Director Of Development Vacancy

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center

Position Details:
   
Position Type: Full-Time (Paid)
Position Title: Director of Development
Function: Fundraising/Development
Posted On: 11/18/2011

Job Summary:

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center seeks an ambitious, experienced development professional interested in creating a development department at an established Bronx-based non-profit organization. The Director of Development will be responsible for formalizing and implementing the agency’s fundraising strategies to include public and private grant writing, individual donor cultivation, and special events planning. The Director will work in close collaboration with the MMCC senior management team, program and fiscal staff, and the agency’s Board of Directors. The Director will report directly to the Executive Director.

Position Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Executive Director to develop and implement a diversified annual development plan and budget based on identified and defined organizational needs for support.
• Prepare high-quality and timely letters of inquiry, grant proposals, funder reports, and all other communications required to support ongoing fundraising activities.
• Ensure prompt, accurate gift processing, gift acknowledgement and donor recognition activities.
• Research, identify and initiate new opportunities to expand the foundation, corporate, and individual donor base.
• Develop and maintain, through data entry, an accurate and complete prospect and donor database to include individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations.
• Plan and execute special events, including cultivation and recognition.
• Develop, implement, and monitor development policies and procedures for agency.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with funding sources, both public and private, and community partners including UJA-Federation of New York.
• Coordinate development and volunteer fundraising activities for the Board of Directors and provide regular, updates/communications on agency’s progress.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities to support senior management team as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; CFRE designation and/or Masters preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in development including grants management, proposal writing, budgeting and special event planning in the not-for-profit field.
• Demonstrated success in cultivating and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
• Advanced skills and knowledge of computer applications (Microsoft Suite), including word processing, spreadsheet and database software. Experience with fundraising software preferred.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including editing and proofreading.
• Be results-oriented, highly motivated and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
• Be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Have strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Have knowledge of social policy issues including education, youth development, housing, and poverty.
• Mission driven with unquestionable integrity.
  
  

Benefits: Not Specified
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posting Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
   
Submit cover letter and resume:

Via e-mail to:

Donald Bluestone
Executive Director
donaldsbluestone@mmcc.org

Via mail to:

Donald Bluestone
Executive Director

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
3450 Dekalb Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467

About:
Founded in 1942, Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC) is a multi-service non-profit organization that serves more than 28,000 Bronx residents from birth through adulthood. Our high quality programs and services, delivered by experienced, dedicated, caring professional staff, meet the diverse needs of the children, families, and communities we serve. Our programming includes: early childhood; after-school; youth employment; health education; GED; ESL; education counseling; summer camps; and senior services. For more information, please go here.