Development Manager

Church World Service•Miami, FL

5d•$60,800 - $76,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Development Manager is an experienced fundraising professional who supports the Office Director in advancing local fundraising efforts across institutional, individual, congregational, and event-based revenue streams. This role focuses on donor cultivation, fundraising execution, and relationship management to ensure sustainable local funding. The Development Manager plays a key role in strengthening community partnerships and advancing the organization’s mission at the local level.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., nonprofit management, communications, marketing, business, public administration) or equivalent experience.
5 years of development experience including managing donor portfolios, executing fundraising strategies, analyzing performance data, and supporting campaigns and events.
Solid understanding of fundraising principles, donor lifecycle management, and stewardship best practices.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for donor engagement.
Analytical skills sufficient to interpret fundraising data and recommend improvements, comfortable working with fundraising technology and data systems.
Works independently with minimal supervision and exercise sound judgment in making decisions and recommendations.
High level of organizational and prioritization skills and demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines.
Understand CWS’s programs and is able to communicate compellingly with external audiences.
Committed to CWS’s mission, vision and values.

Nice To Haves

Advanced certifications in fundraising or nonprofit management (e.g., CFRE) are a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Partner with the office director to implement an annual fundraising plan.
Analyze, track, and report on solicitation methods and their performance against annual goals – recommend adjustments as needed throughout the year.
Manage a donor portfolio including individual, corporate, institutional, and faith-based donors.
Coordinate telephone, in-person, mail, and electronic solicitations as well as donor acknowledgements.
Research and recommend to the office director major donor solicitation opportunities.
Ensure timely acknowledgements of gifts and other communications with and from donors.
Under guidance of the office director, provide content and language for regular digital and print communication with individual, faith, and corporate donors (e.g., newsletters, social media, outreach).
Maintain accurate donor contact and engagement records, including activity documentation in Salesforce.
Analyze donor and solicitation data to create targeted segments, refine messaging and channels, and improve stewardship journeys.
Support the execution of key annual campaigns and fundraising events, including managing timelines, logistics, and assisting with securing event sponsorships.
Ensure timely completion of post-event reporting and donor acknowledgements.
Partner with community engagement team and communications on creative assets, outreach activities, marketings, and volunteer support.
Perform other duties as assigned.