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Number of Positions: 1

Work Location: 100% On-Site

Position Overview

Director, Development is responsible for designing and executing the Development strategy that will allow City Year to leverage the resources, talents, and skills of the philanthropic sector to build the site and create change in communities across the city.

Job Description

Responsibilities

External Relations: Working closely with the Executive Director to plan the strategy of donor engagement across sectors: private, government, and education (state policy, district funding). Serve as a representative of City Year in the external community attending events on a frequent basis. Build meaningful relationships that result in securing both monetary and in-kind multi-year support for City Year.

Implement Growth Campaign: Work with the Executive Director to develop, plan, and implement a campaign to allow for City Year’s continued growth throughout Orlando. Additionally, add development capacitates to execute against City Year’s Long Term Impact goals.

Individual Giving Program Development: Develop innovative strategies to promote individual giving to City Year. Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of current and future major donors. Refine City Year Giving initiatives and increase participation with individual donor gifts of $10,000+. Work

directly with the Executive Director to ensure annual Advisory Board giving is 100%.

Board Management and Engagement: Work with the Executive Director to manage the Board throughout the year and during quarterly Board meetings. Maintain engagement both financially and otherwise to ensure Board retention and satisfaction. Corporate and Foundation Management: Establish corporate and foundation strategy and lead grant prospecting, management, and stewardship of relationships and communication with City Year’s corporate foundation funders. Work to increase corporate and foundation multi-year gifts.

Manage a Team of Development Professionals: Directly manage 1 or more development staff including Development Consultant. As resources grow, hire, manage, and retain additional development professionals.

Fundraising Events: Work with the Development Consultant and the Executive Director in leading special events to raise the awareness of City Year; fundraise and engage individuals, foundations, and corporations as champions and donors.

Events include but are not limited to: Drive for Success Golf

Event, Women’s Leadership Event, Annual Gala, and Private Receptions. This role will provide support of key City Year awareness impact events as well.

City Year Culture: Represent, respect, and role model City Year organizational culture and values on a daily basis internally as a member of the site Senior Leadership Team and externally as a representative of the organization.

Organizational Management: Help shape organizational strategy and play a leadership role in implementing the site’s local operating plan as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Work collaboratively with other site departments on a frequent basis and with City Year’s nationalCity Year is committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Headquarters in Boston. Ensure accurate maintenance of records and donor information in the

SalesForce database and in local network and paper files.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-8 years of progressive fundraising, grant management, and development experience with proven fundraising track record that includes multi-year giving.
• BA/BS required. Preference given to MBAs, MPPs, and/or other relevant advanced degrees.
• Solid, persuasive writing skills required.
• Experience serving on diverse teams required.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills required.
• Knowledge of the Orlando donor community preferred.
• Strong and efficient use of Microsoft Office required, knowledge of Salesforce platform a plus.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of young adults in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team environment.
• Schedule will occasionally require nights and weekends and will involve periods of travel outside the Orlando 3-4 times annually.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range of $75K-85K. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

To Apply

Qualified applicants should apply and submit a resume, cover letter, and references.

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