Development Manager

Position: Development Manager

Shift: Full Time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Salary: $60,000 to $65,000

About AWRC

Arizona Women’s Recovery Center (AWRC); is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing substance abuse treatment to women through a variety of programs to address individual needs. All of AWRC’s programs focus on providing the tools and resources to assist women in living financially independent, drug and alcohol-free lives.

AWRC provides supportive and rehabilitative services to individuals and their families requiring assistance dealing with substance use issues, such as alcohol or drug use, mental health disorders and other co-occurring mental or physical health needs. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Essential Responsibilities

The Development Manager position reports to the Chief Executive Officer and collaborates with the Board of Directors. This role is responsible for day-to-day leadership of the development, fundraising, and donor relations. As a member of the leadership team, this role contributes to AWRC’s success in strategic development, operational execution, and mission impact.

The Director of Development duties and responsibilities include:

• Responsible for planning, organization, and day-to-day oversight of the organization’s development, fundraising

and marketing functions building up to over $500,000 within 3 years.

• Building relationships with current and prospective donors and supporters on a continual basis to connect their

giving to AWRC’s mission and funding objectives.

• Identifying, cultivating & soliciting corporate, foundation, workplace, individual (major giving and annual

fund) and planned giving opportunities.

• Direct the annual fund program, including mailings and annual fundraising campaigns.
• Ability to effectively communicate the organization’s mission and giving impact to donors and the overall

community.

• Ensures services are provided in a supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental manner that is sensitive to

the client’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.

• Develops and publishes the development plan in collaboration with AWRC Leadership.
• Collaborates with the CEO and Chief Financial Officer to aggressively address the need for “GAP” funding

according to the organization’s budget.

• Collaborates with CEO and grant writer on seeking grant opportunities.
• Build the planned giving program.
• Reports on the organization’s results for the Board of Directors as directed by the CEO.
• Completes required orientation and continuing competencies as required by policy and procedure.
• This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working

conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job,

management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be

performed as assigned.

• Must possess the ability to learn AWRC’s cultural awareness and demographics
• Must be able to pass background check and drug screening

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in communications, business administration, healthcare administration, not - for -

profit management, organization leadership, accounting) and or a combination of education and 5 years’

experience in a comparable role.

• Proven experience in fundraising techniques including stewardship and solicitation of all types of gifts.
• Transparent, trustworthy, inspiring and high integrity leadership.
• Ability to lead assigned staff and contract resources.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Utmost discretion dealing with confidential information.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, drive a vehicle, lift up to 10 pounds

Total comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• 401k Plan
• Choice of medical HMO or PPO plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA); includes FSA monies awarded by company (up to $1,404 annually-pro-rated

from date of hire)

• Dental and vision insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Paid continued education and professional development
• Paid time off; includes 9 paid holidays, and 16 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO) awarded after 90-days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or

foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period

• Cell Phone Allowance