Senior Director Development
Senior Director Development
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Number of Positions: 1Position Overview
City Year Miami is seeking a skilled fundraising professional with an entrepreneurial mindset to be the Senior Director of Development. The ideal candidate is an ambitious and sophisticated forward-thinker communicator who thrives in roles that require them to be strategic creative and collaborative.Reporting to the sites Executive Director & Senior Vice President the Senior Director of Development will manage the Development Manager. This person is responsible for developing and implementing the Development and Communications strategy in collaboration with the Executive Director for City Year Miami to raise $850000 from the private sector in FY26 and beyond with the expectation to grow annually. The Senior Director of Development will develop and execute strategic diversified development plans to raise funds through grant writing individual giving and institutional partners such as corporations and foundations.
The ideal candidate is an initiative-taking problem solver and strategic thinker committed to advancing our non-profit education mission. They will play a key role in developing leaders and supporting students in South Floridas under-resourced schools.
Job Description
Fundraising Strategy:
In partnership with the Executive Director & Senior Vice President and Development team as well as site leaders leverage and enhance the sites existing Development plan to implement a strategic and diversified fundraising plan that meets the current goal of raising $85000 from the private sector and anticipates future needs and growth objectives.
In partnership with the Executive Director set and monitor annual private revenue goals.
Develop strategies to identify and secure partnerships with corporations and foundations that reflect their business needs as well as philanthropic and community engagement goals.
Implement a high-quality stewardship program and engages recognizes and thanks supporters to strengthen their relationship with the organization.
Portfolio Management:
Build and manage a portfolio with a personal revenue target of $500000 consisting of donors and prospects with $10000 capacity for giving. Cultivate solicit and close annual major gift and multi-year contributions.
Engage 5-7 donors per week on average through meetings calls emails and events in the community. Achieve ninety meaningful contacts with portfolio prospects annually and make forty intentional questions.
Document and maintain clear and timely records and call reports to track contacts donor giving and notes in the Salesforce database.
Marketing and Communications:
In partnership with the Executive Director local Development team create and implement communications strategy for the site. Leverage available channels (email social media direct mail etc.) to enhance City Years brand in the local community and increase connection to key donor audiences.
Events and Civic Engagement Program Strategy Leadership:
In partnership with site leadership and Development team drive strategies to leverage large-scale fundraising events including our annual luncheon as well as smaller events to thoughtfully engage donor communities.
Organizational Leadership:
Help shape organizational strategy and play a leadership role in implementing the sites local operating plan as a member of the site Leadership Team.
Work collaboratively with other site departments and City Years national and regional staff. Represent respect and role-model City Years organizational culture and values daily both internally as a member of the site Leadership Team and externally as a primary representative of the organization.
Development Operations:
Direct monthly pipeline meetings with the Development team and Executive Director to provide updated revenue figures pipeline reports and progress towards monthly/quarterly goals. Identify areas for operational improvements and drive continual improvements of processes.
Compensation and Benefits
Full-time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with a Flexible Spending Account paid vacation holidays parental leave 401K and more.
City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply including people with disabilities and veterans.
About Us
City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. City Year AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full-time service in schools where they work as tutors mentors and role models.
Founded in Boston in 1988 City Year works in twenty-nine cities across the United States and has international affiliates in London & Birmingham England and Johannesburg South Africa.
City Year has earned Charity Navigators highest rating since 2003 certifying our commitment to accountability transparency and responsible fiscal management.
Only 1% of charities have received this distinction for twelve consecutive years placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America.
Our Service:
One million students give up on school each year and 50 percent of those dropouts come from just over 10 percent of schools. City Year AmeriCorps members serve where the need is greatest. Of the 250 schools we serve three quarters are among the lowest performing five percent in their state.
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation sick days and organization may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently City Year offers medical dental vision life accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan more information click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
