Chief Development Officer

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About Us
Childrens Learning Centers of Fairfield County (CLC) is committed to providing earlychildhood education for all families with direct services and programs focused onhealth nutrition & family support for children6 weeks 5 years of 1902 CLC has been a cornerstone of the community. CLC is Stamfords largest
early childhood education program serving over 800 families a year. We provideexceptional early learning experiences in a safe and loving environment that allows kids to growand learn. One third of every incoming kindergarten class in Stamford public schools areCLC graduates.

CLCs decades of care have shaped the city and its residents improving lives forthousands of families across generations. Care work makes all other work possible.
When parents and caregivers feel confident dropping their child off they can focus onpursuing their goals meeting their familys needs and advancing their careers. Thisbenefits the local economy creates a stronger workforce and creates brightereconomic futures for both parents and kids.

About the Role
CLC is seeking an experienced nonprofit leader and development professional for therole of Chief Development Officer (CDO). This is an opportunity to work with a legacyorganization and bring fresh ideas and energy leading into the organizations 125thanniversary.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer this position will be the lead strategist andproject manager focused on growing CLCs nearly $2 million (excluding governmentcontracts) revenue portfolio. The CDO will lead the development team including theFoundations and Corporate Relations Director Donor Engagement Director Marketingand Communications Manager and Development Operations Coordinator to increasesupport across revenue streams. The CDO will own a portfolio of high-levelrelationships and will identify cultivate and solicit major donors and support the CEOin managing her portfolio.

The Chief Development Officers work may include:Leadership and Development Strategy
Foster an intentional and coordinated culture of philanthropy across CLC.
Develop manage execute and update CLCs development and stewardshipplans to achieve annual revenue goals.
Ensure development plans align with and are in service of evolvingorganizational goals.
Collaborate with board members to create individual development goals basedon their unique networks to support the organizations mission.
Work with cross-functional departments to determine funding priorities and asksand ensure coordination among teams engaging in external-facing efforts to
leverage fundraising opportunities.

Fundraising and Donor Relations
Research design and lead the moves management plans for major individualdonors.
Ensure a robust gift pipeline big enough to hit annual revenue goals.
Manage and develop a planned giving initiative.
Project manage the CEOs fundraising work directing her where and how best tospend her time and efforts on a weekly monthly and quarterly basis.

In collaboration with team members
Support planning direction and goal setting for appeals and events.
Determine best combination of events to support program and organizationalgoals developing new and engaging events as necessary.
Identify and articulate priorities for new foundation prospect research and reviewgrant proposals and reports.
Identify new and creative opportunities to engage corporate funders that aremutually beneficial.
Ensure messaging in donor communications is compelling consistent andaligned with CLCs mission values and fundraising goals.

Development Operations and Revenue Tracking
Establish and monitor annual and long-term revenue goals and budgets.
Design and update a regular progress-to-goal report and developmentdashboard for the leadership team as well as financial reports for the board.
Evaluate effectiveness of appeals and events and oversee financial reporting.
Maintain the quality of development-focused data by ensuring all staff areconsistently using Salesforce and adhering to a common logic as detailed in an
SOP manual.

Staff Supervision
Manage four full-time staff members including supervision training andcoaching.
Support staff in working with vendors and consultants as needed.
Maintain a high-performing team culture.

About You
To be maximally successful in this role you need to be:
A strong people manager with a high EQ who can motivate and develop people
An excellent relationship manager who can quickly build trust with internal andexternal stakeholders
A leader with a track record of creating alignment and buy-in among and acrossteams/groups
A strategic thinker with a deep development knowledge
Dedicated to continuous improvement evaluation and data-informed decisionmaking
Solution and action-oriented
A reliable and optimistic team-player who holds themselves and those aroundthem to a high standard
A practiced facilitator who can lead productive and efficient meetings
A dynamic professional and poised ambassador for CLC
A consistent and friendly communicator who reaches out and follows up
A stickler for details and quality
A caretaker of sensitive information about donors and others in the organizations community with an understanding that everyone has an important story to tell
Able to navigate complex conversations across lines of difference with humilityand understand the perspectives of others
Passionate and persistent in the pursuit of resources so our families have whatthey need to succeed

About Location and Benefits
In-person in Stamford CT
Health dental and vision insurance; life insurance; 401k matching; CT PaidLeave; accrued sick and personal days; 20 accrued vacation days plus holidaysand office closure between Christmas and New Years

You need to have
A minimum of 10 years of nonprofit development experience
A minimum of 4 years of nonprofit leadership experience including staffsupervision
Demonstrated success securing major gifts and working with a team to grow anddiversify revenue
In-depth experience working in close partnership with senior management andboard members on major philanthropic initiatives and campaigns
A strong working knowledge of CRM systems for donor and revenuemanagement; Salesforce experience preferred

CLC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is the policy of CLC that noemployee or applicant for employment or services will be discriminated against
because of race color religion national origin age sex disability sexualorientation political affiliation family responsibilities or family status veteransstatus or any other basis prohibited by law.