Job Description

Job Title: Manager, Fortive Foundation

Location Everett, WA

Part Time: 20 hrs. per week

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced and motivated leader to join the Fortive Foundation team who is excited to build meaningful engagement between the Foundation, employees, and the community. Reporting to the Fortive Foundation Lead at Fortive and partnering closely with the Board of the Foundation, this leader will play a key role in developing strategy and driving the Foundation's commitment to making the world stronger, safer, and more productive. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strategic vision, project management expertise, and a passion for leveraging essential technology to create positive change. They will demonstrate a successful track record of leading initiatives and employee activities, such as our Day of Caring, and engaging with community partners to develop meaningful impact. This position requires excellent communication, project management, and interpersonal skills. At Fortive, we are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration that encourages innovation and drives success. We are looking for candidates who will bring their unique perspectives and ideas to the team and make a lasting impact on the Foundation and our efforts to create a safer world.

Key Responsibilities:

This role oversees Fortive Foundation operations, including grantmaking, employee engagement, fundraising and community partnerships.

• Program and Grant Management – Identify andrecommend organizations aligned to the Foundation’s mission, draft and execute grant letters, perform organizational due diligence, and manage impact reporting.
• Employee Engagement – Lead the planning and execution of employee engagement activities that ignite passion throughout Fortive in our mission to make the world safer.
• Community and Corporate Relations – Build and manage partnerships with organizations in the community and internal stakeholders. Be the face of the Fortive Foundation at community events.
• Operational and Financial support – Create and implement processes that effectively distribute planned giving, ensuring communication and alignment with Finance teams. Build automation and standard work into processes where appropriate.
• Organizational Stakeholders – Report out grant outcomes and impact to the Foundation Board on a quarterly basis. Partner with key leaders to refine and improve process execution.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience in the fields of philanthropy, community engagement and/or program planning/implementation
• 3+ years working at an employee volunteer event organization
• 3+ years of fundraising experience

Skills & Competencies

• Experience working with nonprofit entities to drive increased impact beyond financial contributions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategic vision and interact effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, including senior Fortive leadership.
• High level of integrity and a commitment to upholding strong professional standards.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to be self-directed.
• Passion for community involvement and employee engagement.

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Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.