Development Manager

Essential Responsibilities

The Development Manager position reports to the Chief Executive Officer and collaborates with the Board of Directors. This role is responsible for day-to-day leadership of the development, fundraising, and donor relations. As a member of the leadership team, this role contributes to AWRC’s success in strategic development, operational execution, and mission impact.

The Development Manager's duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for planning, organization, and day-to-day oversight of the organization’s development, fundraising and marketing functions building up to over $500,000 within 3 years.
• Building relationships with current and prospective donors and supporters on a continual basis to connect their giving to AWRC’s mission and funding objectives.
• Identifying, cultivating & soliciting corporate, foundation, workplace, individual (major giving and annual fund) and planned giving opportunities.
• Direct the annual fund program, including mailings and annual fundraising campaigns.
• Ability to effectively communicate the organization’s mission and giving impact to donors and the overall community.
• Ensures services are provided in a supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental manner that is sensitive to the patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Develops and publishes the development plan in collaboration with AWRC Leadership.
• Collaborates with the CEO and Chief Financial Officer to aggressively address the need for “GAP” funding according to the organization’s budget.
• Collaborates with CEO and grant writer on seeking grant opportunities.
• Build the planned giving program.
• Reports on the organization’s results for the Board of Directors as directed by the CEO.
• Completes required orientation and continuing competencies as required by policy and procedure.
• This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
• Must possess the ability to learn AWRC’s cultural awareness and demographics
• Must be able to pass background check and drug screening

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in communications, business administration, healthcare administration, not – for - profit management, organization leadership, accounting) and or a combination of education and 5 years’ experience in a comparable role.
• Proven experience in fundraising techniques including stewardship and solicitation of all types of gifts.
• Transparent, trustworthy, inspiring and high integrity leadership.
• Ability to lead assigned staff and contract resources.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Utmost discretion dealing with confidential information.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, drive a vehicle, lift up to 10 pounds