Director of Development

About the role

Help grow support for life-changing behavioral health services across Maryland. This is a high-impact opportunity for a hands-on fundraising leader who can build strategy, grow relationships, and help expand philanthropic support for a mission that matters.

• Develop and execute a multi-year fundraising strategy across government, foundation, corporate, individual, and planned giving sources.
• Build Santé’s culture of philanthropy across staff, Board, and external supporters.
• Establish the policies, systems, and reporting needed to support a growing development operation.
• Build and lead the development function, including any development staff and management of external development consultants.
• Write compelling grant proposals, donor appeals, sponsorship pitches, and stewardship communications.
• Partner with the CEO, leadership team, and Board on donor engagement and stewardship.
• Build relationships with individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations across Maryland.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive fundraising experience.
• Direct grant writing experience and cultivation of major gifts.
• Strong relationship-building skills with individual donors, corporate partners, and foundation funders.
• Experience contributing to building or growing a development program.
• Comfortable building a development function from the early-stage, including establishing systems, processes, and donor cultivation.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to translate organization strategy into a compelling case for support.
• Connection to behavioral health, healthcare, or human services missions preferred.

Benefits

• Robust retirement plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
• Generous PTO plus your birthday off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs and perks
• Life Insurance
• Disability coverage
• Legal assistance

About Us

Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community.

The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.