Fellow, Detroit Market

• Work with colleagues from the Enterprise Detroit and National teams to administer general operating support grants for up to 32 Detroit CDOs.
• Work with a collaborative of funders including the Kresge Foundation and Ford Foundation to administer and refine the recently launched CDO Fund.
• Provide technical assistance, application support, and ongoing monitoring of grantees; includes managing semi-annual check-ins.
• Analyze CDO capacity building needs and assist with designing strategy for addressing those needs through technical assistance and local service provider partnerships.
• Report to funders and assist with evaluation of program; adapt grantmaking program requirements and reporting based on feedback from funders and grantees.
• Manage all new contacts for grantmaking and programmatic partnerships, including conducting timely follow-up and maintaining ongoing relationships.
• Manage grant funding process which includes:
  • Developing online application and scoring criteria
  • Synthesizing application data to present for collaborative scoring and selection
  • Conducting financial reviews/risk assessments
  • Scoring applications and selecting finalists
  • Setting up grant accounts, generating grant agreements, and distribution of awards.
• Manage grant performance and monitoring which includes:
  • Maintaining annual metrics on grantee performance with respect to “indicators of success” outlined at the application phase
  • Conducting semi-annual, grantee check-ins (in coordination with funder if desired)
  • Overseeing financial reporting, obtaining grantee financial information during grant period and at conclusion of grant term
• Other projects as needed.

• Undergraduate degree and at least four (4) years relevant experience preferred; graduate degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of relevant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of and proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Ability to travel on occasion.
• Basic knowledge of urban planning, community development, and affordable housing, in addition to experience with nonprofit program management preferred.
• Demonstrated capacity for project management.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate complex activities, meet deadlines, and use good judgment in managing conflicting demands and priorities.
• Strong communication skills with ability to clearly express ideas, thoughts and concepts verbally and in writing; excellent writing and editing skills to produce complete, correct correspondence, proposals and reports.
• Demonstrated professionalism, diplomacy, composure, flexibility and ability to adapt to a variety of situations.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems and take responsibility for moving tasks forward with moderate supervision.
• Experience working with diverse range of communities and people.
• Lived experience and/or service that informs worldviews and/or perspectives about creating social equity across race, ethnicity, language, social class, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, and other dimensions.
• Candidate is expected to:
  • Demonstrate strong ethics in interpersonal relations.
  • Continually improve systems and procedures within own job, office and organization.
  • Treat internal and external partners with respect, honesty and professionalism.

Enterprise is committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds. We highly encourage women, LGBTQ people, and people of color, people with different abilities, people of maturity/age and other diverse groups to apply. It is important to us to foster this core value in our work, in our business strategies and in our decision making so that we are reflecting sensitivity and commitment to the communities that we serve.

We are looking for the individual to start January 2021.

Benefits

Potential candidates can review Enterprise’s benefits at https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/careers/benefits.