What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Manager position at JDRF?
As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life-changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community - breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide. We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment - we're empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.
Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications. Always, we are guided by a single purpose: As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.
The Development Manager will play an integral role in the day-to-day support and execution of all fundraising efforts for the Chapter.
Working with the entire 9-person Chapter team, while directly supervised by the Market Director, the Development Manager will be assigned work that will involve core fundraising and community building activities; Gala, Walk, Ride, Community Engagement, Advocacy, Other Special Events and Third Party Activities.
This role has flexibility for telecommuter/work from home options. This will require comfort with, and confidence in, direct staff and supporter work accomplished both through in person and video teleconferencing means. In-person staff, volunteer and community gatherings throughout the Chapter geography will be required. On-site event participation will also be required as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with local staff as well as national/regional staff to ensure the Chapter’s growth and success.
- Identifies, builds, and stewards relationships with community, civic and corporate leaders as an integral part of volunteer and donor engagement.
- Leads and supports the identification and moves management (qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship) of revenue opportunities primarily in the area of mid-level individual giving and integrated corporate opportunities including corporate peer to peer programs.
- Provides support for the volunteer Corporate Development Committee.
- Helps identify and qualify a pipeline of leads/donors who meet agreed upon criteria for ‘mid’, ‘high-mid’ and ‘major’ giving potential, within and outside of our event structure.
- Strategically and consistently utilizes donor database (CRM) to plan, track and analyze results of development efforts.
- Manages event planning and execution for stewardship events.
- Ensures personal accountability for meeting deadlines and responding to volunteers and other department requests.
Qualifications
- College degree or combination of education and experience.
- At least 4 years of work experience including 2 years fundraising or relevant business/volunteer experience.
- Strong CRM database knowledge, Salesforce preferred.
- Must be a self-starter, with the ability to collaborate as a team player.
- Strong verbal and written communication. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to interface with all levels of staff and volunteers.
- Ability to create and manage processes that enhance efficiency of staff work while allowing for donor centricity.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
- Detail oriented.
- Works well within a matrix structure where more than one individual is providing guidance, feedback, counsel and support.
- Ability to travel within the chapter footprint. Occasional evening and weekend work as needed.
Additional information
Resumes without cover letters will not be considered
Essential Functions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional information:
Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. Breakthrough T1D will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.
Breakthrough T1D supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Breakthrough T1D is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Breakthrough T1D is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
