Job Title: Community Relations Specialist
Contract Duration: 1 year, possible extension
Location: Marlborough, MA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days in the office (Tues (Framingham) and Wed (Marlborough))
Pay Rate: $35/hr
Responsibilities- Updates grant program trackers for CR team to monitor statuses of grant requests and overall programs, including tracking and monitoring budgets
- Supports Community Relations grant funding requests and sponsorship requests, including vetting nonprofit organizations and doing first level reviews of requests
- Supports the execution of grant programs, including moving requests through the grant management system
- Serves as a resource for database questions from external partners, including nonprofit grantees and applicants, and is the point of contact for external troubleshooting
- Tracks and monitors event sponsorships, including guest lists
- Supports research needs and other miscellaneous projects as assigned
Requirements- Ability to navigate systems, maintain database and produce reporting
- Excellent attention to detail with an ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities across several Teams and projects
- Self-reliant and self-motived, with the ability to work autonomously to achieve results
- Great teammate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience with database management and/or data analytics
- Experience working in highly collaborative setting with multiple levels of stakeholders
- Ability to be flexible and navigate multiple processes and workstreams at the same time
- Strong customer relations skills
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Proficient with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (emphasis on intermediate level Excel experience)
Preferred Skills- Knowledge of the nonprofit sector
- Experience with Blackbaud and iGAM
- Using Power BI to pull and create reports
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