Development Officer

Development Officer

Development Officer

  • Part Time
  • Mid-Level
  • Applications have closed
Job Category: Development
Location: Brooklyn
Job Sectors: Health, Human Services, International/Foreign Affairs
Salary Range:

Development Officer: Job Description  

Common Threads Project (CTP) is a dynamic growing nonprofit working in the humanitarian sphere. Our mission is to help women heal from the enduring psychological effects of sexual and gender-based violence in the context of war and displacement. We build local capacity through training and supervision and support local specialists to establish women’s circles and lead them through our transformative therapy process. We further the field of trauma therapy by documenting learning from our work and sharing it with others in the field. Our field operations are in Bosnia, Nepal, Democratic Republic of Congo, and we have emerging programs in Seattle and New York.

CTP works with diverse populations in both international and domestic settings, and we are building a diverse team that can approach the work with the kind of understandings that develop from lived experience. We actively seek candidates from communities of color, or those who have endured persecution, war, or displacement.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our executive team as the Development Officer. The DO will mobilize the resources necessary for the organization to pursue its mission, continue to grow, and establish a solid foundation for sustainability. The Development Officer will conduct strategic activities focused on donor cultivation, grant-writing, and generating corporate support.  Will work closely with the Executive Director and Deputy Director to coordinate activities with the Communications team.

 

  Opportunity identification

        Search out opportunities for project and core funding from private foundations, corporations and grant makers

        Regularly review current calls for submission, open grant applications, etc.

        Consult databases and subscriptions for leads

        Track grant opportunities to select appropriate RFPs

        Create links to philanthropic advisors and networks

        Cultivate opportunities for new contacts

 

    1. Relationship cultivation

 

        Initiate contact and maintain a relationship with funders

        Advise Executive team on best practices with donors and prospects

        Manage grants and foundation ties

        Report to donors and grant makers

        Outreach to new funders

        Promote donor stewardship with all donors in coordination with ED

        Advance current donors to higher levels of engagement

 

    1. Resource acquisition

        Refine and implement our development plan

        Initiate, draft, and edit grant applications

        Initiate program to encourage legacy giving

        Assist in the acquisition of gifts from private foundations

 

    1. Fundraising campaign management

The Development Officer works on fundraising and awareness-raising campaigns. This includes:

        Participating in creation of a schedule of campaigns several months in advance

        Implementing fundraising and awareness campaigns 

        Coordinating campaigns with Executive team

 

 

    1. Communications

In coordination with the Executive team, plans and implements communication and marketing strategies, develops communications in support of all aspects of fundraising:

         Uses CRM and Mailchimp to segment audience and cultivate engagement

         In coordination with Communications team, participates in drafting communications  for mailing list, including quarterly newsletters, monthly emails

         In collaboration with Deputy Director, implements online fundraising campaigns

         Participates in production of promotional materials

         Actively seeks opportunities for enhancing media visibility through outreach

         Creates press releases to bring attention to the organizations’ mission and activities

         Coordinates with Comms team on quarterly newsletter, Fall and Spring annual campaigns,

        Organizes and drafts communications to donors and prospects, including outreach, thank yous,    invitations, check-ins, holiday letters and updates

         Advise Comms team members on messaging to best support resource mobilization

 

Qualifications

      3 plus distinguished years aa in development field

      BA required. MA preferred

      Excellent writing skills, grant writing experience

      Established track record of successful fundraising

      Relationships with philanthropic networks

      Capable of inspiring others about our organization’s mission

 

Competitive Salary package commensurate with experience

Please send your cover letter and CV to [email protected] by July 30 2021

Sept 1 start ndate

 

 

 

Common Threads Project

from Victims to Survivors to Agents of Change

  • 25 Plaza St West
  • Brooklyn, NY 11217
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