Position:
Director of Development
Position description:
University Settlement, serving over 20,000 low-income individuals and families each year with innovative programming, and its affiliate agency, The Door, New York City’s premier youth development agency, providing comprehensive services to 10,000 young people each year, seek a Director of Development to manage its rapidly growing Development Department. As a member of the senior management team, candidate would manage and oversee a combined development department which includes: annual and special giving campaigns; special events production; foundation, government and corporate giving; and marketing and public relations. This position provides an opportunity for the ideal candidate to bring his/her strategic and operational leadership, vision, direction and oversight to the agency’s comprehensive development and fundraising efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and oversee giving campaigns, special events, foundation and corporate relations, and endowment campaign
- Strategize, plan, direct and oversee all private fund raising initiatives, including annual unrestricted and program operating support, as well as potential capital and endowment campaigns
- Plan and execute significant growth strategy for annual fundraising
- Develop and implement a public relations and marketing strategy as well as oversee public relations consultants
- Develop statistical and financial materials and assess the costs and benefits of various fundraising activities
- Work closely with the Executive Directors of University Settlement and The Door, the Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Management team
- Liaison to the Board of Directors and foster involvement by board members in fundraising and related activities
- Oversee implementation of Raiser’s Edge system into the organization
- Oversee staff support and communication to the Board of Directors
- Manage the Development office of approximately 10 full time and part time staff
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required, advanced degree preferred
- At least ten years experience in the development field
- Demonstrated track record of successful philanthropic fundraising including planning for, growing and managing a successful development program
- Knowledge and experience working with Raiser’s Edge
- Success in soliciting and securing support from private foundations, individuals and other institutions
- Excellent communications skills, including the ability to make persuasive presentations to donors, board members and other audiences
- Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills
- Demonstrated ability to build, manage and motivate an effective team
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities, organize workload and manage competing demands
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, donor management software, and the Internet
Salary:
Commensurate with experience with generous benefit package.
Send cover letter, resume and salary history to:
Human Resources Department
University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
Fax: (212) 966-1017
hrjobs@door.org
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