Prospect Research Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Position Title : Prospect Research Analyst

Location : Scottsdale, AZ (remote for the right candidate)

Reports To : Senior Project Manager

Compensation : $50,000 $60,000

Benefits : Vacation, paid sick leave, paid time off, paid holidays, health insurance (employer pays a portion of the employee’s monthly premium), group dental and vision available, on-the-job training and professional development.

401K offered after one year with immediate vesting.

About Kim Joyce and Associates

Kim Joyce & Associates is a grant writing and consultancy firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Our clients are local and national nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, school districts, charter schools, hospital systems, units of local government, tribes, and public agencies throughout the country.

We are proud to play a part in helping our clients make a positive difference in their communities, their organizations, and in the lives of others.

We are looking for people who are the best in their field and want to join us to do work that matters.

Our business approach is simple Build Teams that work collaboratively and closely with our clients to deliver quality services .

Our teams are passionate about our clients, and we pride ourselves on exceeding expectations. We share our knowledge, skills, and expertise to work together for the benefit of our clients.

Is this you?

Do you enjoy searching through innovative and critical funding opportunities to find the perfect fit for client fiscal needs?

Have you used Instrumentl or Foundation Directory Online? Do you like to think outside the box’ to identify funding solutions for clients?

Are you able to read and interpret a 990 to determine good funding fit? When a client says, Show me the money," do you rise to the occasion to identify relevant opportunities?

Are you curious and passionate about a variety of clients and the work they do to improve our communities? Do you relish reviewing the details of an RFP to ensure the opportunity is a good fit?

Do you enjoy finding ways to inspire organizations to take a chance by applying to new potential funding streams?

Essential Job Functions

• Develop a deep and ongoing understanding of client missions and programs to best find funder opportunities that fit’ the clients’ needs.
• Stay up to date on all funder giving criteria, grant processes, and online grant application portals (foundation, corporate, and government).
• Identifying and analyzing federal and local government opportunities and develop grant opportunity summaries for distribution to KJA facilitators as appropriate.
• Subscribe to funder emails and update team members on any significant changes to funder opportunities or processes.
• Support team members in conducting weekly grant funding searches as needed.
• Conduct specialized research for new and current KJA clients.
• Conduct weekly searches to identify grant opportunities that may be a match for KJA clients. Update the Weekly Grant Opportunity spreadsheet with that new information and distribute to facilitators.
• Participate in New Client Onboarding process, including attending onboarding calls, gathering information needed to conduct prospect research, and ongoing facilitator / client communication to ensure clients are aware of vital opportunities.
• Responsible for development of each client’s annual grant calendar.
• Locate corporate, foundation, local, state, and federal government grant opportunities using Instrumentl, grants.gov, or other grants database as assigned to aid in the development of annual client calendars.
• Work with Senior Leadership, including the CEO, on special projects and on-demand requests, as needed, and assigned.
• Conduct New Employee Orientation as needed and relevant to new hires at KJA.
• Develop funder profiles for corporate and foundation opportunities as assigned.
• Train and mentor additional prospect research staff onboarded at KJA.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

• Ability to research, organize, and evaluate a prospect’s financial status, ability and readiness to give, and alignment with the mission of the perspective client.
• Ability to identify and analyze larger, complex federal and state opportunities.
• Attention to detail, and ability to digest information quickly.
• Critical thinking, a stellar work ethic, and organizational skills are a must.
• Must be able to communicate and discuss, in writing and verbally, in a clear, concise, well-organized manner, concepts, opportunities and information to clients, team members and other related parties.
• Ability to organize work and responsibilities to assure all required deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of MSOffice - Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to become quickly proficient in the technology used by the Company to report and track client information, manage projects and workflow, and all communication channels.

Asana, GrantHub, Dropbox, Google Docs, Zoom, Teams).

• Consistently follow KJA Zoom / Teams meeting etiquette guidelines.
• Ability to mentor and train peers.
• Meet or exceed Company standards of excellence, accuracy, and timeliness in all work produced.
• Familiarity with funders in Arizona is required.

Requirements :

Education and Experience

• Minimum 3-4 years’ grants prospect research experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (advanced degrees preferred). Grant-specific training and / or grant writing experience a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Office setting (KJA headquarters in Scottsdale, or remote, for the right candidate)
• Minimal noise
• Primarily desk work
• Repetitive motion and eye strain through extensive utilization of computer hardware and software.

Kim Joyce and Associates is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.