Americas Society/Council of the Americas is hiring: Director of Institutional Gr

Director of Institutional Grants Engagement

Americas Society (AS) is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Established by David Rockefeller in 1965, our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter‑American relationship.

Americas Society seeks an experienced Director, Institutional Grants Engagement to conduct prospect research, create, write, and track grant proposals to secure contributed support and prepare reports on funding for our cultural programs in Music and the Visual Arts and the publication Americas Quarterly.

Do You Have What It Takes?

• Would you enjoy securing grants that enable Latin American artists to showcase their work in the U.S.?
• Are you a strong grant writer and resourceful prospect researcher?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Position Title: Director, Institutional Grants Engagement
Salary: $85,000 – $95,000 per year
Location: Hybrid in NYC (three days in office, two days remote)

Key Responsibilities

• Prospect for new potential institutional funders (foundations) to support our programs.
• Coordinate with program directors to understand funding needs and timelines, and define a strategy to fully‑fund each program.
• Serve as an intermediary within the organization among program directors, accounting, and media relations throughout the grant cycle.
• Write letters of inquiry, grant applications, interim and final reports, acknowledgement letters, and all other documents related to the grant cycle.
• Manage the relationship with existing grantors to maximize repeat donations; inform them of current and future projects, invite them to visit our gallery and attend our programs, etc.
• Provide all documents to accounting to process payments (invoices, letters of acknowledgement, etc.) and update the information in Fonteva.
• Ensure that the organization complies with terms of funding agreements and grants, ensuring that donors are properly credited in all communications (press releases, website, evites, annual report) and that they receive the corresponding invitations.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the management of the Arts of the Americas Circle.
• Produce and send invoices to patrons.
• Coordinate with accounting to process payments and acknowledgement letters.
• Create lists of grants and contributions for inclusion in the Annual Report and other marketing materials.
• Collaborate on special initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant grant writing development experience.
• Excellent writing, analytical and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to multi‑task, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional organization skills, initiative, energy, and enthusiasm.
• Entrepreneurial – ability to work independently – and a team player.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs; knowledge of Fonteva/Salesforce a plus.
• Spanish and/or Portuguese language proficiency a plus.
• Knowledge of the cultural and political context of Latin America and the Caribbean a plus.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: $85,000 – $95,000 per year. Hybrid in NYC (three days in office, two remote). Benefits include an excellent health and dental plan, vacation, holidays, and a generous 401(k) with a 10% employer contribution.

Americas Society has retained PNP Staffing Group to lead this search. Please submit your resume through LinkedIn Easy Apply, which will direct it to Wade Savitt, Executive Recruiter with PNP.

Note: The role is not expired.