Development Manager | Chicago, IL

Arthritis Foundation Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthritis Foundation Inc. in Chicago, IL seeks a Development Manager to partner with Executive Directors and volunteer leaders to execute an annual plan addressing arthritis community needs, including revenue generation, special events fundraising, and mission outreach.

You will recruit, develop and manage event committees and volunteer leaders to achieve these goals. The role involves cultivating relationships with corporate partners, healthcare providers, and other key constituents, building a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience.
• Goal oriented with the ability to work as a part of the team and independently.
• Collaborative skills with volunteers and diverse groups.
• Relate and leverage the mission into effective relationships and projects.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Awareness, understanding and accountability for financial performance including planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Calm and balanced amidst complexity and competing demands.
• Tactful with the ability to anticipate reactions and respond to challenges.
• Influence powerful personalities and communicate viewpoints professionally.
• Build coalitions through collaboration, diversity and teamwork.
• Translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilled communicator across multiple mediums as a remote colleague and leader.

Responsibilities

• Supports Executive Director and volunteer leaders, ensuring execution of plans for revenue generation and fundraising.
• Responsible for generating revenue through up to 3 assigned events and other initiatives; plan and implement events and sponsorships.
• Recruit volunteer leaders for local committees and grow a diverse volunteer pipeline.
• Cultivate and advance relationships with corporate partners and healthcare providers.
• Build a culture of philanthropy and develop a high-performing market with engaged staff and volunteers.

Skills

Goal oriented

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Problem solving

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related experience

Job description

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Development Manager | Chicago, IL

Regular Full Time Chicago, IL, US

9 days ago Requisition ID: 2104

Job Title

Development Manager

Department

Community Engagement

Classification

Grade 5 SS C: Range starting from $69,300.00/yr

FLSA Status

Full Time | Exempt

Sr. Executive Director

Location

Remote working from Chicago, IL

POSITION SUMMARY (Basic purpose or primary function of job)

Development Managers (DM) are responsible for partnering closely with their Executive Directors (ED) and community volunteer leaders to support and execute an annual plan that addresses the needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, and mission outreach. DM’s recruit, develop and manage eventcommittees and volunteer leaders to achieve goals from the annual plan.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (Principal responsibilities or job duties)

• Supports Executive Director and volunteer leaders, ensuring execution of plans for revenue generation, special event fundraising, possible mission outreach and awareness.
• Responsible for generating revenue through the support of up to 3 assigned special events (Such as Walk to Cure Arthritis, Jingle Bell Run, Gala) and other fundraising initiatives. Directly support the execution of annual plan which includes planning and implementing events, raising funds, soliciting sponsors, securing event honorees and coordinating outreach.
• Recruit the right volunteer leaders for local committee roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development.
• Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with corporate partners, healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market.
• Actively participates in building a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful volunteer committees. Key contributor to the development of a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience.
• Goal oriented with the ability to work as a part of the team and independently.
• Successful collaborative skills working with a variety of groups (including volunteers). Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation’s mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Awareness,understandingandaccountabilityfor financialperformanceincluding planning, budgetingandforecasting.
• Balancedandcalmamidstcomplexity,competingdemandsandexpectations.
• Tactfulnesswiththeabilitytoanticipate reactionsandrespond welltochallenges.
• Ableandwillingtoinfluence powerfulpersonalities, and professionallyand candidlycommunicatepointsof viewtoauthority.
• Modelsandbuildscoalitionsthroughcollaboration,diversityandteamwork.
• Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilled communicator, effectively sharing and receiving key messages and content through multiple mediums as befits a remote colleague and leader.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND TIME ALLOCATIONS

Revenue generation, event and program delivery

60%

Volunteer and Partnership development and management