Development Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain the grants calendar and ensure timely completion of proposal, reporting, and stewardship deadlines.
• Track grant awards, fund allocations, reporting obligations, and funding outcomes.
• Support grant research, proposal development, and report preparation as needed.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events, including Soiree de Lumiere and other donor engagement activities.
• Manage event logistics, budgets, sponsorship fulfillment, vendor relationships, registrations, and post-event evaluations.
• Collaborate with sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and staff to maximize event success and fundraising outcomes.
• Maintain accurate donor, sponsor, grant, and prospect records within the organization's CRM.
• Ensure timely recording of gifts, donor interactions, event participation, grant activity, and stewardship efforts.
• Cook up gift acknowledgments and pledge reminders to ensure timely donor recognition.
• Maintain the annual development calendar, including fundraising campaigns, grant deadlines, stewardship activities, communications, events, and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with the Communications Specialist to support donor communications, annual reports, newsletters, fundraising campaigns, and related materials.
• Represent Lighthouse Louisiana in donor meetings, community events, and networking opportunities while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and ethical fundraising practices.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nonprofit Management, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, Public Relations, or a related field preferred.
• Special Knowledge and Skills: Excellent organizational and project management abilities with exceptional attention to detail. Outstanding written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of nonprofit fundraising, development, donor relations, grant management, sales, business development, or related experience. Demonstrated success in building and maintaining donor, client, or stakeholder relationships. Experience managing fundraising events, sponsorships, grants, and donor stewardship activities preferred.
• Supervisory Responsibility: None.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to move throughout the community and event venues. Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods. Ability to visually review printed and electronic materials.
• Perssonality Traits: Professional, ethical, and mission-driven. Confident and persuasive communicator with strong interpersonal skills. Collaborative team player with a positive and proactive attitude.
• Working Conditions: Inside office setting, with some local event settings. Must have a good driving record, current driver’s license, reliable mode of transportation and current certificate of insurance for any personal vehicle.
• Work Schedule: Full-time 40 hours weekly, may include evening or weekend hours.
• Background Check and Drug Testing Requirements: Employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of required background checks and drug screening.