Development Manager

About OneWorld Now!

OneWorld Now! (OWN) is a nonprofit with over 20 years of experience providing inclusive and accessible international education for high school students. As part of our after-school or summer program, students can earn high school world language and elective credit by studying Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, or Russian. They can also opt to participate in credit-bearing Leadership workshops and apply to study abroad in a range of countries.

OWN prioritizes the determined high school students who are historically marginalized by education systems, especially those coming from communities of color, communities new to the U.S., and communities facing economic hardship. They join class in person and online, from Seattle and across the continent.

OneWorld Now!’s vision is that all youth have access to transformative international education opportunities. To help ensure this, all OneWorld Now! programs are priced on a sliding scale based on family size and income.

OneWorld Now! is committed to being an anti-racist organization and to supporting our youth, staff, and community in our collective, ongoing learning of how we can dismantle all systems of oppression.

About the Role

OneWorld Now! is seeking an energetic, organized, and dedicated individual to join our team as a Development Manager. This position will work closely with the Executive Director to support our fundraising efforts, with a particular focus on individual giving. If you love raising money in support of a meaningful mission, this is the job for you!

Minimum requirements:

• At least three years of experience working in a fundraising role, preferably with a focus on individual giving.
• Understand the importance of youth development work in creating positive social change.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong storytelling skills, with an ability to clearly communicate the importance and impact of an organization’s mission.
• Familiarity with, or interest in learning about, principles of Community-Centric Fundraising.
• Experience working with Customer Relationship Management software (CRMs).
• Committed to racial, social, and economic justice; familiarity with or interest in anti-racism and anti-oppression work.
• Willing and able to use flexible and culturally relevant strategies to reach out to communities and individuals with differing communication styles and needs.
• Ability to work successfully independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to effectively manage time.
• Familiarity with Zoom, Google Workspace, and email marketing platforms such as MailChimp.
• Committed to creating an equitable and inclusive office environment.
• Adaptable and open to feedback, learning, and growth.
• Be legally authorized to work in the US.

Preferred characteristics:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following characteristics:

• Previous experience with grant writing and reporting.
• Previous experience managing external communications in an organization.
• Previous experience with alumni engagement.
• Basic layout or video editing skills for communications, using a platform such as Canva.
• Knowledge of OneWorld Now! languages or cultures (Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, or Russian) and/or languages commonly spoken in Seattle (e.g. Somali, Oromo, Vietnamese).

Duties:

• DONOR CULTIVATION AND STEWARDSHIP
  • Cultivate, maintain, and grow individual donor engagement. Ensure robust and timely donor appreciation.
  • Set annual strategy, goals, and plan for individual giving (including campaigns and events).
  • With Executive Director, support continued growth in identifying major donor prospects and develop individual cultivation and solicitation strategies.
  • Write appeal emails and letters.
  • Develop/maintain strategies for increasing engagement and giving from program alumni.
  • Manage donor database (Little Green Light), including entering, acknowledging, and recording all donations and donor information.
• OTHER DEVELOPMENT TASKS
  • With Executive Director, support the Board of Directors to engage in the organization’s fundraising activities.
  • Coordinate external organizational communications, including monthly newsletter, web articles, stakeholder stories, and annual reports.
  • Oversee the creation of fundraising materials, including reports and online content.
  • Identify prospects and appropriate opportunities for building relationships with private, public, and corporate philanthropy.
  • Support some grant management activities including tracking opportunities and deadlines, writing and submitting grant proposals, and managing reporting requirements.
  • Lead the team designing and executing donor engagement and fundraising events.
• OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Collaborate with all staff to undo institutional and structural racism through ongoing collective training, education, and self-reflection
  • Serve as an excellent ambassador for OneWorld Now! at all times both formally and informally
  • Participate in staff meetings and retreats
  • Perform other administrative duties that assist in the smooth running of OneWorld Now! programming

Compensation, hours, and benefits: This is a full-time (40 hours/week), non-exempt position at a salary of $60,000-$62,000 annually, depending on experience (with an annual COLA increase). We will consider applicants interested in part-time work of at least 30 hours/week (with duties adjusted accordingly). Occasional evening or weekend work may be required to support events. Generous benefits package with health insurance (medical, dental, and vision, with 100% employer contribution), retirement, and paid time off policy (beginning with three weeks per year plus two weeks of paid office closure).

Location: 610 Maynard Ave S, Seattle WA 98104. Applicants must be based in the greater Seattle area. OneWorld Now is a hybrid workplace, with employees having flexibility about whether to work from the office or from home. For this position, we anticipate a need to be in the office at least two days per week.

Deadline to apply: Position is open until filled; priority will be given to applications received by February 21. Desired start date to be negotiated, ideally mid-March to mid-April.

To apply: Please upload your cover letter and resume at https://oneworldnow.formstack.com/forms/job_application

OneWorld Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from people of color, multilingual and multicultural individuals, and LGBTQ+ individuals. Assistance and/or reasonable accommodations during the application process are available to individuals upon request. To request assistance or accommodation, please contact caitlyn [at] oneworldnow.org.