Development Manager

International Rescue Committee • Wichita, KS

3d • $70,000 - $72,000

About The Position

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. The Development Manager leads the design, implementation, and monitoring of strategies to secure financial, human, and in-kind resources in support of IRC in Kansas’ mission. This role focuses on major donor cultivation and solicitation and leads corporate and foundation fundraising, proposal development, grants tracking and reporting and volunteer recruitment oversight, and special events. The Development Manager supervises a team of employees and serves as a member of the IRC in Kansas senior leadership team. In this capacity, the role shares responsibility for effective oversight of office operations and the responsible stewardship of organizational resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; graduate degree in Development, Nonprofit Management, Business Management, International Relations, or a related field a plus.
• Minimum of five (5) years of nonprofit experience in fundraising, grant writing, public relations, or volunteer coordination.
• Prior supervisory or people management experience strongly preferred.
• Proven success in donor and foundation relations, including securing funded grant proposals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Salesforce, and online research tools.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
• Experience working effectively in multicultural environments.
• Strong relationship-building skills with foundations, donors, and community partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, leadership, multitasking, and team-building abilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, research, and pursue funding opportunities.
• Fluency in English required; bilingual skills preferred.

Nice To Haves

• graduate degree in Development, Nonprofit Management, Business Management, International Relations, or a related field a plus.
• Prior supervisory or people management experience strongly preferred.
• bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Resource Development • Meet or exceed yearly fundraising goals for the IRC in Kansas with the expectation that each year’s goals will increase over the previous year.
• Develop annual fundraising plans for the IRC in Kansas with specific and measurable goals and objectives for development of restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Implement multi-office strategies linked to each office’s fundraising plans to solicit new sources of unrestricted and private cash funding through the submission of proposals and other requests for funding.
• Research private funding opportunities and serve as the focal person for the development of new proposals and donor cultivation in Kansas.
• Oversee the preparation of letters of inquiry, proposals, budgets and reports to funders and other potential donors to solicit cash funds for programs in collaboration with program staff and the Development team.
• Identify, cultivate, and sustain individual donors through mailings, face-to-face donor cultivation meetings, community engagement opportunities, and other creative mechanisms in Kansas.
• Work with the Community Engagement Coordinator to identify donors for in-kind resources for clients.
• Ensure the Development team works effectively to meet cash and in-kind matching requirements and maintains appropriate documentation for all resource development including cash donations, in-kind donations, and volunteer/intern hours.
• Oversee annual fundraisers, donor appeals and other special events as applicable for both Wichita and Kansas City offices.
• Community, Volunteer, and Donor Relations • Ensure that all external written and verbal communications are accurate, professionally written, and donor-centric.
• Ensure that the IRC in Kansas maintain an active, effective, professionally managed volunteer and intern program and continually recruits high quality volunteers and interns to serve clients and programs.
• Coordinate with colleagues to produce and distribute communications materials, including brochures, newsletters, social media and website updates.
• Raise awareness about the IRC and represent the office at meetings, seminars and forums, and support colleagues in doing the same.
• Grants Management • Successfully increase the total grant funding in dollar amounts annually in Kansas.
• Oversee the submission of all grants with the expectation of annual increases in total number of grants and total funding amounts submitted.
• Maintain a grants management tracking and donor tracking system regularly updated with accurate data.
• Develop and ensure the effective maintenance of contract and grant files for each funded program with consistent documentation standards.
• Work closely with program and operations staff to prepare interim and final reports to grantors.
• Liaise with the headquarters grants and business development staff on all new contracts, grants, and sub-grants.
• General Management • Recruit, hire, train, and supervise staff, interns, and volunteers. Meet consistently with the development team to plan and review team objectives and support team members in meeting their individual performance and development goals. Foster an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
• Maintain ongoing communication with the Executive Director on status of resource development initiatives and provide timely reports on management issues and concerns.
• Participate actively on the IRC in Kansas’ Leadership Team and liaise with other program managers to ensure efficient collaboration with all departments in the delivery of quality services
• Other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• medical insurance starting at $163 per month
• dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month
• FSA for healthcare and commuter costs
• a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching
• disability & life insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles
• 10 sick days
• 10 US holidays
• 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees