Assistant Director, Campaign

New York Botanical Garden; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 vacation days

13 paid holidays

12 sick days

Health and dental insurance

401K

Pension plan

Job summary

The New York Botanical Garden seeks an Assistant Director, Campaign to help plan and implement NYBG’s Branching Out fundraising campaign and related initiatives, securing major gifts for a capital construction program and new programs.

You will manage budgets and tracking, craft persuasive donor communications, record activity in Raiser's Edge, staff donor visits and events, and support research and stewardship activities to advance campaign goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a comparable cultural, educational, or scientific institution.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with an ability to plan and balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional persuasive writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Experience with visual and multimedia persuasive communications.
• Experience preparing grant budgets.
• Propriety, discretion, and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain campaign budgets and tracking documents.
• Draft compelling fundraising communications, including pitch decks, grant budgets, proposals, and stewardship reports.
• Record donor activity and correspondence in database (Raiser’s Edge).
• Staff site visits for donors and VIPs, including leading tours as needed.
• Assist with staffing fundraising and stewardship events.
• Assist with donor/prospect research and briefings to support campaign activities.
• Special projects as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising

Persuasive writing

Time management

Project coordination

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

NYBG Job Description

Reports to

Assistant Director, Campaign

Position Summary

The Assistant Director, Campaign supports the planning and implementation of NYBG’s Branching Out fundraising campaign and related efforts. The Assistant Director will assist NYBG leadership in securing significant new philanthropic investments to realize an ambitious capital construction program and new programmatic initiatives. The Assistant Director combines proactive project management and quantitative analysis with exceptional persuasive writing skills to help NYBG leadership plan, prepare for, and track these campaign fundraising activities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain campaign budgets and tracking documents, partnering as needed with colleagues across Advancement, Finance, Capital Projects, and other areas.
• Work with NYBG leadership to turn strategy into action by drafting compelling and consequential fundraising communications, including pitch decks, grant budgets, proposals, acknowledgement letters, informal updates, and stewardship reports.
• Record donor activity and correspondence in database (Raiser’s Edge) and files.
• Prepare for and/or staff site visits for donors managed by the Chief Advancement Officer, their guests, and other VIPs as needed, including leading tours, etc.
• Assist with staffing NYBG’s fundraising and stewardship events.
• Assist with donor/prospect research and briefings to support campaign activities.
• Special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a comparable cultural, educational, or scientific institution.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with an ability to plan and balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Sharp attention to detail.
• Exceptional persuasive writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Experience with visual and multimedia persuasive communications.
• Experience preparing grant budgets.
• Propriety, thoughtfulness, sound judgment, and discretion.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings/ weekends for events and donor visits.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and particularly Excel) required. Experience with Raiser’s Edge or a comparable CRM preferred.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to, at minimum, stand; walk; sit; use hands, the employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Work outdoors under a variety of weather conditions. Work under low, moderate or loud work conditions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Baseline Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Salary

commensurate with experience within the range of $75,000-$80,000

Benefits

• 15 Vacation Days
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 12 Sick Days
• Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
• 401K
• Pension Plan

EOE