Development Director

3 weeks ago


Portland, United States Street Roots Full time

Overview

The Development Director will strategize development opportunities and lead a committed development team. With a current budget of $1.4 million, Street Roots seeks sustainable growth to make a strong impact in the community, keep up with inflation and provide just wages.


We seek an experienced development professional whose knowledge, creativity and mentorship leads sustainable growth to make a strong impact for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.*


Apply

Email kaia@streetroots.org with the subject line "development director." Please include your resume, which should included at least three years experience as a nonprofit development leader; and a letter that responds to this question: why are you Street Roots' development director for our next era? Apply by Friday, April 26, at 5 p.m.; early applications are encouraged.


Compensation

$70,000, full medical, dental, vision, paid sabbatical

​Paid time off (three weeks plus 11 paid holidays throughout the year)



Street Roots workplace

The Street Roots workplace is one in which one is faced with a wide spectrum of human experiences, sometimes painful, sometimes inspiring. Housed and unhoused people work side-by-side with respect for each other’s humanity, and to support this, leadership staff are expected to be in-person at least three days a week. 



Job Duties

Work in leadership team to guide vision and strategy

  • Lead with Street Roots values to uphold a healthy workplace culture  
  • Communicate effectively vision and decisions made by the executive director and leadership team
  • Contribute to the organizational budget, manage program budget throughout the year, working closely with finance team to track income data

Lead development team

  • Lead development team on all areas of development -– including annual fund drive & campaigns, sponsorships, grants, major donor cultivation, recurring donors, volunteers, ads and community partnerships – by providing vision, clarity and planning. 
  • Identify funding streams that can be further developed, locate addition funding streams and support the development team to achieve this.
  • Empower team – development manager, community partnerships assistant and development assistant -- to grow and develop with mentoring and stretch assignments based on capacity and career goals, providing coaching, feedback, and performance reviews. 

Manage donor relations 

  • Oversee and strengthen system for donor cultivation
  • Work closely with executive director, development staff and board on donor stewardship
  • ​Function as a conductor of donor relations, activating board members, staff and community 

Bolster grants program

  • Lead grant prospecting, managing a sustainable system that includes on-time grant reports
  • Work with the executive director to write major grants and manage grant officer relationships
  • Work with development and program staff to write and manage grants

Communicate Street Roots values externally

  • Support a culture of belonging for our greater community. Street Roots is a public-facing organization with a great deal of community affection, and the director will help us better embrace that community through a strong ethos of engagement and cultivation.
  • ​Lead communications with the community – working with the executive director and development team – through producing an annual impact report, social media collateral, and other donor materials and events. 
  • Support board fundraising



Leadership requirements, qualities and strengths 

• Minimum three years nonprofit development leadership experience  

• Commitment to ongoing learning about and practicing equity and other organizational values

• Curious and active as a development professional, understanding how the organization can further its use of data and understanding of giving trends.                

• Mission-focused, with a strong desire to pitch in toward a shared vision for a more just community

• Demonstrated strength in leading staff 

• Relational with a clear sense of boundaries  

• Experience in budget and fiscal management experience

• Demonstrated leadership initiative courage, perseverance, and problem-solving

• Commitment to professional integrity, communication, responsibility and conflict resolution.


Equal Opportunity Employer

At Street Roots, we believe we can meet the organization’s mission only with a diverse board and staff who actively cultivate a culture of equity and inclusion across race, ethnicity, culture, gender, housing status, carceral status, family status, ability and sexual identity.


  • * A special opportunity at Street Roots is working with directly with Street Roots vendors who form the Gratitude Brigade, paid to write thank-you notes, give donor tours and support phone banks and more.


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