Position Summary:As Vice President of Development, you will put your proven sales and relationship management skills to work driving success and achieving revenue goals through positive engagement with staff and community volunteer leaders.
Utilizing your proven networking skills, you will identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C-Suite corporate partners effectively. As a recognized leader and fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach and inspire your team to build successful event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement. This role oversees all Walk to End Alzheimer's and Memory Gala fund development efforts across North Carolina.
In this key chapter leadership position, you will work closely with Chapter and cross-functional leadership developing ambitious, comprehensive development strategies and goals that align with the Association's strategic plan and deliver measurable results. You will contribute your professional fundraising leadership experience in leading, coaching and mentoring your team of professional development staff.
This position can be based out of the Association's offices in Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina, covering both of the organization's Chapters across the entire state.
This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus!This role is right for you if:- You are an enthusiastic and active member of the community, utilizing your engaging networking skills to build sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve organizational revenue goals
- You have a vision for building a comprehensive development strategy that produces aggressive revenue growth
- You are able to drive success and provide positive engagement with staff and volunteers through coaching, recognition, and mutual accountability
- You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached fundraising staff and volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals with a priority on Walk to End Alzheimer's
- You are known as a uniter and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment
- Your experience in providing inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs has resulted in meeting or exceeding revenue goals around mass market events/special events, corporate sponsorship and other corporate gifts, pipeline development for major and planned gifts and other areas of development
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree preferred in sales/business or related field. CFRE is a plus but not required.
- 7+ years proven leadership experience in peer-to-peer, fundraising, and other diversified fundraising programs. Experience with mass market events like Walk is required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Ability to effectively analyze and utilize data to increase productivity and enhance results
- Has a strong track record for networking and cultivating key C-Suite community and corporate leaders
- Proven success in bringing community and corporate leaders to the table to fulfill volunteer leadership roles
- Experience in strategic implementation planning, budget development and management
- Successful experience in supervising, coaching and motivating fundraising staff and volunteers
- Experience in peer-to-peer fundraising and relationship/gala events.
- Capable of working cross-functionally to build capacity
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Attention to detail and solid project management skills
- Proficiency with applications for Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word and PowerPoint,etc) and teleconferencing software, such as Teams and Zoom
- Proficiency with Internet and database/fundraising applications, preferably Luminate
- Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, early morning and occasional weekends
- Willingness and ability to represent the Chapter at meetings and special events
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required Must have valid driver's license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
- Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25 lbs. of materials
Title: VP, Development
Position Location: Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina
Full time, based on working 37.5 hours/week
Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 111 The Alzheimer's Association's good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between
$94,200-$122,500Reports To: Executive Director
