Development Officer

About the Role

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families, providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect, and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, and we provide Christ‑centered care and support to children and families in need.

This position is responsible for maximizing philanthropic support from donors in the Central & West Texas region, which stretches from San Marcos to Waco and out to far West Texas. This Austin‑based position reports to the Director of Development, who is based in Georgetown. The role does not supervise anyone at this time.

In response to this community‑wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS) provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations across Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self‑sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way,” which inspires the agency to be strength‑focused, family‑centered, and goal‑driven with every client.

• Competitive salaries
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Voluntary life insurance options
• Paid holidays
• Generous retirement plan – after one year of service and 1,000 hours, the agency matches an employee 200% up to a 3% retirement contribution

• Maximize philanthropic support in the form of budget funding gifts from individual major donors, churches, church‑related groups, service organizations, and businesses
• Record all actions related to donor cultivations and solicitations in the NXT database
• Contact 125 assigned major donors and 50 assigned caring congregations at least once per quarter, via in‑person, phone, or note
• Host 10 or more PCHAS Gatherings per year
• Host an Austin fundraising luncheon once per year
• Recruit and train “Ambassadors,” PCHAS volunteer‑advocates for the agency’s mission
• Meet or exceed annual fundraising goals for the assigned region
• Monitor progress toward stated goals using weekly and quarterly gift reports
• Work closely with donors to secure outright and planned gifts supporting approved capital maintenance projects or establishing named endowment funds
• Coordinate two annual in‑kind campaigns for school supplies and Christmas gifts
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned

• College degree in management, marketing, or a field compatible with the general skills required for the tasks of the position (strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated 1‑3 years of work experience and documented success in major gifts and special events (strongly preferred)
• Certification as a professional fundraiser desirable but not required
• Current knowledge of or excellent aptitude for learning and implementing major gifts strategies (strongly preferred)
• Positive and flexible interpersonal communication style (strongly preferred)

• Valid driver’s license with a risk‑free driving record
• Willingness to undergo initial and periodic screenings for child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and child care/elder care disqualification lists
• Submission of fingerprints for review by state and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Pre‑employment drug screen and pre‑employment physical with no evidence of communicable disease

Full‑time

$65,000 – $70,000