Senior Development Manager

Green City Force (GCF) seeks a highly motivated and experienced development professional to join our team as a Senior Development Manager. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Senior Development Manager will play a critical role in driving fundraising and communications efforts, contributing to GCF’s annual budget target of $6M+. This position is part of a two-person Senior Development Manager team and collaborates closely with finance, executive, and program leadership across the organization. Additionally as part of this role, you will manage corporate volunteer activities and events that explore and deepen the relationships with new and existing corporate funders interested in our work.

This is an excellent opportunity for a results-oriented and detail-minded professional who is passionate about contributing to a high-performing team and tackling significant challenges.

Fundraising & Revenue Generation:

• Manage and expand corporate and government giving portfolios, identifying new sources of revenue to meet strategic fundraising targets.
• Develop and implement strategic plans for cultivating and stewarding corporate and government relationships, including an impactful strategy for identifying and engaging corporate donors.
• Source institutional grant prospects with a focus on Corporate and Government funding.
• Provide leadership and support for fundraising events and other funding streams, as needed.

Grant Management & Reporting:

• Lead the drafting, editing, and submission of grant applications, reports, letters of inquiry, and other necessary communications for corporate and government funders.
• Set up, implement, and manage the proposal process for government funding, including assisting in writing government grants as directed.
• Manage grant applications, submissions, and reports, including proactive engagement of necessary contributors, clear communication of data/information requests, and tracking of deadlines.
• Monitor grant contract review and processing to ensure all due diligence is in place, foreseeing and managing any potential processing delays.
• Lead data pulls and data analysis on corporate giving to guide strategy and implementation, working interdepartmentally to secure needed data on programmatic impacts for fundraising purposes.
• Under the direction of the ED, help prepare reports for Board and Committee meetings.
• Support the Development team’s efforts around systems and Salesforce database management.

Relationship Management & Stewardship:

• Identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with corporate partners, including overseeing corporate volunteer activities and events designed to foster and strengthen these relationships.
• Help shepherd relationships with corporate and government funder program officers in partnership with the Executive Director.
• Oversee corporate volunteer activities and events designed to foster and strengthen relationships with current and prospective corporate funders.

Communications

• Lead the design direction and implementation of all design materials, potentially overseeing design volunteers or consultants.
• Contribute to drafting content for the website, blog, and other public platforms to promote GCF activities, impact, and brand.
• Maintain visual/ photo assets and support photography efforts to secure original marketing materials.

Skills and Requirements

• A passion for Green City Force’s mission and social justice
• 5+ years of progressive experience in fundraising and development or related roles, with a proven track record of securing major gifts.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies with a wide range of funders and stakeholders.
• Highly detailed oriented and able to track multiple projects, deadlines and priorities.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including the ability to write compelling proposals, reports, and other fundraising skills.
• Ability to develop and implement strategic fundraising plans aligned with organizational goals. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in CRM databases (e.g., Salesforce) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong project management skills - experience with creating project plans, setting goals and deadlines, and keeping a team on schedule to meet deadlines

About GCF:

Green City Force (GCF) engages young adults from New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) communities in service years related to the environment. In doing so, we prepare them for sustainable careers, while serving to make public housing communities more sustainable and healthier, creating the green city we want to see.

Our 700+ graduates are working in all areas of the green economy, from energy efficiency to composting, and construction to hydroponic farming. A recent report documents the multiple benefits of GCF’s holistic model, through which young adults in public housing grow change in their communities and their own lives. To learn more about GCF’s impact in NYCHA communities please visit www.greencityforce.org

Green City Force is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds to apply. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law. GCF is an Employer of Service.