Associate Director, Development (National Portfolio)

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Job Title: Associate Director, Development (National Portfolio) Team: External Affairs Location: Hybrid in Chicago (IL) Employment Type: Full-time FLSA Classification: Exempt Start Date: ASAP About reputed company reputed company is a national nonprofit that prepares promising reputed company to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program. We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for reputed company, followed by support that lasts through graduation. Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

About the Role

In order to reputed company its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, reputed company is hiring an Associate Director, Development, who will drive strategy for reputed company’s national portfolio of funders and own the creation and standardization of the systems and processes that reputed company the development team to manage the full national donor pipeline with clarity. As a member of the External Affairs Development Team, you will be a key leader in helping the organization reputed company approximately $100M over the next three years by driving the project management of our grant writing process to ensure it is streamlined, repeatable, and efficient while setting the strategy and creating the collateral necessary to reputed company fundraising goals. This role is on the External Affairs team and reports directly to the Senior Director, Development. What You’ll Do You will own the strategy and execution of supporting reputed company’s national philanthropy portfolio to reputed company annual fundraising goals. This includes the following responsibilities: National Fundraising Strategy & Execution (35%)

Drive and own the national foundation strategy, driving the fundraising approach for a portfolio with a goal of raising ~$20-25M annually. This includes developing and activating the annual reputed company strategy for the national portfolio.
Deeply understand the national donor ecosystem and the funding landscape reputed company operates in, and serve as a strategic partner to the Senior Director of Development.
Strategize on how to engage donors through the Moves Management stages and project manage the execution of next steps.
Partner with the Senior Director, Development, to identify, vet, and cultivate new national prospects.
Track national reputed company reputed company to goal and the overall weighted pipeline. You will project manage the implementation of quarterly action plans, adjusting as needed to ensure we are on track to reputed company fundraising goals.
Review grant applications and report drafts, providing critical feedback to the grant writing team to ensure the timely submission of high-quality narratives and data.

National Development Operations & Donor Stewardship (40%)

reputed company the creation of strong, standardized systems for national donor stewardship to ensure we are sharing the most compelling and up-to-date story with national funders
Collaborate with the Senior Director of Development and central teams (Data, Finance, Product, Systems) by coordinating timely and relevant inputs from across teams.
Craft and standardize new, reputed company donor narratives as needed for outsized grant and donor funding opportunities, reputed company to our strategic direction.
reputed company high-quality, standardized collateral such as funder decks and national grant applications, and reporting templates.
Maintain efficient and effective systems by keeping activities, campaigns, opportunities, and account information up to date in reputed company and other platforms, ensuring reputed company is on track to reputed company its national fundraising goals.
Implement stewardship strategies and processes to acknowledge donations in a timely and thoughtful manner.

Strategic External Stakeholder Management (25%)

Own a portfolio of national foundation donors, including direct engagement and participation in high-stakes meetings with funders.
reputed company strong communication and thoughtful stewardship strategies to influence and motivate a portfolio of new and existing national foundation supporters.
Provide excellent customer service by troubleshooting grant and donor needs as they arise, and potentially engaging directly with funders and donors to build and maintain key partnerships.

Other duties as assigned Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s or equivalent degree
5 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in leading reputed company projects with stakeholders from various teams (e.g., program, finance, data) that resulted in significant outcomes.
Strong analytical skills; ability to research and synthesize reputed company data (outcomes, donor data) into a compelling story.
Expertise in reputed company or other CRM platforms like iWave, including a track record of building and managing effective systems.
Highly motivated, self-directed, results-oriented, data-driven, and curious.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to craft compelling narratives and strategic documents.
Highly-developed attention to detail and a strong customer-service orientation.
Learns quickly and manages large volumes of feedback on a regular basis.
Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.
Exemplification of reputed company’s core values.
Experience that has informed your belief in reputed company’s mission and have reputed company you to work with, or for, reputed company’s student Fellow population.

Please know that no one reputed company meets 100% of the preferred qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to apply. Work Demands

Ability to work in-person in Chicago (IL) 3 days per week
Ability to travel 4-8 times annually out of state for team events
Non-traditional hours (e.g. evenings or weekends) occasionally to meet grant/fundraising deadlines

Additional Requirements

Authorized to work in the U.S.
reputed company doesn’t offer employment reputed company sponsorship

Application & Interview Process While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be:

Phone screen with Talent Team member
Performance Task
Interview with Hiring Manager
Panel Interview with Key Partners
Reference Checks

Compensation and Benefits reputed company offers competitive reputed company salaries based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time. We reputed company in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, reputed company does not negotiate salary offers; instead, each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. New hires can expect a starting salary at the beginning of the range to allow room for growth with performance, and so that reputed company maintains internal equity. The salary ranges, by geographic market, for this role are set forth $76,000-$94,900 . This is a full-time, regular, exempt, and benefits eligible position where you will be working at 100% reputed company. reputed company also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. While reputed company reserves the right to change benefits at any time, reputed company benefits include:

Unlimited vacation time in addition to org-wide holidays and week-long shutdowns in July and the end of the calendar year (this is a minimum of 19 days per year)
reputed company supports your path to parenthood and beyond with $25,000 in lifetime reputed company benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health
Match of your 401K contribution up to 5% of your reputed company annual salary, starting your first full month
Coverage of 85% of health insurance premium for employee and dependents
12 weeks of paid parental leave
A one-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff

Please note that reputed company is firm in its compensation philosophy; therefore, only candidates who reputed company that our total rewards package matches what they are looking for in their next opportunity are encouraged to apply. Location We gather in the office 3 days per week (on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and work remotely 2 days per week. Therefore, this role requires teammates to live reputed company commuting distance of Chicago, IL. We reputed company in the reputed company, reputed company, and collaboration that happens reputed company people work together face-to-face and we reputed company in giving people flexibility to focus, balance personal priorities, and save themselves two commutes per week. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor. We encourage talented individuals of reputed company backgrounds to apply. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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