Senior Director of Development and Marketing

Easter-Seals; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Easterseals is seeking a Senior Director of Development and Marketing to lead fundraising and marketing strategy across major gifts, annual giving, campaigns, and partnerships.

You will report to the CEO, manage a high-performing team, and drive revenue growth while expanding donor engagement, brand awareness, and external partnerships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5–8+ years in fundraising or development with leadership exposure.
• Proven ability to generate significant revenue (over $1 million) and lead teams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and fundraising software.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute all fundraising strategies across major gifts, annual giving, campaigns, events, capital giving and planned gifts.
• Own and achieve organizational revenue targets and pipeline development.
• Manage a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects.
• Build donor stewardship systems to maximize retention and lifetime value.

Skills

Donor relations

Strategic fundraising

Leadership

Communication skills

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFRE preferred

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM software

Job description

Senior Director of Development and Marketing

• Full-time


• Department: Development

Easterseals of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a leading nonprofit provider of disability services. Our services include Approved Private School, special classrooms, summer programs, assistive technology, early intervention programs and various outpatient speech, physical and occupational therapy programs. Our team combines expertise and passion to provide exceptional services to meet the needs of every client we serve. Join our community of like-minded individuals, to make a lasting impact, and be part of a rewarding career that fosters diversity, compassion, and independence. Be part of our mission to provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play and their communities.

The Senior Director of Development and Marketing will report to the CEO.

The Senior Director of Development and Marketing will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and execute all fundraising strategies across major gifts, annual giving, campaigns, special events, capital fundraising, and planned giving,


• Own and achieve organizational revenue targets and pipeline development,


• Manage a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects,


• Build and oversee donor stewardship systems to maximize retention and lifetime value,


• Deliver measurable fundraising outcomes and financial sustainability,


• Develop and secure corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and cause-marketing initiatives,


• Expand revenue through strategic alliances and community-based engagement,


• Represent the organization in revenue-related external settings,


• Partner in building foundation and grant strategy, pipeline, and submissions,


• Align proposals with programmatic outcomes and funding priorities,


• Ensure compliance, reporting, and performance tracking,


• Lead all marketing, digital, media, and public-facing campaigns,


• Translate organizational strategy into compelling external messaging and campaigns,


• Build brand awareness, audience engagement, and market positioning,


• Oversee content, storytelling, social media, and public relations execution, in partnership with the Chief of Staff,


• Lead development infrastructure including CRM, reporting, and analytics,
  


• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and accountability systems,


• Build and manage high-performing development and marketing teams,


• Drive a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization,


• Performing other related administrative tasks as required.


• All other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree and/or CFRE highly preferred


• 5-8+ years in fundraising, development, with some marketing leadership


• Proven ability to generate significant revenue and lead high-performing teams


• Demonstrated ability to grow contributed revenues in excess of $1 million


• Must have Microsoft Suite and other related Development Software proficiency


• Strong communication and external relationship-building skills


• Excellent writing and organizational skills


• Must have reliable transportation to get to various locations as required


• Must provide All Required Clearances for this position.

If you require an accommodation for any part of the Recruiting Process email [e-mail]

• Easterseals of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a 501(c)(3) organization for public service loan forgiveness eligibility purposes.


• Please review the background check requirements information located on the ‘Careers’ page of our website: https://www.easterseals.com/sepa/who-we-are/careers-at-easter-seals


• Easterseals is an equal opportunity provider and an equal opportunity employer.