About the position
GRID Alternatives is seeking a Part-Time Temporary Foundation Development Officer II for a 3-month assignment (September-November 2026) to support their national Headquarters Philanthropy team. The role will focus on increasing major funding partnerships from local Southern California foundations and managing a current portfolio of partners. GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color. They offer direct solar installation and project development, clean mobility options, workforce training, service-learning opportunities, and low-income solar policy advocacy. Their vision is a rapid, equitable transition to a world powered by renewable energy, and their mission is to build community-powered solutions for economic and environmental justice through renewable energy. GRID Alternatives fosters a culture that supports learning, growth, and well-being.
Responsibilities
• Work directly with the Director of Regional Philanthropy and Regional Foundation Manager in efforts to raise funding from locally based philanthropic foundations.
• Support team with reporting on existing grants, submitting funding applications, and prospect research.
Requirements
• Passionate advocate for renewable energy, affordable housing, workforce development, and/or environmental justice work.
• Demonstrated exceptional persuasive writing skills, including both grant writing, oral presentations and email communication.
• Excellent organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail and deadlines.
• Excellent collaboration skills, including the ability to coordinate and communicate effectively and efficiently with a variety of internal team members.
• Solid computer productivity skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
• Ability to develop a prospecting strategy to secure new funders.
• 3-5 or more years of professional nonprofit fundraising or grantmaking experience.
• Comfortable working as part of a team in a hard-working, informal, high-growth organization.
Nice-to-haves
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Specific experience with renewable energy, affordable housing, and/or environment/environmental justice work.
• Existing relationships with local and national foundations that focus on climate change, environmental justice and/or economic opportunity, specifically in the Southern California.
• Experience working with or in a large, networked organization.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM.