Job Description Job Title: DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Department: Development Reports To: Executive Director FLSA Status: Exempt Grade Level: 11 Prepared By: Human Resources Prepared Date: May 2008 Family Resource and Referral Center (FRRC) employee responsibilities include becoming familiar with all programs operated by FRRC. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. The Director of Development is a member of the Executive Management team and is responsible for resource development to support agency programs and services. Works with staff and Board Members to evaluate resource needs and identifies potential funding sources. Develops fund development plans. In collaboration with Executive Director, management team and Board members, develops and directs a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the agency. Establishes goals and strategies to meet targets established in the annual fund development plan. Conducts individual donor campaigns and other fund-raising initiatives. Organizes and manages responses to funding opportunities through coordination of relevant staff, departments, and outside collaborators. Develops and writes grant proposals. Conducts overall evaluation of effectiveness of fundraising activities and makes recommendations. Supervises the Public Relations/Marketing Manager to integrate communications and public relations activities with resource development. Plans and implements public relations and marketing activities with Public Relations/Marketing Manager to increase fundraising and agency visibility. Ensures timely reports, renewal proposals, correspondence, and other communications with funding agencies. Develops and maintains fundraising database to track donors, prospects and contacts. Coordinate fundraising database with communication databases. Designs and manages cultivation of donors, gift processing and acknowledgement. Maintains accurate and useful records of development activities. Makes public presentations as deemed necessary to support development work. Attends management meetings, participates on Board committees as needed, and participate as an active member of the Executive management team. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual to perform essential functions. Bachelors degree required (Masters preferred). Minimum 3 years diversified fundraising and development experience. Significant successful grant proposal writing experience. Contracts/grants management and budgeting experience. Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Familiarity working with computer databases and Internet. Demonstrated initiative, creativity and resourcefulness. Self-starter with good organizational skills and excellent management skills. Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with diverse groups of people. Enthusiasm and a high degree of professionalism and integrity. Prefer 2 years non-profit development experience and knowledge of early childhood education/child care. Experience working with Board of Directors preferred. CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) certification is preferable.