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Director of Community Engagement and Fundraising F/T

Goodwill of Southern New England
North Haven, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 1/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2025
Description

The starting salary range per the 1st quartile is: $75,679.50 - 85,404.00

Why Work for Goodwill Southern New England?!

  • Retirement plan contributions
  • Referral bonuses
  • Tuition and gym reimbursement
  • Emergency assistance funds
  • Paid time off
  • And more depending on position!

Summary

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of Community Engagement will create, develop and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholder groups. Working closely with staff, board members, state and local representatives, key volunteers and external agencies, the Director of Community Engagement will be responsible for strategically identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospects and community partnerships that result in:

  • Donated goods for retail sales
  • Monetary donations, major gifts and planned gifts
  • Federal, state, local or corporate grants
  • Internal or external work placement opportunities and/or;
  • Growing the Organization’s mission and persons served metric

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Coordinates regular contact and stewardship with community stakeholders.
  • Assist with and strategically plan, implement, and evaluate the Organization’s development, fundraising and agency partnership initiatives to assure continued support of the community with regards to the overall mission.
  • In coordination with the Marketing Department, strategizes and oversees preparation of informative and creative materials to market to consumers, volunteers, staff, local foundations, etc.
  • Insures appropriateness of all communications to donors and to align all fundraising activities to support the development strategy.
  • Provide a compelling description of the Organization’s value proposition.
  • Assist with the coordination of the Organization’s special events such as the annual golf tournament and Fantasy of Lights holiday fundraiser.

Marketing / Media Responsibilities

  • Ensure the message given portrays the Organization in the best position as possible.

Community Outreach And Relationship Building

  • Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders within the region in order to inform and further the mission of Goodwill of Southern New England.
  • Ensure Organization representation at appropriate community events/functions.
  • Participates in organization-wide planning and regular communication with leadership team and Board of Directors.
  • Contributes to the overall success of the organization including support of Organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.
  • Perform other related essential duties as required or directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

May supervise the Special Events Coordinator and / or any interns or support individuals assigned to assist in carrying out the duties of the Director of Community Engagement.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Competencies needed to be successful in this job include: Action oriented, ethics and values, leadership development, marketing, networking, presentation skills, strategic thinking, and written communications.

Knowledge of tax laws that impact charitable giving, personal assets, and estates.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Not-for-Profit Management, or related field. Prior professional experience that includes leadership development, contract management, strategy development, fundraising, and community engagement.

Experience with developing strategies, negotiating, leading change, public speaking, and developing teams. Prior non-profit experience required. Knowledge and use of current social media, Office 365, and its applications.

Computer Skills

Experience working with donor data base software, preferably Raiser’s Edge. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) and current social media platforms.

Interpersonal Skills

Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Language Skills

Strong ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations at a high level. Produces professional reports, business correspondence, proposals, and procedure manuals. Presents information in a professional manner and responds to questions from groups of managers, personnel, regulators and the general public. Good writing and presentation skills necessary.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to read financial reports.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS

Current driver's license. Use of personal auto required.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods of time, lift 10 lbs., routinely required to do computer keyboarding and/or generate other written communication. Effective verbal communicator required to communicate effectively with a wide variety of constituents (i.e., presenting at a conference, media, attending Board meetings, etc.).

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This is an office setting with noise level is usually quiet to moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled / Minority / Female

Salary : $75,680 - $85,404

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