Development Manager

3 days ago

Flushing, United States Queens Botanical Garden Society Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Development Manager

About This Opportunity

Queens Botanical Garden’s Development Team is responsible for raising funds to support the Garden. As a key member of the Team, the Development Manager will engage in grant writing, individual giving, and special events to support the growth of the Garden’s annual operating budget. The ideal candidate will be an experienced fundraiser capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously. They will be an exceptional writer, a strong project manager, and a passionate champion for QBG’s work to offer environmental education programs, cultural experiences, and a healthful green space to Queens residents, all New Yorkers, and visitors. They will be comfortable communicating verbally and in writing with institutional donors, individual donors, Trustees, gala attendees, and QBG Members. The Development Manager reports to the Director of Development and supervises the Membership Coordinator

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Institutional Giving and Grant Writing

  • Grow the Garden’s institutional giving by writing compelling grants and proposals to active and prospective donors in the Development Manager’s pipeline, including foundations, corporations, and government funders
  • Manage relationships with a pipeline of active and prospective donors, including conducting donor outreach, maintaining registrations in donor application portals, coordinating site visits, and overseeing the delivery of recognition and sponsorship benefits
  • Work with the Finance Department and other QBG Staff to ensure adherence to the unique specifications of each donor; generate reports for donors
  • Manage QBG’s Institutional Giving calendar
  • Work with Director of Development and other QBG Staff Members to identify new projects in need of funding
  • Collaborate with Institutional Giving Coordinator to identify and review prospects


Individual Giving

  • Support the Director of Development in the management and execution of existing individual giving vehicles, including the Adopt-A-Tree and Adopt-A-Garden program, and the generation of new individual giving campaigns
  • Strategize with the Director of Development to meet and exceed Individual Giving revenue goals


Membership

  • Supervise membership program management
  • Strategize with Director of Development, Membership Coordinator, and other members of the QBG staff to meet and exceed Membership revenue goals


Special Events

  • Supervise event planning aspects for the Garden’s annual June fundraising event, the Rose Gala
  • Strategize with the Director of Development to meet or exceed fundraising event revenue goals, including the potential to develop and implement new special event(s)


General

  • Engage in Garden-wide initiatives, such as strategic planning
  • Take minutes at four annual QBG Board Meetings; compile and distribute quarterly Board Meeting packets
  • Other duties as necessary


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • At least five years of professional experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably at a cultural institution, public garden, parks organization, educational organization, or related field
  • Proven track record of successful fundraising in institutional and individual giving; experience managing fundraising events, and with government funding/relations, is a plus
  • Exceptional leadership, writing, and organization skills; strong attention to detail Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite
  • Knowledge of fundraising databases; familiarity with DonorPerfect is a plus
  • Interest in, and knowledge of funders who support cultural organizations, sustainable practices, farms, public gardens, and museums highly desired
  • Experience with supervision and management
  • Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends

Schedule & Salary

This is a full-time, exempt position with weekly on-site work, and some flexibility to work remotely. Benefits offered include excellent medical, vision, dental and life insurance, generous PTO, paid holidays, employee discounts, access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions, pension and other retirement savings plans. Schedule is generally Monday through Friday, with occasional required evenings and weekends.

Salary Range: $60,000 - 68,000

For consideration, please submit your resume, cover letter, and any relevant documents via our Career Center.

If you encounter difficulties with uploading documents to the portal, please send via email to hr@queensbotanical.org.

Health & Safety: proof of full Covid-19 vaccination required for employment.

Queens Botanical Garden is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). The Garden does not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, disability (physical or mental), age, marital status, veteran/active military service member status, political affiliation, mental illness, socioeconomic status or background, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, genetic information, immigration or citizenship status, status as victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking, arrest or conviction record, pre-employment marijuana testing, sexual and reproductive health decisions, employment/unemployment status, salary history, credit history, marital/partnership stratus, caregiver status, height and weight, or any other legally protected status. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact Human Resources via email or phone 718-886-3800 x 203.



Compensation details: 60000-68000 Yearly Salary



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