Divisional Director of Development

The Salvation Army Southern California•Anchorage, AK

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Divisional Director of Development provides strategic leadership and oversight for all fundraising efforts across the State of Alaska. This role is responsible for coordinating and guiding development staff, ensuring effective support and consultation is provided to all Corps within the Division. Key areas of responsibility include public relations, annual giving, major gifts, grant writing, volunteer engagement, assisting THQ with planned giving, and both digital and direct marketing initiatives. As a supervisory position, the Divisional Director leads the Community Relations Department, fostering collaboration, alignment, and a unified approach to advancing the organization’s mission.

Requirements

Minimum B.S. degree in the areas of business, management, or related subjects
Minimum of five years of experience in business administration, fundraising, or related fields
Knowledge of CRM databases.
Demonstrated supervisory ability and fundraising experience
Must maintain a valid Alaska Driver’s License
Must successfully complete Decision Driving Safety Test before driving for The Salvation Army and annually recertify as required
Must meet certification by and participation in The Salvation Army’s Fleet Safety Program
Ability to work with persons of varied socio-economic backgrounds
Ability to communicate effectively with staff and ability to delegate
Ability to operate standard office equipment and computer literacy
Acknowledgement of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army
Confidentiality Statement

Nice To Haves

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge a plus.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership and oversight for all fundraising efforts across the State of Alaska.
Coordinates and guides development staff, ensuring effective support and consultation is provided to all Corps within the Division.
Manages staff fulfilling the following roles: communications; direct marketing, digital fundraising, major and corporate gifts; private foundation grants; and donor care.
Works with Corps Officers to see that Corps Advisory Boards are active and organized.
Assists with the Anchorage Metro Advisory Board as requested by the Metro Area Coordinator.
Provides THQ with annual advisory board statistics and evaluation.
Regularly updates the Divisional Finance Council through the preparation, presentation, and interpretation of monthly reports and year-to-year comparisons.
Works with the direct mail vendor to oversee all appeal approvals, donor relations, and database oversight.
Oversees the Development Coordinator to ensure that all donations are deposited, acknowledged and maintained in the donor database.
Plans, proposes and, upon approval, implements a plan of donor recognition, including donor recognition activities.
Develops and maintains a relationship with large foundations and supports the Divisional Grant Writer, Corps Officers and Divisional Leadership in determining budget relieving grant opportunities.
Understands and is able to execute various publicity types such as radio, television, newspaper, and social media.
Supervises and monitors the Director of Marketing & Communications in preparation of publicity releases, newsletters, online ads, Impact Reports, and other printed materials for the division.
Assists the Territorial Planned Giving Department with in state support such as visiting donors in person and helping to facilitate gifts as requested.
Supervises a fundraising effort targeted towards individuals, corporations and foundations who have the capacity to give major gifts throughout the division.
Personally maintains a caseload of approximately 50 major donors, which include individuals, corporations and foundations.
Meets with influential people in the community to represent the Army.
May be called upon to represent The Salvation Army at Territorial and National development conferences, which have been approved by the Divisional Commander.
Supervises activities of assigned personnel; ensures adequate communication with all staff relating to adherence to Army policy and their particular job descriptions.
Works closely with the director of human resources to prepare annual salary/performance reviews.
Responsible for budget preparation, submission and, upon approval, budget controls.
Approves all department vouchers and invoices.