Senior Development and Communications Manager

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is looking for a full-time Senior Development and Communications Manager, based in our Minneapolis office.

* Please apply via the instructions below. Applications received through the MCN platform will not be reviewed.

You are passionate about our mission and excited about IATP’s multifaceted work across food and farm systems, climate, and trade. You understand that nonprofit development and communications is not transactional, but is built on trust and sustained through authentic communications and relationships with donors, whether they are foundations, corporations, or individuals. You have experience in nonprofit marketing and communications, fundraising, donor engagement and stewardship, and grant management.

You will collaborate with the Associate Director of Development, IATP’s program communications team, and the Executive Director, ensuring alignment with our organizational goals.

IATP is a nonprofit policy advocacy organization with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our mission is to work locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm, and trade systems. Our staff matches high-level research and analysis with on-the-ground engagement to bring policy into practice. In addition to our headquarters in Minneapolis, we have small offices in Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany.

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The Sr. Development and Communications Manager plays a central role in advancing the mission by creating engaging narratives, cultivating new donors and stewarding existing donors, and planning and implementing special events. This role manages the day-to-day development communications and fundraising operations. It requires someone who pays attention to detail, is organized, can manage multiple projects, and who is skilled at building the relationships that drive organizational growth.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Development, the Sr. Development and Communications Manager will create and implement the development communications and marketing plan along with the individual fundraising strategy while supporting grants management and other development priorities.

Develop a strong understanding and communicate a clear and compelling vision of IATP, our mission and programs, and our strategic priorities to a range of audiences, specifically engaging individual donors with clarity and purpose.

Create engaging donor-focused narratives and communication tools in close collaboration with the program communications team and the Associate Director of Development.

• Translate organizational strategies and goals into clear narratives, marketing messages, campaigns, and appeals.
• Define and manage audience segmentation and create messages and materials.
• Create and implement the donor engagement, cultivation, and stewardship plans in alignment with donor segments.
• Create and own the marketing and development communications calendar and coordinate external messages and sequencing with the program communications team.

Develop and execute donor appeals and communications in collaboration with the Associate Director of Development, the Executive Director and the program communications team.

• Write, manage, and execute fundraising campaigns (i.e., spring, summer, fall, Give to the Max Day, Giving Tuesday, end-of-year appeals).
• Create, produce, and distribute donor communications and the annual report.
• Engage, cultivate, and steward donors through multiple channels: events, video or phone calls, strategic communications, and one-on-one meetings.

Manage donor database (Bloomerang) and generate reports, dashboards, and donor lists to support fundraising.

• Ensure accurate records by entering gifts in a timely manner, processing donation acknowledgments, and updating donor information.
• Attend relevant webinars and courses (by Bloomerang, MCN) to implement improvements and optimize the database and maximize its capabilities.
• Support budget reporting…