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The Development Director will be crucial in advancing the organization's mission by leading and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies. This position requires a strategic thinker, a relationship builder, and a results-oriented professional who is passionate about making a difference. This person will oversee Nomi Network’s development team and will be pivotal in securing the financial resources necessary to advance our mission and create a lasting impact.
Location: Dallas, TX with 30% of time committed to traveling.
Reports to: President.
Status: Exempt (Salaried).
Direct reports: Grant Manager, Sr. Development Associate, Sr. Communications Associate, Sr. Giving & Events Associate, and Development Administrative Assistant.
Schedule: Full time.
Key Responsibilities:
Reports to: President.
Status: Exempt (Salaried).
Direct reports: Grant Manager, Sr. Development Associate, Sr. Communications Associate, Sr. Giving & Events Associate, and Development Administrative Assistant.
Schedule: Full time.
Key Responsibilities:
Development Department Leadership:
- Work with the President and Director of Transformational Gifts to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with Nomi Network’s goals and objectives.
- Manage the annual development plan, which encompasses all fundraising activities including campaigns, events, prospect research, grant writing, donor retention/appreciation, and donor development and communication plans.
- Identify and cultivate major donor prospects, secure major gifts, and manage relationships with existing major donors.
- Support development team in development and cultivation of mid- and mass-level donor programs.
- Work with the President to set strategy and oversee special events and campaigns.
- Establish and monitor key metrics to make forecasts and evaluate ongoing performance ensuring the department will meet or exceed fundraising goals.
- Promote and guide the adoption of best practices and innovative approaches for fundraising.
- Represent the organization to outside stakeholders at key events, meetings, and conferences.
- Track and analyze fundraising data to measure progress and inform strategic decision-making.
- Work with the Grants Manager to ensure success in all elements of grant strategy and execution.
- Meet on a regular basis with the President to report on activities and outcomes.
Team Management and Culture:
- Build, motivate, lead, and retain development staff, ensuring that staff members have the support and accountability needed to execute their job functions and meet their performance goals.
- Uphold Nomi Network’s core values and culture of integrity through ethical decision-making.
- Lead by role modeling and self-awareness to foster an environment of mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion so that all team members are included, supported, and can thrive.
- Encourage a team culture of growth, learning, creativity, and innovation by incorporating a culture of continuous feedback, development, and performance management.
- Help staff develop annual and quarterly goals, provide regular performance reviews and recognition, and support ongoing professional development opportunities.
Competencies:
- Persuasive communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. When writing or speaking, comes across as persuasive, credible, and polished, with excellent Interpersonal skills.
- Aligning performance for success: Focusing and guiding others in accomplishing work objectives.
- Achieving results: Demonstrate drive and determination to achieve both results and success; can be counted upon to successfully exceed goals; regularly pushes self and others for results; persisting despite obstacles and opposition.
- Attention to detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
- Creates external strategic alliances: Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
- Strategic Decision making: Obtaining information and identifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values.
- Developing others: Planning and supporting the development of an individual’s skills and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.
- Facilitating change: Encouraging others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
- Delegates-shares responsibility: Allocating decision-making authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate others to maximize the organization's and individual's effectiveness.
- Meeting leadership: Ensuring that a meeting serves Its business objectives while using appropriate Interpersonal styles and methods and considering the needs and potential contributions of others.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a BA, MA preferred.
- At least 10 years of Development experience.
- At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
- Strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable successes and program growth.
- Demonstrated ability to live out Nomi Network’s organizational values of purpose, compassion, continuous learning, ownership, and service.
Physical Requirements:
- The position functions in a normal office environment that requires the ability to successfully interface with standard office equipment such as computers, printers, copiers, and telephones.
- Sitting for long periods of time are typical activities in this role.
- Because travel is associated with the role, this position requires the ability to navigate airports, get in and out of vehicles, drive, and manage luggage.
- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) and hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds) are required.
- Clarity of vision (i.e., reading small print) is required.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
