Development Director, Major Gifts — Hybrid Leadership

Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities

Minneapolis (MN)

Hybrid

USD 80,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

HSA/FSA

PTO and holidays

403(b) retirement plan with employer 1

Job summary

Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities is seeking a Senior Director of Development to translate the fundraising vision into operational execution. You will lead development strategy, forecasting, and performance management while supervising frontline fundraising leaders and maintaining major donor portfolios.

The role drives donor engagement, portfolio health, and revenue growth, partnering across marketing, finance, and program teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, business, communications, marketing, public administration, or related field.
Minimum of seven years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience with demonstrated success in major gifts, individual giving, or relationship-based fundraising.
Minimum of three years of leadership experience supervising fundraising professionals or development teams.
Demonstrated success managing major donor portfolios and securing significant philanthropic investments.
Experience leading fundraising planning, forecasting, budgeting, and revenue management.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement the organization's annual development strategy, revenue goals, and fundraising priorities.
Lead annual development planning, budgeting, forecasting, and goal-setting processes across the fundraising team.
Supervise the Director of Individual Giving and the Corporate Partnerships Senior Coordinator, providing ongoing coaching and performance management.
Establish clear team expectations and goals; monitor progress using fundraising metrics, pipeline reporting, and performance data.
Lead Development team operations, including team meetings, retreats, and planning rhythms.
Partner with gift officers to develop fundraising strategies and build fundraising capacity across the team.
Remain informed on organizational priorities to identify new philanthropic investment strategies.
Oversee the Individual Giving team's leadership of annual giving campaigns, appeals, giving days, gala fundraising, and Board stewardship efforts.