The Carter Center: Sr. Associate Director, Lead | Development, Estate & Gift Planning

Carter Center; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Atlanta seeks a Senior Associate Director of Development to spearhead fundraising efforts for diverse projects. This role involves strategizing marketing initiatives, managing donor relations, and supervising a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess strong fundraising skills and experience in proposal writing, along with the ability to work collaboratively across departments. Domestic and international travel is a requirement, along with necessary training for hostile environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising for domestic and international projects.
• Ability to write compelling proposals and reports.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements marketing strategies for programs.
• Manages fundraising for a portfolio of projects.
• Supervises development staff and designs fundraising strategies.

Skills

Fundraising

Proposal Writing

Team Management

Donor Relations

Job description

• The Senior Associate Director of Development, Lead reports to the Director, Development and is responsible for developing and implementing strategies for marketing new and existing programs of The Carter Center.
• Working with the Director, Development and other Development staff, this position manages fundraising for a portfolio of domestic and international projects, which requires significant short and long-term donor funding.
• Donors include foundations, corporations, governments (foreign and U.S.), and multilateral organizations, as well as individuals. Writes and ensures the submission of timely and compelling proposals and complex narrative and financial reports, working with staff across the Center.
• Interacts with donors, making and responding to inquiries. Supervises a team of development staff who are responsible for fundraising and grants management for select Carter Center projects, and he/she designs strategies and sets implementation goals and objectives for his/her team.
• Assists the Director, Development in the annual plan and budgeting process for the Development Department and works with select senior Program staff to develop short and long-term resource mobilization strategies associated with select budgets.
• Serves as a liaison with senior staff of other Development departments (Individual Giving, Stewardship, Events, Annual Fund, Major Gifts, Leadership Gifts, Direct Mail/Marketing and Planned Giving).
• Designs and leads fundraising trips with program directors and staff. Domestic and international travel is required.
• Due to the travel locations, Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) will be required.
• Performs other related duties as required.