Assistant Vice President, Development

Department:
Development

Reports to:

Chief Development Officer

Location:

Remote

Travel: ≥ 25%

Salary Range: $165,000 - $181,500

The Assistant Vice President, Development (AVP) drives all aspects of operationalizing and executing development and fundraising strategy for Vibrant Emotional Health. The AVP partners closely with internal and external stakeholders to create new relationships and strengthen existing relationships to drive fundraising revenue streams for Vibrant.

• Drive year‑over‑year growth across multiple revenue streams including corporate partners, family foundations, government grants, major donors, digital fundraising, peer‑to‑peer fundraising, sponsor ships, partnerships, and events.
• Work in partnership with the Chief Development Officer to create and operationalize a three‑year strategic fundraising plan.
• Manage a portfolio of major donors and partners.
• Set goals and objectives for the development function.
• Oversee the development and implementation of prospecting, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies.
• Work across the team to build the donor base at all giving levels.
• Steward current major donor relationships, nurture high‑capacity donors to significantly increase their gifts, and engage new prospects and new audiences.
• Develop sophisticated strategies for donor engagement, including prospecting, creating briefings, submitting proposals, impact reports, and debriefing materials for all meetings.
• Build strong relationships with the programs team to acquire the information needed to understand priorities and funding needs and develop compelling proposals and reports for funders.
• Work with technology and finance functions to ensure effective systems and protocols to manage CRM and reporting.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of proposals, reports and required materials.
• Prepare regular reports on performance, including revenue, expenses and return on investment, and provide updates to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, legal regulations and industry best practices in fundraising and donor stewardship.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Ability to effectively communicate and elevate Vibrant’s vision, mission, goals and needs to diverse audiences and inspire engagement in becoming donors, sponsors, volunteers and partners.
• Principled, ethical, professional and committed to exceptional work quality and standards.
• Highly organized, creative, proactive, detail‑oriented and able to prioritize with superior time‑management and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong managerial skills.
• Ability to meet short deadlines and thrive in a fast‑paced, professionally rigorous environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, accurately and concisely.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Public Healthcare.
• 8–10+ years of fundraising in nonprofit sector, raising over $10M annually.
• 5+ years managing high‑performing fundraising teams.
• A successful track record of personally identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major donors, corporate partners and foundations.
• Experience working in a very fast‑paced, mission‑driven environment.
• Experience with government grants preferred.
• Experience in healthcare and or mental health preferred.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for at least 50% of the time.
• Frequently communicate over video calls with internal and external stakeholders as well as team members.
• Operate a computer and other office‑productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and printer.

Salary range: $165,000 – $181,500. Full‑time employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, supplemental income insurance, employer‑paid disability insurance, employer‑paid life insurance, pre‑tax FSA for medical and dependent care and 401(k).

Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.