Director of Development and Marketing

EPIC – Every Person Influences Children

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING

Buffalo and Western New York

About EPIC – Every Person Influences Children:

EPIC (www.epicforchildren.org) is a non-profit agency that provides parenting, youth services, family engagement and professional development to families, schools, health care providers and communities. EPIC’s vision is a world where every child has a strong start and a promising future. EPIC’s mission is to strengthen families and build community to raise children who make a positive impact in the world.

EPIC offers competitive wages and benefits, health insurance contribution, a hybrid work environment, generous PTO and PSL, and 11 paid holidays, in addition to a caring and family-like atmosphere. If you want to be a part of a hard-working team that values relationships and connectivity as well as making a positive impact on our community, EPIC might be a good fit for you.

About the available position:

EPIC - Every Person Influences Children is seeking a full-time (40 hrs/wk) Director of Development and Marketing to work primarily at their Buffalo headquarters, while supporting development and marketing in 4 counties: Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Sullivan. This key leadership role requires a creative, innovative thinker who can develop and execute outside-the-box strategies to meet fundraising and strategic goals. This key role will drive donor relations, cultivate major gifts, lead annual appeals and campaigns, and secure sponsorships to support our mission of preventing child abuse and neglect and supporting literacy and child development. The DDM will research and secure funding opportunities, oversee grant writing and reporting, and manage sponsorship proposals. Additionally, they will oversee EPIC’s marketing and public relations, ensuring a strong and consistent brand presence through media relations, marketing materials, and external communications. This position also involves managing volunteers and interns as appropriate and works with an administrative position that supports customer relationship database (Salesforce) functions, including data entry, managing donors, campaigns, opportunities, acknowledgements and other development related data functions.

EPIC is looking for candidates who have:

• Experience in development, donor and major gift cultivation and event execution

• Excellent community relationships, including public and private donor relationships

• Proven and documented fundraising success, using creative and innovative strategies

• Experience with strategic development activities, including the creation of an annual development and marketing plans

• Management experience with development-related activities, including appeals; campaigns; donor and major gift relations and cultivation; and events

• Understanding and ability to manage Marketing and Public Relations activities, including creation of marketing and sales support materials; social media content and analytics; website; and direct all public relation activities

Candidates are required to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Human Services or related field and 2 (two) years development experience or a minimum of five years’ development experience. Documented success required in the form of secured medium to large funding opportunities or proven individual and corporate engagement success.

• 3 (three) years in a leadership level position.

• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT).

• Database experience, Salesforce experience preferred (will train).

We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Position Summary:

Job Type: Full-time, salary, exempt

Schedule: Mainly weekdays, including some evenings and weekends

Location: EPIC Buffalo Headquarters, this position requires occasional and/or consistent travel, particularly to other WNY Counties– reliable transportation required. Potential infrequent travel to other areas of NY State and beyond, possibly by air.

Salary Range: $60,000-$85,000, paid hourly

EPIC Benefits: * *

Medical/Dental Insurance contribution

Paid Sick Leave (PSL)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

11 holidays

Office closed between Christmas and New Year

403(b) retirement savings, (matching after 1 year)

Paid life insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Interested candidates can also apply with your resume/cover letter to HR@epicforchildren.org. EPIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No phone calls please!

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Director of Development and Marketing

Staff Category: Full-Time

Department: EPC100

Reports to: Executive Director

Supervises: Volunteers and/or Interns, as needed

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Effective Date: March 26, 2025

Position Summary:

The Director of Development and Marketing (DDM) will lead efforts to secure funding and support for the organization, focusing on donor relations, cultivation of major gifts, annual appeals and campaigns, event planning, and sponsorships. The DDM will research and secure sponsorships for programs, meet with potential donors and funders, and manage the writing and submission of sponsorship proposals.

This position will also oversee grant writing, prepare reports, and research funding opportunities. They will work with external contractors for some government grants. Additionally, the DDM will manage EPIC's marketing and public relations, ensuring the brand is consistent and strong. They will oversee the creation of marketing materials, manage media relations, and handle external communications.

This position is responsible for managing volunteers and interns as appropriate and working with the administrative position that supports development through Salesforce data entry, donor, campaign and other information management, and reporting. Key skills needed include strong communication, creativity, organization, writing, collaboration, and leadership.

Essential Functions:

• Serve on Leadership Team and provide insight regarding the strategic direction of the agency

• Work with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to develop community relationships and provide development reporting as required

• Responsible for annual development, fundraising and budgeting goals

• Serve on committees as needed

• Manage strategic development activities, including the creation of an annual development and marketing plan based on Board and agency goals

• Manage development-related funding activity, including:

o Direct and manage appeals; campaigns; donor and major gift relations and cultivation; and events

o Direct staff assigned to assist in these efforts, as necessary, which include management of Salesforce, event support and/or coordination, and implementation of all mailing and other outreach campaigns

o Research federal, state, and local foundation funding opportunities

o Work with the Leadership Team to prioritize and author grant opportunities

o Submit all funding requests in a timely manner

o Follow-up on funding submissions accordingly

o Edit evaluation reports, as necessary

o Manage entry and tracking of development funding through Salesforce

o Develop and build public and private donor relationships

• Manage activities related to Marketing and Public Relations:

o Creation of all marketing and sales support materials for expansion

o Agency Annual Report

o Social media content and analytics

o Website management (content, commerce, updates, SEO, analytics)

o Direct all public relation activities, including but not limited to TV and radio appearances

o Maintain and expand community relationships and partner development

o Plan for strategic outreach

• Draft and submit monthly activity reports to the Executive Director

• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effectively build and maintain external and internal relationships and provide a high level of service.

• Knowledge of fundraising strategies and principles.

• Understanding of nonprofit marketing and PR practices.

• Strong ability to approach development creatively.

• Demonstrated capability to conduct oneself in a calm and professional demeanor when dealing with people and/or with difficult situations.

• Strong leadership skills, with ability to function and participate in high-performance teams.

• Actively contributes to a positive work culture, with a reliable, responsible attitude with a compassionate approach.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills.

• Strong ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work within a team structure as well as independently.

• Competency working with diverse cultural and ethnic populations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Human Services or related field and 2 (two) years development experience or a minimum of five years’ development experience. Documented success required in the form of secured medium to large funding opportunities or proven individual and corporate engagement success.

• 3 (three) years in a leadership level position

• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT).

• Salesforce experience preferred.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described represent 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 stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time.

• The employee is required to regularly reach with arms and hands; use hands to handle. Hands and fingers frequently perform repetitive motion including typing/keying.

• Occasionally the employee will lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• This job requires close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Employee is required to regularly talk and hear.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What interests you about the Director of Development and Marketing position with EPIC?
• What are your skills and experience that qualify you as a candidate?
• Tell us about an accomplishment you had in a Development role related to fundraising, public relations, and/or event management?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Buffalo, NY 14212 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Buffalo, NY 14212: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Buffalo, NY 14212

Salary : $60,000 - $85,000