Grants Administrator and Relationship Manager. The Center is a faith-based nonprofit that works to end father absence through educational programming, wraparound services, research, and advocacy. Our Center office is in Columbia, SC, and we have a network of five fatherhood organizations across the state.

What Would I Do Every day?

The Grants Administrator and Relationship Manager is a critical position within the development infrastructure. In this position, you will facilitate research, ensure alignment of grantor and Center mission, and work closely with the grant writer to ensure proper vetting and proposal development.

To ensure integrity and accountability of grant implementation, you will collaborate with Center leadership to guarantee the seamless, integrated coordination among staff at the Center for the life cycle of assigned grants through project completion and will work in tandem with key program, finance, evaluation, and development staff. While several individuals within the Center are involved in a variety of activities associated with each grant, you will provide coordination and planning for the submission and reporting on assigned grants as well as stewardship of the grantors.

The Grants Administrator and Relationship Manager will:

• Facilitate research on potential funding sources from private and corporate foundation sectors, including national prospects and government agencies; compiles and disseminate information relative to current and future grant opportunities; interact with respective leadership, program and development staff to make submission decisions and monitor related actions and deadlines.
• Serve as the main point of contact for coordination with lead and support grant writers or contractors.
• Collaborate with respective finance, development, program, communication, and other colleagues at the Center and local organizational level, manage proposal development process including conception, assignment of pre-proposal or proposal development duties, ensure proper review, final approval and submission.
• Ensure grants are celebrated, communicated and initiated upon receipt of awards. Monitor all grants, project tracking and management to ensure key program tasks are completed in a timely manner and in accordance with the proposal. Works with Director of Evaluation to ensure proper data collection as required by the funder.
• Identifies problematic areas and alerts appropriate staff for intervention and corrective action.
• Prepare narrative reports, coordinates financial reports with the Director of Finance and ensures timely submission.
• Actively steward funders and respond to funder requests (unless there is an assigned project manager).
• Collaborate with communications team to ensure grant awards are shared and promoted across the state and with targeted stakeholders noting impact and significance of each investment.
• Work with leadership to assess grant success and potential growth and scalability or course correction for future grants.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested with a professional, positive attitude and team spirit.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, policy, social work, public health, or other related fields with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in grants development and coordination.
• Experience in writing highly competitive proposals in a fast-paced environment that clearly articulates the need for funding – be it continued/new and restricted/unrestricted –as well as the significance of the program/function for submission to local/regional/national private foundations, corporations, and public agencies.
• Knowledge of and experience in all facets of grants management work, including proposal development, budget development, familiarity with online applications and administration of grants.
• Embody a solid understanding of budgets as they relate to proposals and grants.
• Exhibit excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to transform ideas into text.
• Proficient in research, interpretation, and data analysis.
• Possesses intellectual curiosity; sleuths for outside-the-box opportunities, asks questions in order to learn, understand, and recommends solutions.
• Be a critical thinker, well-organized, and detail-oriented; demonstrated ability to be proactive and take initiative; work both independently and in a team setting; prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Have good judgment, empathy, adaptability and level-headed attitude; demonstrate proficient or expert interpersonal skills when interacting with team members; be assertive and persuasive when necessary while maintaining positive and productive relationships.
• Have proficiency in software platforms and systems, including but not limited to the full suite of Microsoft products and the Blackbaud suite of products; Foundation Center Online, Instrumentl, SharePoint, Trello, and Zoom.

Other Requirements:

• Knowledge and commitment to the mission, focus, and vision of the Center and an understanding and commitment to upholding the ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.
• Some travel
• Flexible hours. Some evenings and weekends

The position will be full-time and on-site (40 hours/week and may require flexibility) with benefits.

Salary commensurate with experience. Salary range: $50,000 - $55,000.  

If you are interested to apply for this position, please click HERE.