Development Director
JOB DESCRIPTION – Development Director
Job Title: Development Director
Reports to: Co-Executive Directors
Classification: Exempt
Salary Range: $80,000-$135,000
Location: Fresno Preferred; Remote Work Options Available
Position Summary
The Development Director (Director) is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all of Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability’s fundraising, including revenue streams such as grants and contracts, as well as donors and special events. The Director will work closely with Co-Executive Directors and Director of Operations to oversee fundraising efforts.
This position is an exempt, management-level position. The position requires the regular exercise of discretion and independent judgment. The position is responsible for supervising and evaluating employees.
Duties & Responsibilities
The essential functions (i.e., the fundamental job duties of the position) are as follows:
Development (85%)
- Lead efforts related to institutional fund development including identification of potential funding sources, submission of grant proposals, and submission of grant reports
- Lead efforts related to contracts for service including identification of potential contracting opportunities, submission of contract proposals, and submission of reports for services rendered
- Ensure progress towards meeting grant and contract deliverables in collaboration with Director of Operations and Co-Executive Directors
- Work with Co-Executive Directors to develop and maintain an individual giving program, including identification of new donors and strengthening of relationships with existing donors
- Lead identification of other potential funding sources
- Oversee database tracking fund development
- Oversee planning, publicity, and implementation of fundraising events
- Generate strategies to increase revenue and donor loyalty
- Support participation of staff members in development efforts
- Communicate fundraising goals throughout the organization and equip team members to reach them
- Work with Communications Director to elevate Leadership Counsel’s profile and development potential
Administrative (5%)
- Support growing Leadership Counsel operations and development team, which is responsible for day-to-day operations, financial management, fundraising, special events
Program Engagement (5%)
- Develop and maintain relationship with the community and organizational partners
- Participate in select meetings, gatherings, and convenings
- Develop and maintain relationships with other key stakeholders
- Maintain a strong understanding of the organization’s programmatic goals and activities
Other Duties (5%)
- Other duties as assigned by Co-Executive Directors.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the supervising manager or co-executive directors.
Skills and Qualifications
The following qualifications are required for this position:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or comparable experience
Prior Experience:
- 1-2 years demonstrated experience working with and on behalf of low-income communities
- 3-5 years demonstrated experience in development
Skills/Proficiencies:
- Ability to work regular evening and weekend hours
- Ability to travel within the State of California including throughout California and up to 1-2 times per year out of state
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office Suite
- Excellent verbal and writing skills
Other:
- Access to a personal vehicle and insurance coverage
- Comfort with working with residents and organizations from diverse backgrounds
- Strong interpersonal skills
- COVID-19 vaccinations required (including boosters when eligible). Leadership Counsel will abide by all exceptions to the vaccination requirement required by applicable law. Specifically, an employee may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation exempting them from the vaccine requirement if:
- The employee has a physical or mental disability that prevents the employee from taking the vaccine; or
- The employee has a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance that prevents the employee from taking the vaccine.
Currently offered benefits for full-time positions include: up to $70 monthly cell phone reimbursement; 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee; 50% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance for employee's dependent(s); up to 6% 401(k) match for an employee; annual professional development allotment; 16 accrued paid vacation days per year and additional paid vacation days after 4 years of employment; 15 accrued paid sick leave days per year; 12 paid holidays per year; and paid family leave. Benefits may change from time to time.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
The physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to drive frequently and for up to 8 hours in a day to community meetings, hearings, conferences, and other related activities, ability to work long days occasionally up to 14 hours in a day, ability to conduct door-to-door outreach and conduct meetings, lifting materials and supplies such as chairs, easels, tables. Typically, these will weigh 30 pounds or less. Position involves remaining in a stationary position for most of the workday. The employee is regularly required to move or remain in a stationary position. This position requires the ability to perform clerical duties in the office and operate a computer and related office machinery. The employee is occasionally required to move self. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to observe details at close range or from a distance. Other abilities required by this job include the ability to communicate information and ideas so that others understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
Employees share office space with one or more other staff members. Out-of-office meetings will include meetings in other offices, in community centers, in homes, in government buildings, and outside.
This position engages in functions both indoors and outdoors, in office environments with light to moderate noise, and in community gathering venues, private homes, or government buildings with both small and large groups of people where noise levels may be higher than in a typical office setting.
Equal Employment Opportunity & Accommodations
Leadership Counsel is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and strictly prohibits any unlawful harassment and/or discrimination against applicants for employment or anyone in its employ based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, religious belief or practice, race (including natural hairstyle or hair texture related thereto), color, national origin (including possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code Section 12801.9 which authorizes licenses to individuals who cannot provide satisfactory proof of their presence in the U.S. under federal law), ancestry, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer-related physical or mental health impairment or history of same), genetic information, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, Leadership Counsel will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability who are applicants or employees unless undue hardship would result. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to complete the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job should contact their supervisor or one or both of the co-executive directors to request the accommodation.