Development Director; SCC

Seattle City Club is seeking a Development Director to join our nonprofit team and support our values around passionate nonpartisanship, respectful conversation, connection and collaboration, as well as leader access and accountability.

Position details:
Full time, exempt. Reports to Executive Director and supervises one staff member.

Start Date:
As soon as possible. Open position posted May 7, 2020; open until filled.

Depending on experience, starts at $70,000 and includes Paid Time Off (PTO) plus benefits. Benefits include: fully paid employee medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as a monthly Orca transit pass (over $8,000 benefits package value) and a retirement savings plan including 2% employer match after one year. Employees receive four weeks PTO annually, plus the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, and seven additional paid holidays.

The Development Director will lead and execute Seattle City Club’s development efforts across all revenue streams except event ticket sales. This includes setting ambitious yet attainable annual fundraising goals; developing and executing a fundraising plan that will elevate City Club’s fundraising efforts to the next level in preparation for our 40 th Anniversary campaign; creating and managing solicitation, cultivation and stewardship strategies and timelines;

collaborating with Executive Director on corporate and foundation initiatives; engaging the Executive Director and Board of Directors appropriately on high level accounts; and fostering a culture of philanthropy.

City Club is well-positioned to convert thousands of our program attendees into active donors and re-engage many lapsed donors to grow and sustain our vital work. We need an ambitious and experienced Development Director with the skills, innovative ideas and strategic approach to help us grow our programming and our impact.

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, collaborative, responsive, enthusiastic management professional with demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives who supports our mission to join our leadership team.

• Inclusive: Knowledge of and experience working on initiatives and within organizational cultures with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experienced: Successfully managing people and programs toward success. Able to interact with all levels of community and corporate partners. Serve as a brand ambassador for the organization, inside and out, demonstrating a high level of professionalism.
• Strategic: Proactive thinker who can anticipate challenges and envision opportunities; strategic planner in the development of existing and new programs.
• Collaborative: Team player who can listen and put other ideas first, when needed, and create inclusive environments, open conversations and authentic connections. Can thoughtfully provide and receive constructive feedback for the better of the project/group.
• Responsive: Action-oriented contributor who understands the urgency around deadlines and can think quickly, gather input and respond accurately under pressure at times.
• Enthusiastic: Can maintain a consistent, positive attitude in a fast-faced and sometimes stressful work environment and serve as a model leader for others.

• Serve as a responsible leader on the team and actively guide our culture of philanthropy and equity.
• Create and manage the implementation of an ambitious strategic plan for growth, aligned to organizational mission, goals and priorities.
• Develop and execute annual partnership plan to maximize partner visibility across our 25+ programs and events. Solicit corporate and foundation partnerships and serve as the daily steward of their relationship with City Club.
• Develop and execute individual giving program, including major gifts, annual donors, and planned giving program. Manage relationships with key donors.
• In partnership with the Board of Directors and Executive Director, prepare the organization for its 40th Anniversary campaign. Lead prospect identification and solicitation efforts.
• Prepare materials and strategies for Executive Director, Fund…