Development Director

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Reporting to the Senior Development Director, the Director will be responsible for leading aspects of our Impact campaigns and Hard Hats with Heart campaign. This will include recruiting fundraising volunteers, securing financial contributions toward advancing our mission, individual donor cultivation, and special event implementation. This is a full-time, office-based position with a hybrid schedule. We have a fast-paced sales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.

We offer a base salary with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay. The potential incentive is based on achieving certain revenue targets and triggers. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

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• Drive peer-to-peer fundraising to achieve overall revenue goals. Secure financial contributions by conducting exploratory meetings and revenue generation-focused sales calls. Appropriately documents scheduled appointments and results.
• Generate revenue by prospecting and securing local corporate sponsorship and individual donations. Achieve revenue goals by building and maintaining relationships with corporate partners and donors.
• Lead the Hard Hats with Heart campaign for the market.
• Volunteer recruitment, engagement, and recognition:
  Recruit volunteers to participate in peer to peer fundraising campaigns. Ensure high-level volunteers are recruited and provided effective orientation, training and development.
• Build powerful partnerships externally and internally.
• Recruit and be responsible for executive volunteer leadership, volunteer committees, and day-of-the-event volunteers.
• Cultivate donors to increase engagement and giving.
• Plan and implement events in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Manage and maintain accurate volunteer and supporter information within our customer relationship management (CRM) system and Microsoft platforms, ensuring data is current and up to date.

• 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or other related experience
• University/College degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to do daily local travel up to 70% and some overnight trips as needed; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis
• Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving
• Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office

• Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C‑Suite level
• Knowled…