Employment Opportunities:
Grant Writer (part-time)
The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is looking for an experienced Grant Writer to assist the Executive Director in developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations. Grant Writer will work closely with our Outreach and Communications Coordinator to assemble and submit grant requests.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organizations, persuasively communicating the organization’s mission and programs to potential funders.
- Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations.
- Ensuring prompt acknowledgement of foundation gifts.
- Maintaining calendar to ensure timely submission of letters of inquiry, proposal deadlines, and reports.
- Conducting prospect research.
- Prioritizing projects to keep multiple projects moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines and manage supplemental material required for proposals’.
- Providing writing support for major donor and individual contribution letters and acknowledgements.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have 3-5 years previous grant writing experience, be able to craft funding proposals in a clear and compelling manner. Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential. Candidates must be self-motivated, detail oriented, and highly organized, and have experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information. A high level of computer literacy required. Candidates must possess an ability to work well under pressure and the ability to seek and synthesize information and communicate in a compelling and succinct form. A solid understanding of budgets as they relate to proposals and grants.
Application Process:
Please send resume and cover letter to Ashley Moy: ashley@sdchm.org
Address all cover letters to Hannah Rangel.
Visitor Services Representative/Docent (part-time)
The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is looking for a reliable Visitor Services Representative/Docent to assist Staff in maintaining the visitor experience Tuesday – Friday, 10:30am-4pm. The Visitor Services Representative/Docent helps guests have the best possible experience at the Museum and will give tours of our permanent collection and the exhibition in our extension. The VSR functions as a member of the Museum’s sales and guest service force — selling tickets and memberships and proactively making suggestions to guests at point of purchase to match guest interests to Museum offerings and meet sales goals.
Responsibilities include:
- 100-200 guests per week depending on the season.
- Up to 100 guests per day during school vacation week / holiday periods or special exhibitions.
- Up to 50 transactions per cashier, per day.
- This is a uniformed position.
- Additional shifts and/or extended hours may be required to accommodate peak periods such as school vacation weeks and summer hours.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- HS Diploma or equivalent.
- Demonstrated customer service and communication skills
- Ability to match guest interest to Museum offerings and effectively up-sell additional offerings to meet sales goals
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
- Ability to address guests in a professional manner
- Ability to juggle many tasks calmly and efficiently in a fast paced setting.
- Ability to work independently
- Basic math skills sufficient to collect payment and make accurate change on transactions, compare costs of guest purchase options, or keep accurate capacity counts
Application Process:
Please send resume and cover letter to Ashley Moy: ashley@sdchm.org
Address all cover letters to Hannah Rangel.