Seattle, Washington
What are we looking for?
Our Director of Development is responsible for leading and directing, in collaboration with the CDO, all direct-line fundraising & donor engagement efforts including support and implementation strategies to successfully achieve department goals and specific revenue targets.
Please review the full job description for essential functions and responsibilities.
Who are you?
You care deeply about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you do. You understand that our work in and with the community is at the heart of our mission to end hunger. You are a senior leader who is ready to lead a large, highly experienced, and effective fundraising team and craft its next evolution stage. You also have significant experience overseeing marketing and communications programs and are intrigued by the idea of shifting the organization’s branding and messaging to track with our new strategic direction. Finally, you’re passionate about volunteerism and eager to help us expand and deepen our program.
You have a proven ability to raise significant funds – personally and trough building accountable teams. You are an expert in philanthropy, pairing bold goals with strong plans, and you’re passionate about using philanthropy to drive social justice. You are committed to using equity as a process and an outcome of your work. You are known for your ability to think strategically and holistically yet also to drive tactics and projects to fruition.
You have confidence in your skills and knowledge and the humility to reflect, listen to understand, and be changed. You have outstanding communication and diplomacy skills and are a natural motivator who can influence at all levels. You are courageous enough to take risks, shoulder responsibility, fail occasionally, and continually learn.
Most of all, you wake up in the morning eager to use your skills to build a movement to end hunger, and you are interested in being on the front lines to help get food to people during this current crisis.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight, direction, and support to implement key fundraising efforts, including
Individual Giving, Corporate & Foundation Engagement, Special Events, and Donor
Relations. Ensure the success of these efforts and make course corrections as needed.
- Serve as a key voice, leader, and strategist in transforming Food Lifeline’s evolution
toward Community Centric Fundraising practices and integration of Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion principles into our fundraising model.
- Actively lead fundraising, strategies, staff development, and cross-department
collaboration as a member of the Development Leadership Team.
- Manage a portfolio of key invested partners for active stewardship and engagement.
- Actively collaborate with leadership and Executive Teams to develop a multi-year
strategic plan, goal objectives, and KPIs.
- Develop annual work plans for the Giving Team designed to achieve revenue and donor
engagement targets and to address identified risks and opportunities for growth.
- Serve as liaison to other departments to develop strategies and engagement
opportunities that appeal to public and private funders.
- Lead weekly team meetings to understand what support/resources are needed to
successfully move work forward.
- Cultivate a positive, collaborative, and respectful team culture and live and model Food
Lifeline’s Leadership Expectations. Hold staff accountable for behaving in a manner
consistent with our desired culture.
Job Skills & Traits:
- Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude and a daily commitment to Food Lifeline’s
mission of ending hunger in western Washington centered on social justice.
- Have a good sense of humor, and the ability to be flexible and adjust to the changing
environment of each fiscal year.
- Willingness to innovate and create in the establishment of long-term, meaningful
partnerships
- Ability to actively bring solutions to complex situations
- Ability to manage projects and develop short-term and long-term plans.
- Ability to gain the cooperation of others, work effectively as a member of a team, and
develop and maintain positive working relationships in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to work independently, handle sensitive information, and maintain
confidentiality.
Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a leadership role overseeing fundraising efforts for
a medium-large nonprofit required.
- Minimum of 4 years of supervisor experience; managing managers is also preferred.
- Personal lived experience of systemic hunger and/or its root causes desired
Ready to join Food Lifeline? Apply now!
To join our team as our Director of Development, please read the full job description and apply online. Complete applications must include a resume and cover letter; this posting will remain open until filled.
Who We Are:
Food Lifeline believes that hunger doesn’t have to happen, and our mission is to feed people experiencing hunger today and work to end hunger for tomorrow.