Associate Director of Development

KIPP Public Schools Northern California

Job Location:

Oakland, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 107000 - 138000

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Development will play an integral leadership role on KIPP Public Schools Northern Californias development team helping to raise significant annual funds from a portfolio of individual and institutional funders.

The Associate Director will help execute and implement the direction for our revenue stream. This person will manage and grow a portfolio of individual and institutional donors to foster and deepen relationships with our donors.

Reporting to the Director of Development the Associate Director of Development will implement donor-centered moves management for annual donors as well as help facilitate cultivation and stewardship activities.

This position will be located at our office in downtown Oakland (BART accessible) with some travel to our 22 (and counting) schools required. This is a hybrid role with the expectation that 2-3 days per week be spent onsite at our school campuses or at our Regional Support Office in Oakland. The position is available immediately.

Ideal Candidate

You have a passion for building relationships and are an excellent communicator with an eye for detail. You will lead the strategy for prospect research and strive to find ways that their interests and priorities align with our financial needs.

You analyze the information at hand to create detailed and creative plans tactics and solutions. You like research and organization. You enjoy digging into a prospective donors giving tendencies. You are great at looking for opportunities and uncovering new prospects. You are interested in donor data such as retention renewal and re-engagement rates.

You are extremely organized and exceptional at managing many details at once and multiple deadlines. You create detailed calendars with proposal timelines stewardship activities and close dates. You help facilitate and the track moves management for each donor and use it to triage and make strategic decisions alongside the team.

You have a strong commitment to public education equity and social justice.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

At least 5 years of work experience is strongly preferred.
At least 1 year of people management experience is preferred.
Previous experience in development particularly around institutional giving required.
Prior experience using Salesforce is preferred.

Knowledge/skills required:

You

Have a strong ability to remain organized meet deadlines and track progress in a fast-paced environment.
Have exceptional attention to detail.
Are a strong written communicator; specifically can write compellingly about our organization mission and goals and effectively tailor writing for different audiences.
Have the ability to create strategic and compelling arguments and cases for support.
Have a strong interest and skills in working across layers and collaborating with others to achieve outcomes.
Are able to thrive in a dynamic fast-paced goal-oriented environment.
Are a great listener.
Possess a passion for social justice and equity and believe all students can achieve at the highest levels.
Have a track record of collaboration and teamwork and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with multiple stakeholders and across lines of difference.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Portfolio Management

Help identify cultivate solicit and steward donors through external meetings and communication in partnership with the CEO Chief External Impact Officer (CXO) Director of Development and board councils.
Collaborate with the other Associate Director of Development to align on strategy for institutions and individuals in one anothers portfolios.
Proactively develop place-based and program-specific proposals for individual & institutional donors with support on messaging and focus from the Director of Development
Manage execute and lead school visits with donors.
Lead progress monitoring and process for stewardship and solicitation tracking in Salesforce for own portfolio and CEO and CXO portfolios.
Help set direction for and manage the execution of actions for the CEO CXO and Director of Development for million-dollar relationships.
Analyze the motivations barriers and networks of funders.
Help diversify and expand the giving base.
Develop tailored cultivation plans.
Analyze and act on donor retention rates.
Work with the Director of Development to help manage and execute actions for the CEO and CXO.
Consistently and effectively analyze progress to annual and long-term goals and identify prospective funders whose priorities align with KIPPs work.
Prioritize key actions for the CEO CXO and Director of Development to take such as external meetings and/or correspondence and prepare/support them to execute cultivation and stewardship plans.

Support External Communications

With support from the Director of Development and CXO lead on composing tailored narratives and pitches for funders.
Help develop high-quality reporting and engagement materials that convey our successes and learnings to donors as well as provide insight and context.
Produce curate and leverage consistent high-quality donor communications.
Create compelling opportunities for current and prospective funders to engage with our schools.
Lead preparation for all individual & institutional solicitations in the assigned portfolio.

Team Leadership

Board Development: Work in close partnership with the Director of Development CXO External Campaign Consultant and board members to build the boards capabilities in funder engagement solicitation and stewardship.
Engage in departmental strategic planning budgeting and goal-setting processes.
Work with team members on coordinated donor efforts (ex: fall appeal newsletters) and multi-stream strategies.
With the team consistently and effectively analyze progress to annual and long-term goals.
Coaching and developing Managers and/or Associates on the team.

Physical Mental and Environmental Demands

Physical: Ability to navigate office and school campuses and hold meetings in different spaces. Traditionally much of the day involves sitting. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 1-15 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively which may include kneeling walking pushing/pulling squatting twisting turning bending stooping and reaching overhead

Mental: Stress of deadlines and normal work standards ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives work with interruptions concentrate for long periods of time read calculate perform routine math problems memorize and recall objects and people.

Environmental: The office environment is subject to interruptions and distractions. Occasional school environment and travel. Adhere to KIPPs health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC CDE and public health agencies recommendations.

Classification

This is a full-time exempt position based on a full-year calendar cycle and time off located in our Regional Support Office with occasional travel to schools and districts. This is a hybrid role with the expectation that 2-3 days per week be spent onsite at our school campuses or at our Regional Support Office in Oakland.

About KIPP Public Schools Northern California

We are a thriving nonprofit network of 22 free public charter schools open to all students. At KIPP we believe all children should grow up free to create the future they want for themselves and that schools can and should be a critical factor in making that vision a reality. Together with families and communities we create joyful academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choosecollege career and beyondso they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Our student community consists of over 7000 elementary middle and high school students in East Palo Alto Oakland San Francisco San Lorenzo San Jose Redwood City and Stockton. 79% qualify for free or reduced price lunch 23% are multilingual learners and 10% have special needs. We strive to cultivate a representative team of teachers and leaders that reflect our students diversity.

Compensation

KIPP Northern California is dedicated to you and your familys well-being! We offer a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision and transportation benefits.

We benchmark annually against comparably-sized non-profit organizations in the regions where we operate to offer competitive salaries. The salary range for this position is between $107000 and $138000. Most candidates would be compensated at $115000.

How to Apply

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