Development Manager

Job Description:

Fab Youth Philly

Open Position for: Development Manager

Deadline to apply is: April 4 2025

Compensation: The pay rate for this fulltime 35 hours/ week exempt position will be $72450 annually. This is a nonnegotiable salary based on a competitive scan of the nonprofit landscape for comparable positions.

About us: Fab Youth Philly (FYP)

Fab Youth Philly (FYP) is an awardwinning youth development nonprofit.

We create meaningful yearround workforce development opportunities for teens ages 1419 through summer and afterschool jobs.

For over 85 of participants FYP is their first job and we ensure they gain critical career skills from the application process through exit surveys.

FYPs programs are intentionally designed to support teenagers developmental needs by helping them:

Gain financial independence

Explore their interests and passions

Build meaningful relationships with both peers and adults

Our Mission is to Build bridges to adulthood through meaningful employment strong community connections and opportunities for teens to explore their passions.

Current Funding Sources:

FYP is funded by government grants foundations and gifts from individuals. Our current annual operating budget is $771000. We have a goal and are on track to raise the annual operating budget to 1.2M by 2028.

The Development Manager will support the implementation of this plan by contributing to measurable goals objectives and outcomes related to funding and longterm financial stability.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Development Manager plays a critical role at Fab Youth Philly by researching funding opportunities building a development plan overseeing the development and writing of all elements of grant proposals ensuring compliance with grant requirements managing deadlines and nurturing relationships with funders.

The Development Manager reports to the Executive Director and works with our Bookkeeper among other staff to ensure Fab Youth Phillys development and communications strategies align with its mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Development & Donor Engagement:

Partner with the Executive Director to create a strategic development plan that aligns with Fab Youth Phillys mission and pillars.

Cultivate relationships with donors corporations and philanthropic organizations including site visits and engagement strategies targeted by giving level and interest area.

Coordinate digital fundraising campaigns to expand Fab Youth Phillys reach as well as traditional efforts like direct mail appeals capital campaigns and events.

Ensure compliance with contractual funding and grant agreements conducting periodic compliance reviews to maintain strong funder relationships.

Periodically participate in the Board of Directors Finance committee bimonthly meetings. Grant Management & Compliance

Identify and evaluate grant opportunities from diverse sources (foundations government agencies) that align with Fab Youth Phillys mission.

Draft persuasive grant proposals applications and letters of inquiry gathering data from program staff to enhance proposals with measurable impact. objectives.

Track and report on grant submissions deadlines and outcomes producing clear reports that showcase Fab Youth Phillys impact.

Collaborate with program staff on grant budget compliance regular audits and aligning data collection practices to grant requirements and reporting standards. Data Management

Maintain organized donor and grant files tracking systems and a comprehensive donor database to ensure accurate and uptodate records.

Coordinate meetings and manage calendars to support donor engagement including volunteer outreach efforts that may lead to donor conversion.

Track and report on fundraising goals providing insights and adjustments to strategies as needed. Skills & Qualifications:

Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter and a resume to:

Within your cover letter please respond to the following:

1. Why is Fab Youth Phillys mission of interest to you

2. What is your approach to fundraising and development and how would you see this approach working well for Fab Youth Philly

3. How do your experiences personal strengths and leadership abilities prepare you for this position

4. Describe a successful individual or corporate donor fundraising campaign with which you have been involved or provided a leadership role.

Timeline & Process: We will review applications on a rolling basis. While we would like to notify everyone that we have received their resume and whether they are moving forward in the process and we do our best to do so however we are a small team and not able to do that.

If selected to move forward you will be invited to schedule an interview with our Executive Director and 12 people from our Finance Committee/Board of Directors.

Experience and Skills:

Bachelors degree in a related field

4 years of fundraising/development experience

Demonstrated grant writing and research experience

Effective written and verbal communication with various stakeholders: Executive Director Board of Directors Funders Program Officers staff Knowledge of the Out of School Time (OST) youth workforce development & violence prevention landscape (local state and national)

Proficiency in budgeting and longrange financial planning

Proficiency in data analysis and evaluation; familiarity with Salesforce a plus

Highly organized and responsive; has excellent planning and project management skills

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment

Strong interpersonal skills (collaborative gives and receives constructive feedback)

Strong analytical skills attention to detail and followthrough

Selfdirected and resultsoriented; ability to perform essential tasks independently

Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive donor information

Culturally aware; embraces racial gender and sexual orientation equity diversity and inclusivity

Genuine passion for Fab Youth Phillys mission

Computer skills:comfortable with and proficient using Microsoft suite of products including Word PowerPoint Excel Teams OneDrive and SharePoint; Google Docs Dropbox and other productivity apps.

Access to reliable phone/internet service to respond to emails and to send/receive text messageswithin 24 hours

Benefits

COMPENSATION AND APPLICATION DETAILS:The pay rate for this fulltime 35 hours/ week exempt position will be $72450 annually. This is a nonnegotiable salary based on a competitive scan of the nonprofit landscape for comparable positions.

Fulltime employees also receive: 10 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year 10 paid Sick Days per year;Nine paid Holidays; One floating holiday; 1 week of paid time off end of August post Play Captain Summer Program; 100 Health Insurance and Dental Insurance covered by Fab Youth Philly; Employee Assistance Program; and paid professional developmentopportunities.

Fab Youth Philly is an organization that is working to apply a trauma informed lens to all of the work we do and working to dismantle and avoid perpetrating whitesupremacist culture.

Fab Youth Philly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics.

In addition to federal law requirements Fab Youth Philly complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training. Fab Youth Philly expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Fab Youth Phillys employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.