Reports To: CEO and president
Job Location: remote
Employment Status: full time
Travel Requirements: moderate travel for company business and events; 25%
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Position Summary:
The vice president (VP) of Fund Development serves as a key leadership team member and an active participant in making strategic decisions affecting the NMSDC. This position is responsible for all fundraising and development activities. The successful candidate will help forge new relationships to build NMSDC’s visibility, impact, and financial resources. The VP of Fund Development will also and implement a comprehensive plan for developing key external alliances by cultivating individual and philanthropic support.
The VP of Fund Development will have primary responsibility for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow the NMSDC budget through the solicitation of major gifts, federal and state grants, membership dues, special events sponsorship, and corporate and foundation support.
They will expand and diversify the NMSDC funding source and pipeline and work closely with other team members to retain current funding, secure funding for new initiatives, and increase a pool of recurring revenue. In addition, the VP will work closely with the board of directors and support board members as they take on a more active fundraising role.
It is expected that the amount raised by NMSDC will increase according to its annual goals, as the VP of Fund Development systematically and effectively strengthens the organization’s overall fundraising capacity.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Support and collaborate with the CEO and board members on all major fundraising initiatives.
- Collaborate with the chief transformation officer (CTO) to develop and implement NMSDC’s financial strategy.
- Actively work with the CEO, CTO, and senior staff to develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy to include membership dues, sponsorship, corporate gifts, foundation grants, government grants, etc.
- Establish, recruit, and lead the Funding Circle and other fundraising steering committees developed by NMSDC.
- Primary responsibility for the development and execution of all proposals; write and archive all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach.
- Oversee research funding sources and trends, with foresight, to help position NMSDC ahead of major funding changes or trends.
- Monitor all donor information; provide and present statistical analysis to board and senior leaders.
- Develop and implement a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with donors.
- Monitor and report regularly on the progress of the development program.
- Identify, develop, and mentor the development team.
- Develop strong relationships with key donors and accounts.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ plus years of professional experience in a nonprofit organization (preferred); demonstrated success in a development function (managing and forging relationships with multiple donor sources).
- Tangible experience and proven track record significantly growing organizational financial resources and expanding and cultivating existing donor relationships over time.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Flexible and adaptable style; a leader who can positively impact both strategic and tactical fundraising initiatives, both short term and long term.
- Passion for NMSDC’s mission is essential.
- Ability to construct, articulate, and implement annual strategic development plans.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrates customer-first mindset.
- A professional and resourceful style; the ability to work independently and as a team player, to take initiative, and to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to influence and engage a wide range of donors and build long-term relationships.
Competencies:
- Customer-centric: committed to providing a positive experience and ensuring our customers and clients are supported to the best of our ability.
- Critical and creative thinking: the ability to assess, analyze, and problem solve.
- Patient and magnetic listener: listens to understand our customers and clients and their problems truly and can explain solutions in a way that they understand.
- Emotional intelligence: navigating complex interactions with emotional awareness, compassion, and tact. Ability to handle interpersonal relationships and ease concerns.
- Emotional resilience: the ability to adapt to stressful situations and crises to support.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary exempt.
- This position is an outstanding opportunity for a self-motivated individual to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing, highly respected organization.
- Benefits: Medical Insurance, 401K Plan, Short-Term Disability, Term Life, Long-Term Disability, Vacation and Sick Pay, Performance Bonus – tied to the financial health of the organization and individual performance.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and listen. The employee must frequently use their hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. During NMSDC events, the employee will need to travel over long distances.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.