Development Director

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, UC Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, UC Berkeley seeks a Development Director to lead fund development strategies and partnerships. The role focuses on raising multi-million dollars annually to support CSCCE’s research, policy, and field-facing work, coordinating proposals, and expanding funding sources.

You will collaborate with staff to meet goals and manage funder relationships while aligning funding with CSCCE’s mission.

Qualifications

• Experienced fund development professional.
• Ability to design and implement socio-economic research and policy analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management and ability to juggle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage fund development strategies to raise significant funds.
• Monitor fundraising goals and propose new funding sources.
• Identify and maintain funder and prospects database and relationships.
• Coordinate, develop, and submit proposals to meet fundraising objectives.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Job description

The Development Director will build and manage fund development strategies currently focused on raising $6 – $8 million annually in philanthropic and public funding to support CSCCE’s research, policy, and field-facing efforts. The Development Director will work with CSCCE staff to ensure that fundraising goals are met, and will monitor goals and propose and implement ideas for new sources of funding, and work with Directors to raise funds. The incumbent will identify and maintain funder and prospects database and relationships. The Development Director will manage the coordination, development, and submission of proposals to meet key fundraising objectives.

The successful candidate will be an experienced fund developer, capable of acting as the main point of contact between CSCCE and key external stakeholders, and knowledgeable about the design and implementation of socio-economic research and policy analysis. They will be passionate about leveraging research to improve policies for early childhood educators and other workers who face low incomes and/or racial and gender disparities. This position requires an individual who is able to work as a part of small research teams running multiple projects concurrently. We seek highly organized individuals with superior written and verbal communication skills and excellent time management ability.