Gift Officer

All God's Children International is actively seeking a dedicated individual to serve as our Gift Officer. This position requires the employee to reside in one of the following major metropolitan areas: New York City, Washington, DC/Northern, VA/ Maryland, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, Miami/Jacksonville/ Tampa, Philadelphia, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit/Grand Rapids, Phoenix, with proximity to a major international airport to accommodate travel and operational requirements.

SUMMARY
As a Gift Officer for All God’s Children International (AGCI), you will play a vital role in advancing the mission of AGCI by cultivating, stewarding, and managing relationships with existing and prospective donors across the United States with an emphasis on building new donor relationships the Major Metropolitan Area that the Gift Officer resides. This dynamic position involves strategic portfolio management, planning and executing small regional donor events, and providing detailed giving and activity reports to support organizational goals.

ABOUT US

We are the world’s leading child advocacy and trauma disruptor organization. For 30 years and counting, we have remained relentless in our commitment to stand up for children who need family by working across the continuum of care to dismantle systemic trauma.

Today, we are unlocking possibilities for over 123,000 children per year across the globe. Our reach has expanded across 25 countries spanning five continents. We work every day to dismantle the systemic trauma that sits at the heart of the orphan crisis that still affects over 8 million children. Thanks to God’s provision, children facing the darkest realities experience powerful emotional healing every day and learn the hope of the Gospel. Because no child should be alone.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Major Donor Portfolio Management: Build, manage, and grow a major donor portfolio to achieve organizational fundraising goals. The Gift Officer will be responsible for building and managing a new donor portfolio with the goal of securing more than $1 million in new annual philanthropic support.
• Donor Strategy and Stewardship: Develop and implement individualized annual giving plans for each donor in the portfolio, including gift solicitations ranging from $1,000 to six figures, donor stewardship, timely recognition of contributions, and impact reporting.
• Prospect Identification and Cultivation: Collaborate with the advancement team, executive staff, board members, and current donors to identify, engage, and cultivate relationships with potential major donors aligned with AGCI’s mission and vision.
• Donor Engagement: Conduct regular donor interactions through face-to-face meetings, phone calls, and personalized written correspondence.
• Performance Metrics: Meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set by the Vice President of Advancement, including metrics related to major gifts secured, donor retention, portfolio growth, face-to-face meetings, calls, proposals, prospect conversions, and thorough documentation.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Partner with AGCI departments to comprehensively understand funding priorities and program initiatives to communicate impact to donors effectively.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of donor interactions, progress, and goals using tools such as Donor Perfect, Smartsheet, Microsoft Office Suite, and other relevant software.
• Team Contribution: Actively collaborate with the Advancement team to achieve overall fundraising objectives and organizational goals.
• Event Support: Provide administrative support for small donor events, including tracking invitations, registrations, and payments.
• Travel: Travel to meet with donors or attend organizational events as needed.
• Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Advancement.

SKILLS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication and relational skills.
• Detailed-oriented and able to document actions.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Ability to contribute and be part of a remote team environment.
• Ability and willingness to speak publicly and present as needed.
• Proven experience in roles involving donor relationships, administration, small event coordination, or other relevant roles.
• Live and work in a major metropolitan area.
• All candidates who are selected for a job with All God’s Children International will be required to sign and abide by the Statement of Faith.

GEOGRAPHIC FLEXIBILITY

This position requires the employee to reside in one of the following major metropolitan areas: New York City, Washington, DC/Northern, VA/ Maryland, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, Miami/Jacksonville/ Tampa, Philadelphia, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit/Grand Rapids, Phoenix, with proximity to a major international airport to accommodate travel and operational requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in business, nonprofit management, or a related area from a four-year college or university; as well as 5-7 years minimum of transferable professional experience, especially in major donor fund development. Advanced degree and further experience preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS

The job requires advanced basic computer skills including logging on to systems, word processing, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, presentation creation/editing, database, use of the internet, and communication by e-mail. Preferred experience in DonorPerfect, Smartsheet, and other fundraising software.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, sensitive medical or financial documents, contracts, reports, and inquiries. Ability to write error-free business correspondence, reports, and presentation materials. Ability to effectively present information to and respond to questions from prospective families, public groups, conference attendees, donors/sponsors, and during retreats, seminars, and webinars.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar and other graphing visuals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to work with and protect confidential files and information and have the appropriate discernment regarding handling issues of varying complexity and sensitivity. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Has the discretion to weigh the gravity of an issue and pass it along to the appropriate party/leader within the organization, as needed.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to supply appropriate documentation/identification to travel authorities when traveling domestically and internationally.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use stairways to climb to multiple floors within the office building, use air and ground transportation, use hands and fingers to keyboard or dial, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must infrequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus, especially with frequent computer use.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment while traveling domestically or internationally could contain several environmental factors, including, but not limited to outdoor weather conditions (extreme hot/cold), work in countries with high incidence of illness/disease or poor living conditions of its inhabitants, political unrest/danger and physical obstacles and/or hazards. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate; noise levels in travel to various countries could range from quiet to extremely loud, depending on the varying conditions.

This position requires the successful completion of an extensive criminal background check. All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

COMPENSATION

$70,000 - $90,000/year depending on experience.

BENEFITS

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, FSA/HSA, PTO, 401k, and 11 paid holidays.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application through our Careers page at https://allgodschildren.org/about-agci/careers/. To apply, submit your resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should speak to your qualifications and interest in this role. Please note that applications without the required materials will not be considered.