Senior Development Manager; Remote

Palm Beach Admin Office
3333 Forest Hill Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33406, USA

Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history.

CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we’re changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families’ lives for generations to come.

Join our team to continue to do good and create history serving Florida's children and families!

The Senior Development Manager is accountable for executing strategies to expand annual giving, community fund-raising and special event sponsor ships to secure at least $475,000 annually to advance the CHS mission. Overall, the Senior Development Manager contributes to CHS’s strategic objective of reimagining what HOME means by creating spaces where every child and family is supported and has access to the opportunities they need to pursue their dreams.

• Make an impact in your community and become a part of Florida's history
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• Growth and professional development opportunities

• Partner in the development of strategies to achieve increases in annual revenue.
• Collaborate with the Development Team and Special Events leaders to execute fundraising strategies and objectives, including implementing best practices, achieving benchmarks, and focusing on key performance indicators.
• Develop, maintain, and strengthen relations with local businesses, community partners and current/prospective donors through engagement efforts such as program tours and visits; identify new sources of fundraising revenue.
• Participate in the creation and execution of events appropriate to annual giving and community fundraising strategies, securing at least $475,000 annually; work closely with developing and handing off high capacity donors to the Major Gift Officer, if one is present.
• Create and manage special events:
  • Ensure special events stay on event timeline; communicate to manager if event is off track according to the event timeline.
  • Ensure events have a strong volunteer committee and succession plans for event leadership, with the goal of maintaining a leadership pipeline of three volunteers serving 2-year terms for all leadership positions.
  • Ensure strong sponsorship pipelines.
• Support board recruitment and relationship management.
• Assist in the creation and distribution of collateral and marketing materials.
• Partner with the Development and Communications Teams to organize meetings, trainings, and recognition events, when needed.
• Attend events to build and deepen relationships with prospective and current donors and other key constituents.
• Represent CHS at donor, community and special events, as needed.

• Adhere to CHS policies and practices regarding risk management, donation processing and financial controls.
• Work closely with the CRM Administrator and the Data Team to track and record gifts and donor records, managing all data in accordance with CHS requirements and external regulations.
• Use the CRM to document activity within two business days, staying current with changes while following moves management policy and practices.

• Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues, best practices, and trends.
• Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
• Comply with CHS’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and other obligations.
• Assist with training other team members and providing back-up when necessary.
• Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.

Required - Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Public Relations,…