Director Of Development

Job Details:

Job Location:

KT-Memphis Area Command - Memphis, TN 38105, Position Type:
Full Time Regular, Education Level: Bachelor's Degree, Salary Range: $80,000.00 Salary/year,

Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Fundraising & Donor Relations, Schedule/

Hours:

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exempt (40 hours per week)

• Plans, develops, implements, administers, and sustains an aggressive Financial Development Plan, which includes all areas of development operations, including public relations/marketing, direct mail, grant writing, donor cultivation, major gifts, and board development. Supervises development team, giving them direction and setting goals.
• Meets with Area Commander to identify program funding needs; prepares strategic plan with short and long-range goals to meet The Salvation Army’s funding objectives; enlists support from the Army’s staff, board, supervising headquarters, and volunteer organizations.
• Works with the Area Commander and Executive Director of Supporting and Program Services to establish development policies, systems, and procedures; creates and maintains a development calendar.
• Works with the Area Commander and Executive Director of Supporting and Program Services to identify and implement effective board development strategies.
• Develops the annual Financial Development Program budget; administers the affairs of the position within the approved budget; prepares special financial reports as requested.
• Researches and initiates a fund-raising strategy to develop corporate gifts and sponsor ships for special programs and projects; contacts corporations to identify corporate representatives responsible for donor solicitation; cultivates and maintains an effective working relationship with corporate officials.
• Develops, prepares, and monitors regular financial reports illustrating financial development progress; establishes and maintains an organized and efficient donor record-keeping system, ensuring that accurate and complete records are prepared and maintained for each donor.

• Knowledge of principles and practices of nonprofit community relations and development functions
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of grant research, applications, and administration.
• Knowledge of donor cultivation methods and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and produce grants and other proposals.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral presentation, and writing skills.
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple competing priorities.
• Experience and comfort with technology. Familiarity with Interchange preferred.
• Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

• PTO benefits
• Medical Insurance, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Hearing
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Aflac Supplemental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Pension/Retirement

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Advertising, Public Relations, Business Administration, or other related field.
• Five (5) years of experience performing development and fundraising activities,
• or Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Valid State Driver License

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

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