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Jacksonville - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Summary:

Make better happen by joining a high impact organization that practices disruptive innovation. We are seeking an entrepreneurial enthusiastic individual to help cultivate corporate foundation individual and government support. This position will report directly to the Executive Director and the individual will have primary responsibility for the fund development of City Year Jacksonville with collaboration from the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

Position Overview:

City Year Jacksonville has relied on corporate foundation and individual partners to create meaningful social change during its pilot year. With a wide range of support from some of Jacksonvilles philanthropic leaders City Year Jacksonville has a strong fundraising infrastructure as it enters its founding year. As the leader of the City Year Jacksonville Development Team the Development Director is responsible for managing the Development Team to leverage the resources talents and skills of the philanthropic sector to build City Year Jacksonville and create positive change throughout the city of Jacksonville.

Responsibilities:

The principle responsibility of the Development Director would be to develop the processes and structures needed effectively manage an operations and development coordinator and work closely with the Executive Director to engage in externally facing activities and ensure the successful achievement of the following:

Develop and Implement a Revenue Generation Strategy: Create short and long term development plan to identify and ensure securing of corporate foundation individual and government partnerships work with development staff to develop target list of prospects create customized service products with appropriate price points and develop sales materials. Understand the marketing and business needs of corporations and foundations and develop and implement a revenue generation strategy that addresses these needs.

Implement Brand Awareness Campaign: Work with the Executive Director to develop successful public relations and marketing campaign and increase awareness of City Year throughout Northeast Florida.

Identify Potential Corporate Foundation and Individual Partners: Identify and track new and existing foundations and corporate funding prospects.

Create Impactful Sales Materials: Ensure that powerful and inspiring letters proposals and dynamic presentations are prepared and customized for target audience.

Leverage Board Members and champion relationships: Work with the Executive Director to engage Board of Directors to secure support for City Year Jacksonville.

Manage Development Team to Secure Resources from Individuals Corporations and Foundations: Work to develop and manage a plan to identify and engage Presidents CEOs and Senior Vice Presidents to invest financially in City Year and its youth and children. Manage development and program team to oversee all development aspects of fundraising and cultivation events including annual dinner cultivation breakfasts and alumni events. Ensure that the Development Team and the Executive Director and the Board of Directors are soliciting and closing gifts to raise annual operating budget in total.

Ensure that Relationships are being Developed and Maintained: Via development of process and structure ensure that partnerships with current and prospective funders are nurtured through donor recognition programs and stewardship. Make sure that long-term relationships are cultivated to ensure continued funding and funder involvement.

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible fundraising/development experience with proven track record in corporate foundation and major gift solicitation and cultivation. Comparable experience will be considered.

Strategic thinker with ability to manage short term and long term plans and goals with a record of achieving results.

Solid persuasive writing skills required. Ability to deliver inspiring and succinct presentations and conduct productive meetings.

Willingness and ability to work closely and effectively with Executive Director to transfer responsibilities to develop departments structure and processes to help ensure sustainable financial health of the site.

Demonstrated management of personnel required. Ability to work with members of the staff in other departments and to effectively manage the development department.

Solid ability to communicate and work well with external audiences including board members donors media etc.

Strong and efficient use of word excel and PowerPoint required knowledge of Raisers Edge system a plus.

Experience with mission based work and a passion for City Years value proposition.

Ability to work with diverse groups of young adults in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.

BA/BS required.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits including health insurance vacation holidays parental leave 401K flexible spending account and more.


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