Development Director

2 weeks ago


Portland, Oregon, United States Imagine Black Full time
Job Description

Position: Development Director

Department: Administration and Resource Department, Development Division

Benefits:

  • Full medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance covered at 100%
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Flexible paid time off with approval from supervisor
  • Paid holidays
  • Phone and travel allowance
  • Child and pet-friendly workplace

Relocation package available.

Position & Status:

Full-Time, exempt

Occasional evenings and weekends

Responsibilities:

Development (30%)

Oversee and lead a comprehensive fundraising strategy to build a diverse pipeline of annual contributors, major donors, and foundation and corporate partners and raise more than $2M annually.

Identify funding streams that can be further developed, locate additional ones, and support the development team in achieving this.

Implement and maintain a data-driven, relationship-centered development approach, working with Operations staff to leverage the donor database system.

Empower the team, including the Grants Manager, to grow and develop with mentoring and stretch assignments based on capacity and career goals, providing coaching, feedback, and performance reviews.

Grants Management (20%)

Oversee the development of grant proposals, monitor grant progress, and review grant reports.

Lead on prospecting foundation and other institutional grants and contracts from local-, state-, and nationally-based funders.

Manage key relationships with the foundation, government, and other institutional supporters, and identify new opportunities and prospects to reach out to.

Work with development staff to write and manage grants, completing on-time grant compliance.

Staff & Department Leadership (10%)

Develop and monitor the department budget with the President and Executive Director and the Deputy Director of Finance & Operations.

Supervise and support the professional development of department staff through goals and growth opportunities, gathering resources, and providing ongoing feedback and coaching.

Manage department administration, including timesheet approval, PTO requests, purchases and reimbursements, and contracts.

Support department staff with work as needed.

Develop and strengthen departmental policies and processes as needed.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrated experience in securing major grants, gifts, or support from individual or institutional supporters.
  • Demonstrated experience with community fundraising models.
  • Passion for how self-determination and radical Black imagination can directly influence policy and advocacy.
  • A commitment to applying a Black Queer Feminist lens to development and fundraising.
  • Creative thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to occasionally work on evenings and weekends.
  • Proven skills in working and communicating with communities within the African diaspora, especially with descendants of enslaved Africans, African immigrants and refugees, and Caribbean immigrants and refugees
  • Bi- or multi-lingual (Arabic, Amharic, Swahili, and Somali-speaking applicants are encouraged to apply)
  • Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) systems, specifically EveryAction.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite, as well as the ability to work with online forms and systems (Asana, Zoom, Xero, and Slack)
  • Understanding and/or experience with community organizing, civic engagement, policy advocacy, and/or community development.
  • Lived experience with Black community issues, particularly in Portland, Oregon

How to Apply:

No phone calls, please. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with priority given to those received by Friday, October



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