Director of Development, Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County - Hybrid (Hillside, IL)

 

Details

Job Type:Full Time

Education:4-Year Degree Required

Experience Level:Director

Salary:USD $100,000 - $110,000 / year

Areas of Focus:Housing & Homelessness, Poverty

Description

Do you have experience in securing major gifts and growing a development department?

We are currently in search of a Development Director to join the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County. This is a Full-Time, Hybrid position based in Hillside, IL with an anticipated salary of $100,000- $110,000.

ORGANIZATION: Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County

LOCATION: Hillside, IL (Hybrid)

POSITION TITLE: Development Director

SCHEDULE: Full-Time

DURATION: Permanent role

SALARY: $100,000- $110,000

Is This Your Dream Job? The Development Director is a newly created position that will manage all aspects of development, including external communications strategy, grant management and reporting, donor relations and prospecting, and special events. This position will work closely with the Executive Team and the Resource Development Committee of the Board of Directors to develop, implement, and assess the organization’s development strategy.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 5+ years experience in fundraising with demonstrated success in securing major gifts
• Background in Housing/Homelessness Advocacy
• Excellent Organization and Communication Skills
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• CFRE Certification-Preferred

How You Will Spend Your Day:

• Develop and execute an annual fundraising plan that will maintain and grow revenue from foundations, individuals, and corporations. Set annual revenue projections and conduct regular reforecasts.
• Collaborate with leadership, Board of Directors, and/or other stakeholders to develop a public communications strategy and guidelines for the organization. This includes external, public-facing communications through Alliance website, social media, press releases, in-person events, and/or other online and print platforms.
• Research and identify prospective institutional and individual donors, and actively foster relationships.
• Manage the Alliance’s grant portfolio, inclusive of submission of high-quality and timely applications and reports.
• Cultivate, steward, and deepen the commitment of donors by building relationships and proactively communicating the Alliance’s impact.
• Prepare high-quality appeals for individual giving, special events, and corporate sponsorships.
• Establish systems and processes for donor tracking and grant management. Ensure the donor tracking and grant management database is maintained accurately.
• Track performance goals and communicate progress regularly to senior leadership and the Board. Leverage data to evaluate and improve fundraising efforts.
• Manage the full lifecycle of the donor experience, from gift entry and acknowledgment letters to reporting.
• Supervise direct reports and provide clear objectives and oversight to assure objectives are being met; help to coordinate volunteers and/or interns for interim assignments as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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Assistant Planning & Development Director - City of New Port Richey, FL

Who: New Port Richey, Florida

What: Responsible professional, technical, administrative, and supervisory work involving the responsibility for formulating and carrying out the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code regarding planning, zoning, land development and code compliance in the County. Employees in this class perform duties of extensive difficulty requiring considerable initiative and independent judgment.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES: All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans, organizes, directs, and supervises the Managers of the Planning and Development Department. Establishes and reviews goals and objectives and techniques of execution the mission and vision established by the Planning and Development Administrator. Assigns time priorities to specific projects in accordance with their necessity and desirability. Working with the Department Administrator and Managers, balances the priorities of the Department from long term to short term.
• Serves as technical adviser to staff on planning, zoning, land development and code compliance issues. Serves as technical adviser to staff on matters relating to data collection, collation, analysis, and presentation. Reviews findings and recommendations of staff to ensure consistency of recommendations. Focuses on sharing information throughout the Department to facilitate efficiency and effectiveness.
• Supervises Managers to ensure appropriate gathering on information and development of formal presentations. Performs administrative duties as related to presentations and reports for the board of county commissioners, Planning Commission, Development Review Committee and special projects/task force committees including the gathering of planning and zoning data, general meeting preparations, and necessary public contacts.
• Shall serve as the Zoning Administrator. Directs the preparation of reports and research associated with zoning and code enforcement, including land use and interpretation of the Land Development Code. Prepares recommendations on establishment, abolition, changes, and consolidation of ordinances, rules, and regulations.
• Assists with the implementation, maintenance, and work projects associated with the County Comprehensive Plan.
• Working with the Management Team of the Planning and Development Department: makes recommendation on Departmental Budgets; monitors implementation of the budget; establishes and monitors performance measures for Department sections; conducts regular meetings with Department managers; implements the workforce engagement plan for the Department.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of modern principles and practices of public planning, zoning, land development and code compliance.
• Knowledge of economics, governmental finance, and the principles and practices transportation, economic development, and urban design as applies to public planning.
• Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to county planning and zoning.
• Knowledge of Comprehensive Plan revisions and updates.
• Familiarity with court procedures relating to possible prosecution of zoning violations.
• Ability to make zoning interpretations impartially.
• Ability to perform and direct technical research to collect data; to review, analyze, and present in report form the results of the research.
• Ability to present programs and ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to speak to public groups and civic associations.
• Ability to direct and effectively supervise personnel engaged in public planning, zoning, and code compliance in a manner conducive to optimum performance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and the public.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and tact.
• AICP certification preferred.
  

Minimum Requirements

PHYSICAL SKILLS: Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written, and visual communication.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in a planning or related field. Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in public planning and zoning, OR a Bachelor's Degree and twelve (12) years of experience. Four (4) years of responsible supervisory experience in a governmental agency

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS: Must possess a valid driver's license.

ADA STATEMENT: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE: Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter SSA-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.

Development Director, Restore Oregon - Portland, OR

Development Director 
Forward resume and cover letter to Peggy Moretti by June 22, 2015
Full time, exempt
Executive Director
Restore Oregon office – 24 NW First Avenue, Suite 274, Portland, OR 97209

Background information: 
Restore Oregon is a statewide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1977 and a partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Our mission is to preserve, reuse, and pass forward Oregon’s historic resources to ensure livable, sustainable communities. Information on the breadth of our activities can be found at RestoreOregon.org. Our office environment is suited to self- directed, positive, entrepreneurial individuals who are collaborative, adept at multi-tasking, and possess a contagious enthusiasm for saving historic places.

Role: The Development Director’s primary role is to develop and execute a strategy for securing financial and other resources sufficient to support Restore Oregon’s mission and strategic plan. The role is executed in close coordination with the Executive Director and Board of Directors.

Priority Responsibilities:

•   Partner with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors to enhance community visibility and establish donor relations.
  
•   Develop, implement, and achieve both short and long-term fund development plans to meet the operating and program needs of Restore Oregon.
  
•   Research and develop strategies and/or campaigns to secure annual gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations, and promote planned giving and bequests.
  
•   Manage current and prospective donor information and cultivation.
  
•   Represent Restore Oregon at speaking engagements and other development functions as deemed
  necessary.
  
•   Identify and oversee development and execution of both Restore Oregon and third party special events that are innovative, mission compatible, and provide significant financial return to Restore Oregon.
  
•   Identify and build a base of sponsors and donors (i.e. underwriters, exhibitors) for events.
  
•   Identify grant funding opportunities; write or coordinate grant applications.
  
•   Partner with the Executive Director to define a marketing strategy to build statewide awareness of and support for Restore Oregon’s mission.
  
•   Oversee development of marketing materials including brochures, social media, public relations and website.
  General Responsibilities: include, but are not limited to:
  

•   Cultivate a Development Committee and, with the committee chair, develop agendas for meetings so
  that the committee can fulfill its responsibilities effectively.
  
•   Develop an annual calendar to cover all crucial development issues in a timely fashion.

•   Inform the Executive Director and Board of Directors on the state of the organization’s fund development program and on all important factors influencing it.
  
•   Work with each board member on their individual Friend Raising/Fund Raising Plan to get their best thinking and involvement and stimulate each one to give his/her best.
  
•   Collect, manage, analyze and apply member and donor information in a donor management database. Knowledge and experience required:
  

 3-5 years’ success in Fund Development preferably in a non-profit cultural organization, with demonstrated experience and confidence in asking people to contribute time and money, including a demonstrated grasp of:
o The nature and dimensions of philanthropy, ethics, motivations for giving and volunteering 
o Research and cultivation practices, standard fundraising techniques including face-to-face
solicitation, telephone solicitation, direct mail, email, and social media
o Grant and proposal writing
o Special events management
o Development office functions including gift processing, tracking donor history, and reporting.

•   Proficiency with computer systems (Microsoft Office), social media, and contact management software (preferably Salesforce) is necessary.
  
•   Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
  Physical requirements: work is generally accomplished in an office setting that requires sitting or standing
  for extended periods, and requires occasional long distance travel by car and overnight trips.
  Education & background requirements: 4-year college degree in applicable field; 3-5 years’ experience in non-profit fund development; familiarity with the state of Oregon, its key institutions and granting organizations. 
  

Downtown Development Director - City of Grand Junction, CO

Downtown Development Director

City of Grand Junction

May 4, 2015 

Experience: 

3-5 years

Website: 

http://www.gjcity.org

Location: 

Grand Junction, CO

The Community Grand Junction, the western gateway to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, is located 250 miles west of Denver and 270 miles east of Salt Lake City. A city of 60,000, Grand Junction is the regional center for Colorado's Western Slope and Eastern Utah and serves as the county seat for Mesa County. Situated along Interstate 70 and served by a regional airport, Grand Junction is the regional center for commercial, financial, governmental and cultural activities.

The Organization The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was established in 1977 for the purpose of preventing blight and deterioration of property and property values within its district. The primary responsibility of the DDA is to support and facilitate economic development efforts to enhance the downtown community through capital investment. Tax Increment Financing (TIF), approved in 1981, is the primary source of DDA funding.

The Position
The ideal candidate for the DDA Executive Director will have proven experience and strength in the areas of communication, consensus building and problem solving. Primary responsibilities include: 

• Creation and implementation of economic development, housing, redevelopment and marketing strategies for the DDA district. 
• Working in partnership with the DDA Board to plan, direct, coordinate and oversee the programs and operations of the DDA. 
• Effectively representing the interests of the DDA when partnering with other governmental, commercial and non-profit organizations of the community.

Qualifications 
The ideal candidate will have:

• Familiarity with real estate construction, finance, contracting and project management. 
• A thorough understanding of the necessary elements of a successful and thriving downtown. 
• Experience working with a Board of Directors. 
• Experience interacting with governmental agencies. 
• Experience with governmental grant writing. 
• Experience developing and managing a multi-million dollar budget. 
• Experience with public sector budgeting, TIF and grant writing. 
• Business development skills. 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule. 
• Success as a self-starter, self-motivated and as a problem solver. 
• Senior level management experience. 
• Strong leadership skills. 
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 
• Experience with media and public relations. 
• Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public or business administration, engineering, urban planning or other field closely related to this position. 
• Equivalent to four years of increasingly responsible experience in public economic development, public administration or field closely related to this position with at least two years of management responsibility.

Compensation: The salary for this position will be between $50,000-$80,000 depending on qualifications plus an attractive benefit package. Highlights of the benefit package include health and dental insurance with premiums largely paid by the DDA, an attractive 401(a) retirement plan and access to other deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, a general leave program supplemented by short and long-term disability programs and employer-paid life insurance.

Application Procedure: The City of Grand Junction is assisting the DDA with this recruitment. Interested applicants may obtain a City application and information on how to apply on the City’s website www.gjcity.org-Jobs. Applications are due by Friday, May 29, 2015. For visually/hearing/voice impaired dial 711 (TTY). EOE.

Telephone interviews with top candidates will be scheduled for June 1-3, 2015. The selection process with finalists is scheduled for June 18-19, 2015.

For more information about the DDA, Downtown Grand Junction and the Grand Junction area visit www.downtowngj.org, www.gjcity.org, www.visitgrandjunction.com and www.gjchamber.org.

Professional Development Director, International Downtown Association - Washington, D.C.

Professional Development Director 

International Downtown Association

February 25, 2015 

Contact person: 

David Downey, President & CO

Email: 

ddowney@ida-downtown.org

Location: 

Washington, DC

BASIC FUNCTION SUMMARY:   

Establish a clear market understanding for the place management education needs of IDA customers and develop programs, products, and services to meet these needs. Lead professional development programs for IDA members including content for an annual fall conference, multiple regional spring events, an ongoing webinar series, research projects or publications.  Provide direction and oversight to contractors in support of professional development programming and all other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

• Identify industry trends and professional development needs of IDA customers.
• Develop distinct, segmented strategies to serve the needs of a diverse customer base; ensure resources are relevant to varying career stages and organization sizes.
• Secure knowledge resources through research of and engagement with practitioner members and experts.
• Leverage knowledge resources for distribution through multiple channels to include live events, online programs, and publishing.
• Develop and implement assessment tools to gauge member needs and satisfaction of professional development programs. Provide evaluations and key recommendations to IDA leadership and staff members.
• Manage the call for submissions process for the annual conference including implementation of submission website and promotion to encourage submissions.
• Coordinate operational aspects of continuing education programs at IDA conferences and events, such as the collection of speaker biographies, presentations, handouts, and release forms. Establish curriculum, assign program timing and venues. Determine audio-visual and technology needs, and coordinate with vendors on room set-up.
• Identify and manage supplemental contract resources such as event planners, vendors, and temporary staffing to support highest quality educational programming while meeting attendee expectations and overall financial goals.
• Work with appropriate vendors to coordinate the recruitment, training, and placement of volunteers
• Contribute to the annual budgeting process and manage work consistent with the approved budget.
• All other duties as assigned

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:Must be able to work with all staff members in a highly interdependent environment.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:IDA Committees, members, contractors, and service providers.

JOB LOCATION:
Washington DC ideally.  Willing to consider alternatives depending on the expertise of the ideal candidate.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A knowledgeable, experienced, and passionate advocate for creating healthy and vibrant urban communities a must. Demonstrated practical experience as a team participant in successful events and conferences. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Detail oriented. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to participate as a self-starting member of a small-staff team. Must be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Technologically proficient with a solid understanding and ability to use appropriate software products (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and NetForum,). 

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or field related to urban development. Combined five to seven years of related experience with a downtown organization, community or business group, membership organization, or service marketing-related company preferred. Advanced degree or professional certification a plus.

TO APPLY:
To apply to this position send resume, cover letter and salary history to David Downey at ddowney@ida-downtown.org.