Development Director

About the role

The Director is responsible for leading aspects of our Impact campaigns. This will include recruiting fundraising volunteers, securing financial contributions toward advancing our mission, individual donor cultivation, and special event implementation. The Director will report to the Senior Development Director for Impact Campaigns. This is a full-time, office-based position with a hybrid schedule. We have a fast-paced sales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.

Responsibilities

• Drive peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve overall revenue goals.
• Secure financial contributions by conducting exploratory meetings and revenue generation-focused sales calls. Appropriately documents scheduled appointments and results.
• Volunteer recruitment, engagement, and recognition: Recruit volunteers to participate in peer to peer fundraising campaigns. Ensure high-level volunteers are recruited and provided effective orientation, training and development.
• Build powerful partnerships externally and internally.
• Identify and network with key donors and volunteers. Work collaboratively with volunteers and donors as well as internal staff to broaden the volunteer network and increase mission impact and campaign income.
• Cultivate donors to increase engagement and giving.
• Coordinate local donor cultivation events and prospect high-impact donors and volunteers. Handle event logistics.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or other related experience
• University/College degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to do daily local travel up to 70% and some overnight trips as needed; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis
• Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving
• Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office

Preferred experience and skills

• Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-Suite level
• Knowledge of corporate and community networks

Compensation

Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $68,000 to $87,700. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply. This position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets, with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
• Employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation
• Professional mentoring program and Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Heart U national online university with more than 100,000 resources
• Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees, increasing based on seniority level
• 12 paid holidays off each year, including several days off at the end of the year
• Tuition Assistance program for career development

Schedule

Full-time, office-based position with a hybrid schedule.