Chief Development Officer-TX-Based Remote

AVANCE Inc • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Chief Development Officer serves as a key leadership team member and an active participant in making strategic decisions affecting AVANCE. In partnership with the CEO, this position is responsible for all fundraising and business development activities. The Chief Development Officer will help forge new relationships to build AVANCE’s visibility, impact, and financial resources. The Chief Development Officer will design and implement a comprehensive plan for developing key external alliances by cultivating individual and philanthropic support and new business partners. The Chief Development Officer will have primary responsibility for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow through the solicitation of major gifts, federal and state grants, licensing partnerships, and corporate and foundation support. They will expand and diversify AVANCE’s Nonprofit’s donor base/pipeline and work closely with other team members to secure funding for new initiatives. It is expected that the amount raised by AVANCE will increase in future years as the Chief Development Officer systematically and effectively strengthens the organization's overall fundraising capacity and secures new business partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or similar field required
• Five-plus years of having expanded and cultivated existing donor relationships over time in a nonprofit organization
• Demonstrated success building the business development, marketing, and relationship management of people, processes and systems to drive and support growth
• Proven track record in enhancing financial growth and sustainability for non-profits

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in business, marketing, or similar field
• Ten-plus years of progressive successful development experience in a high growth, partner-driven organization

Responsibilities

• Support and partner with the CEO on all major fundraising initiatives
• Actively work with the executive leadership team to develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy to include corporate, foundation, and government grants as well as individual donors
• Establish yearly partnership and fundraising goals
• Conduct a comprehensive analysis of key markets to support expansion of core programming and determine necessary adjustments for increased customer engagement
• Create action plans and sales strategies that will help up reach our growth initiatives including new customer acquisition and client optimization
• Work with the CEO to bring on and cultivate new partners
• Collaborate with the Chief Program Officer (CPO) to develop a comprehensive plan to expand core programming through licensing
• Collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to develop and implement AVANCE’s financial strategy
• Work with the communications team to develop and implement strategies for increasing brand awareness and increasing market share within target markets
• Have primary responsibility for development and execution of all proposals; write and archive all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach
• Oversee research funding sources and trends, with foresight, to help position AVANCE ahead of major funding changes or trends
• Monitor all donor information; provide and present statistical analysis to board and senior leaders
• Develop and implement a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with donors
• Monitor and report regularly on the progress of the development program
• Identify, develop, and mentor the development team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Equal opportunity in employment for persons with disabilities
• Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees