Job Information
Constructive Partnerships Unlimited Director, Development in Manhattan, New York
Director, Development
Department Metro Service
Type of Position Full time
Search Location(s) Manhattan, NY
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Job Brief
The Director, Development at CP Unlimited is an extraordinary opportunity, at a pivotal moment in the Agency’s storied history, for an ambitious and entrepreneurial fundraising professional to plan, create and implement a multi-year comprehensive campaign
Shift Worked:
Monday-Friday
Weekly Hours:
37.5
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Pay range:
$100,000-$140,000
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Director of Development at CP Unlimited is an extraordinary opportunity, at a pivotal moment in the Agency’s storied history, for an ambitious and entrepreneurial fundraising professional to plan, create and implement a multi-year comprehensive campaign. The Director of Development will be an adept frontline fundraiser and strategic thinker who brings energy and a well-rounded array of fundraising competencies to advance the mission, vision, and values of CP Unlimited. The Director of Development will be a creative leader with an optimistic and positive demeanor, comfortable in taking initiative and challenging preconceptions. A self-directed leader, the Director of Development will exhibit a drive for excellence and be motivated by a desire to learn and implement best practices to achieve ambitious fundraising goals. Reporting to Chief Communications Officer, the Director of Development will:
Work in partnership with key stakeholders to advance key development strategies and meet or exceed annual fundraising goals
Create and deliver a comprehensive prospecting effort to identify and engage potential new supporters
Manage a personal portfolio of significant donors and prospects across multiple constituencies
Support and guide the efforts of the Development, Campaign, Special Events, and other fundraising or project committees
Assure donors receive ongoing cultivation and proper stewardship
Work closely with organizational and community leadership to create contributed income and a donor base by building on the strong foundation of successful patron-centered advancement activities
Develop and maintain an effective partnership with campaign consultants from CCS Fundraising
Organize a departmental plan of work to achieve annual operating and campaign goals
Oversee the production of all development collateral, including copy and design of donor materials, and work closely with the Communication’s team to ensure consistent branding and messaging
Direct efforts to refine and implement development initiatives in the Agency’s strategic plan and focus on achievable objectives to advance long-range departmental goals
Qualifications:
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred, plus a minimum of five to seven years of progressively demonstrated development expertise in the intellectual and developmental disability or related field.
Experience with a significant capital or endowment campaign is strongly preferred. Candidates should have a well-rounded knowledge and proven track record in major and individual gifts, institutional support, planned giving, and/or special events
Possess written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated capacity to lead, tempered by adeptness in building consensus among a diverse set of stakeholders
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of products along with development CRM systems and software
Experience with and knowledge of the New York donor community will be viewed favorably
Possess keen prospecting skills along with the ability to effectively cultivate and solicit high-level donor prospects