Director of Development

Feiro Marine Life Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Feiro Marine Life Center seeks an experienced development leader to guide donor engagement and grow fundraising to support key initiatives. The Director of Development will shape a multi-year strategy, supervise a diverse team, and expand major gifts, grants, and corporate giving while advancing organizational impact on youth and community programs.

You will partner with leadership to expand donor relations, plan major campaigns, and implement a comprehensive communications plan aligned with the

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience directing non-profit development operations.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated ability to connect with individual donors and organizations.
• Minimum 2 year of staff management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute development strategy outlining income, sources, goals, and strategy for fundraising needs of more than $2.5 million annually.
• Develop a three-year giving strategy with measurable outcomes.
• Supervise development team including the Volunteer and Food Service Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, and Development Coordinator.
• Grow monthly giving and workplace campaign strategies.
• Develop Major and Mid-level Donor plans and manage a portfolio of donors.
• Develop and execute a planned giving strategy.
• Build upon grants program—research, schedule, and execute grants.
• Work with the Executive Director to increase Board fundraising capacity.
• Support reports in developing annual communications and marketing plans and refine messaging.
• Expand corporate, organizational, and church-based giving programs.
• Develop and execute events including at least one major fundraiser each year.
• Create annual budget proposal and funding plan with Finance.
• Streamline fundraising processes throughout the year.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Job description

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated professional to lead our development team as we take our donor engagement to the next level. New Horizons is looking to increase our annual revenue by 10-15% in two years, and this position will be ideal for a strategic development practitioner with a clear strategy to expand donor relations, grow a major donor program, execute a legacy giving plan, and increase engagement for corporations. Applicants with a demonstrated ability to develop and drive strategic fundraising and communications can help address youth and young adult homelessness in powerful ways.

New Horizons recognizes that Racial Inequity plays a central role in homelessness and seeks to undo the impacts of these inequities within our services and organizational culture. As a part of the New Horizons’ leadership team, the Director of Development must actively and thoughtfully work alongside leadership, staff, and the young adults we serve towards this end.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and execute New Horizons’ development strategy in partnership with Executive Director, outlining income, sources, goals, and strategy for fundraising needs of more than $2.5 million annually
• In alignment with New Horizons’ next strategic plan, develop a three-year giving strategy with measurable outcomes
• Supervise development team, including the Volunteer and Food Service Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, and the Development Coordinator
• Grow monthly giving and workplace campaign strategies
• Develop thorough Major and Mid-level Donor plans that maintains existing relationships and drives engagement of major donor prospects, including managing a small portfolio of major and planned gift donors
• Develop and execute a planned giving strategy
• Strategically build upon grants program; researching, scheduling, and executing grants
• Work closely with Executive Director to develop the Board of Director’s fundraising capacity
• Support direct reports in the development of a yearly communications and marketing plan, as well as regularly refine organizational messaging to match organization-wide strategy
• Support Volunteer and Food Service Manager in the expansion, management, and tracking of the volunteer program
• Expand New Horizon’s corporate, organizational, and church based giving program
• Develop and execute New Horizons events including at least one major fundraiser each year
• In partnership with the Executive Director and Finance team, create annual budget proposal and funding plan
• Streamline fundraising processes throughout the year

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Minimum 2 years of proven experience directing non-profit development operations
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated ability to connect with individual donors and organizations
• Minimum 2 year of staff management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor database programs
  

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Initiative to identify inefficiencies and propose new methods of execution
• An ability to think creatively and handle multiple tasks at once
• Minimum 5 years of non-profit development experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in marketing and/or communications
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT