Development Director
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$ 78000 - 90000
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Job Description
Company: River Bend Food Bank
Location: Davenport IA
Salary: $78000 $90000
SUMMARY
The Development Director is a key leadership position responsible for developing and executing the strategic vision for all fundraising and philanthropic initiatives of River Bend Food Bank (RBFB). The Development Director oversees donor relations major gifts grants corporate and foundation giving and events. The Development Director plays a critical role in ensuring longterm financial sustainability and raising the necessary resources to advance the mission of ending hunger in the community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership & Fundraising
- Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy and budget that includes individual giving major gifts corporate sponsorships planned giving and grants.
- Lead and grow a highperforming development team; set performance goals and metrics aligned with organizational priorities.
- Cultivate and steward relationships with major donors philanthropic partners and community stakeholders.
- Partner with Vice President to identify solicit and close significant funding opportunities.
Donor Engagement & Stewardship
- Oversee a donorcentric culture across the organization ensuring personalized engagement recognition and retention.
- Manage a portfolio of highlevel donors and prospects conducting facetoface visits and personalized communications.
Grants & Corporate Partnerships
- Supervise the identification writing and reporting of foundation and government grants.
- Cultivate corporate relationships that result in sponsorships volunteer engagement and inkind support.
Events & Campaigns
- Oversee the planning and of fundraising events and capital campaigns.
- Ensure alignment of events with organizational goals and branding.
Collaboration & Management
- Serve as a key advisor to the Vice President and collaborate with peers on crossdepartmental initiatives.
- Provide regular reports for the Executive Team as requested.
- Lead inspire and develop a missiondriven resultsoriented team.
- Bachelors degree required; advanced degree or CFRE certification preferred.
- Minimum 710 years of progressively responsible development experience in a nonprofit setting preferably in hunger relief or human services.
- Proven track record of success in major gift solicitation and donor stewardship.
- Strong leadership management and teambuilding skills.
- Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of fundraising CRM systems and donor analytics.
- Ability to think strategically while managing daytoday development operations.
- Ability to travel throughout the Food Banks service area as needed with occasional out of town and overnight travel required.
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed occasionally outside of regular business hours for special events and to support fundraising efforts.
- Possession of a valid drivers license and insurable driving record.
- Ability to successfully complete a preemployment criminal background investigation and credit check.
- MissionDriven and ValuesOriented
- Strategic Thinking and Innovation
- Relationship Building and DonorCentered Focus
- ResultsDriven with High Integrity
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to feel and speak and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to bend stoop kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to regularly read from a computer or electronic device and to frequently operate a motor vehicle.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions during workrelated travel. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
