Development Director

Development Director

Children’s Center is seeking a compassionate Development Director who thrives in a collaborative team environment and can lead the fundraising efforts at Children’s Center.

Who We Are

Children’s Center is a private, non-profit child abuse intervention center accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. Children are referred to us by law enforcement agencies, child protective workers, parents, teachers, health care providers, and others concerned for their welfare. Our mission is to work with the community to end child abuse and neglect through assessment, treatment, and prevention. Our vision is to build a world where all children feel safe, valued, and heard.

The Role

The Development Director is responsible for leading and expanding Children’s Center’s diverse fundraising efforts, organizational communication plan, relationship building with our community of supporters. The Director guides the Development team to meet departmental and organizational goals and ensures that all department activities are consistent with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. The issue of child abuse and neglect, and the work at Children’s Center, is often emotionally challenging. The Development Director voices to the broader community the message of hope and healing we provide through our services.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• In partnership with the Executive Director and Board of Directors, ensures a diversified fund development strategy and plan while cultivating an organization-wide culture of philanthropy.
• Researches, develops, implements, and expands traditional and creative fundraising strategies and programs to raise community awareness and meet or exceed the organization’s fundraising and strategic plan goals. Fundraising programs include annual giving, grants, events, major gifts, foundations & corporations, and planned giving.
• In partnership with the Executive Director, identifies, cultivates, and stewards major donors, building and maintaining strong relationships with them.
• Manages grant applications and reporting, ensuring compliance with all funder requirements.
• Represents Children’s Center across the community and acts as liaison to the media and other important community groups such as partner agencies, businesses, and local chambers of commerce.
• Oversees execution of all fundraising events to raise community awareness and meet or exceed event budget goals. Coordinates events through logistical planning, research, volunteer engagement, and event execution.
• Establishes donor recognition plan in consultation with Development staff and Committee volunteers.
• Collaborates with the contracted services providers, including grant-writing, marketing and communications, and event planning to ensure planned activities are aligned with Children’s Center goals and values.

Departmental Culture and Staff Management:

• Hires, supervises, and evaluates all Development and Communications Department Employees.
• Proactively cultivates strategies, policies, and practices that mitigate vicarious trauma and its impact on staff, volunteers, and community members.
• Models’ good self-care and work/life balance for all, including creating opportunities for staff to engage in their own self-care and work/life balance.
• Continually find ways to integrate and expand Children’s Center’s diversity, equity, and inclusion lens into all efforts and relationships.
• Regularly models and promotes open and respectful communication and is willing to receive and consider any feedback provided.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a generous spirit of cooperation by seeking input and including others in decision making and planning.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships at all levels of the organization and with external partners and donors.

Fiscal Management and Governance:

• Adheres to the organization's financial policies and sound management of all financial assets including revenues, investments, property, and equipment.
• Ensures compliance with all funder and legal requirements.
• Collaborates with the Board of Directors, supports and engages Board members in ways that foster their active and sustained engagement with Children’s Center’ Development and Community Engagement Department.

Strategy:

• Supports the vision and strategic planning of Children’s Center through the engagement of and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitors and ensures thoughtful implementation of strategic goals and provides regular updates to the Board of Directors and leadership team on successes, challenges, and any necessary adjustments to the Development and Communications Department.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Program management, strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience. Education: nonprofit administration, public administration, communications and business.
• A successful track record of resource development including individual gifts. Ability to foster a culture of philanthropy, engaging board and staff members as partners in fundraising.
• Experience developing community partnerships, engaging a nonprofit Board of Directors, and advancing thoughtful strategy.
• Valid Driver’s license, acceptable driving record and automobile liability coverage or access to an insured vehicle.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of and experience with agencies providing victim’s services.
• Existing relationships with Clackamas County based organizations, donors, and other community contacts.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practices.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

This position requires local in-state travel to attend meetings and events. Travel primarily consists of local day trips.

We are a pet friendly facility with a facility dog in the center on a daily basis.

What We Offer:

Children’s Center offers a competitive benefits package that includes PTO, paid sick leave, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance for you and your dependents, life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, and 401(k). Salary: $88,000-$93,000/Annually DOE.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are interested in finding the best candidate for our position; therefore, we encourage you to apply even if you do not think you meet all the qualifications.

Children’s Center is an EEO employer and is dedicated to an organizational culture of inclusivity. For more information about us, please visit: https://www.childrenscenter.cc/.