Development Director

Development Director
Part time, exempt (30 hours/week)

This role reports to the Executive Director. The successful candidate is a strategic, relationship-driven professional who excels in a high-energy, collaborative environment. This position works with staff and key leadership volunteers to advance strategic objectives that increase awareness, philanthropic support, and engagement for Children's Surgery International.

Responsibilities

• Lead organizational development and marketing initiatives (45%)

  • Design and execute organization-wide development plans, including:

    • Develop and lead major gifts, corporate, annual and planned giving strategy

    • Plan and implement year-long connection and fundraising activities (i.e. dine-out/brewery events, holiday fundraising, year-end appeal, etc.)

  • Write, review and submit grant proposals

  • Research, analyze and track metrics for new and existing funding sources (i.e. individual, corporate, foundation and in-kind support)

  • In partnership with the Executive Director, establish annual fundraising goals, budgets, revenue forecasts, and performance metrics; monitor progress and report regularly to leadership.

  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to the Development Committee, fostering member engagement and participation in fundraising and donor development efforts.
    

• Build high-quality donor relationships (45%)

  • Cultivate, steward, and maintain strong relationships with individual donors, corporate sponsors, volunteers, and other key stakeholders to drive engagement and ensure long-term retention

  • Design and execute strategic moves-management plans to actively engage donors, volunteers, and community partners, deepening their connection to CSI’s mission

  • Create, manage and maintain superior donor acquisition, acknowledgement, stewardship and recognition programs

  • Ensure donor data integrity in database tool and help maintain detailed, accurate records
    
    

• Other duties as assigned (10%)

  • Support marketing and communications team as needed.

  • Act as a good steward of organization resources — time, money, equipment and materials

  • Support the mission of the organization by attending program, fundraising and awareness activities as a representative of Children’s Surgery International

  • Assist with operations and administrative duties as needed.

Minimum qualifications

• Passion for children and global health access initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree

• Demonstrated success developing and implementing fundraising strategies and achieving revenue targets

• Experience identifying, cultivating and stewarding donors and corporate partners

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Exceptional organizational, analytical and project management skills and strong attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision

• Must be able to handle sensitive, confidential information with discretion

• Ability to work under pressure and produce results

• Proficient in MS Office, Google Suite cloud-based solutions, design, social media and other online technologies

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, to travel by plane and other forms of public transportation, and to provide own transportation to and from off-site meetings and events

Desired qualifications

• Experience applying constituent relationship management (CRM) tools to donor relationship management strategy

• Proficient in Associated Press style

• Experience with events and communications

• Mission-oriented nonprofit experience

Salary and benefits

• Part time (30 hours/week) hybrid position

• Hybrid, flexible work hours

• Flexible PTO policy