Development Officer - (Corporate Relations)

accesscommunity; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

accesscommunity is seeking a Development Officer in Dearborn, Michigan, responsible for achieving fundraising goals and managing donor relationships. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience.

This position involves maintaining fundraising functions, cultivating donor relations, and ensuring accurate financial records. The Development Officer will operate in a climate-controlled office with some local travel required.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years development or business experience with a track record of successfully meeting goals.
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain development functions, including annual giving and fundraising events.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with potential donors.
• Monitor and ensure accuracy of financial records and databases.

Skills

Intermediate concepts, principles and practices of fundraising/development

Database architecture and development

Microsoft Office

Operating standard office equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Public Relations or related field

Tools

Blackbaud (Altru)

Job description

Job Title

Development Officer

Job Status

Full-time

Functional Areas/Departments

• Development

Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Development Officer uses specialized knowledge in fundraising and development obtained through experience and/or formal training to provide support and manage activity to ensure development goals and objectives for assigned functional area are attained. The Development Officer is responsible for achieving fundraising goals and cultivating and nurturing relationships with current and new donors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain development functions, including annual giving, appeal mailings, gift processing and fundraising events
• Cultivate, steward, and facilitate solicitation of donors for assigned area
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential individual donors, corporate, and foundation prospects
• Implement sponsorship efforts for major fundraising events for assigned area
• Oversee all gifts, acknowledgements and other constituent-related information in the Development donor database for assigned area
• Execute all direct mail and online fundraising appeals (e.g., thank you letters, invoices, sponsorship follow up and database updates)
• Work with Communications department to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and public relations strategy to support fundraising efforts
• Monitor all financial contributions and donations and ensure accuracy of records, receipts and databases
• Oversee individual ticket sale process for major fundraising events
• Reconcile allocations in donor database vs. allocations in Fiscal department to ensure consistency
• Maintain donor database to ensure software is functioning properly and train other donor database users (including, but not limited to preparing queries, exporting information, running reports, etc.)
• May create, maintain and analyze organization merchant accounts
• May conduct Annual Employee United Way and Annual Fund campaign
• May make travel arrangements for employees within the organization as needed
• May create and review content for special event marketing
• Maintain currency in fundraising and development techniques
• Operate standard office equipment and use required software applications
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Intermediate concepts, principles and practices of fundraising/development
• Donor relations and stewardship
• Database architecture and development
• Blackbaud (Altru) software is preferred

Skill in

• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications for program area and other applications, including Microsoft Office

Ability to

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization and with external business partners and donor
• Incite enthusiasm and influence, motivate and persuade others to achieve desired outcomes
• Organize and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
• Effectively utilize tools/resources to work efficiently
• Demonstrate the highest level of personal and ethical standards
• Analyze and troubleshoot problems
• Provide a high level of customer service

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements

• Minimum Degree Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree
• Required Disciplines:
  • Business, Marketing, Public Relations or related field
• At least 2 years development or business experience with a track record of successfully meeting goals
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources

Licenses/Certifications

• Licenses/Certifications Required at Date of Hire: None

Working Conditions

Hours

Normal business hours, some additional hours may be required

Travel Required

Local and in-state travel, up to 10%

Working Environment

Climate controlled office