DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Montgomery County Food Bank is hiring a Director of Development to join our growing organization! This is a full-time on-site opportunity in Conroe, TX, serving the Montgomery County area. As a leader of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the President & CEO, this position is high visibility, high impact, yet hands on role, with responsibility to provide the full range of day-to-day support across the organization.
Culture and Core Values
Our mission is to unite the community to fight hunger. Every person, no matter their race, creed, political affiliation, or station in life deserves the basic need of food. MCFB serves our county in a way that promotes the dignity of the person and recognizes the urgency and importance of our mission. We are facing a time of record need for food assistance coupled with a shortage of available donated food. Our work is more critical than ever, and we are a team of compassionate, professional, dedicated individuals wanting to make a difference in the life of each individual we touch.
We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the organization, and we are continually seeking qualified candidates to come and work with us. With success and keeping our core values in mind as follows:
We serve with compassion
We act with integrity
We show everyone respect
We strengthen our community
We strive with excellence
We strive to create and provide a positive environment that offers challenging and rewarding opportunities for all our team. If you are interested in learning more about a career with Montgomery County Food Bank, apply today.
POSITION: Director of Development
DEPARTMENT: Development
REPORTS TO: President & CEO
HOURS: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, with some evenings and weekends on a regular basis as required. Work is in-person includes in-office work and outside meetings/events.
*To apply, include an updated resume and a cover letter of interest detailing notable fundraising planning, training, and executing experience and how the experience will benefit the MCFB.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Development manages a team responsible for planning, organizing, and managing all fundraising activities to meet the Food Bank’s financial goals, forecasting future income, and developing/nurturing the relationships with donors. The department is responsible for communicating the mission and value of the Montgomery County Food Bank (MCFB) to the community and engaging community support.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising plan to meet the financial needs of the food bank.
- Develop and gain approval for an annual income and expenditure budget, report on actual performance monthly.
- Identify and develop relationships with current and potential corporate and foundation sponsors and individual donors; meet donors and supporters on a regular basis.
- Identify and engage in planned giving gift identification, solicitation cultivation and stewardship
- Create and participate in programs to thank and steward donors.
- Oversee a robust grants program: identify potential sources and oversee application/follow up process.
- Develop and implement a successful major gifts program.
- Oversee the administration of detailed donor accounts.
- Develop and oversee fundraising events.
- Develop and manage timelines for fundraising activities to ensure fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner.
- Train and lead staff and volunteers to support fundraising, outreach and marketing efforts.
- Lead the organization’s Development Committee comprised of Board members serving as an advisory committee.
- Work productively and collaboratively with the MCFB leadership team.
- Other duties as assigned by the President & CEO
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Knowledge of fundraising strategies/principles
- Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Project management or account management skills
- Strong ability to build/maintain relationships and establish trust.
- Ability to multi-task
- Excellent management and supervisory skills
- Creative, self-starter attitude, and takes initiative.
- Deadline driven.
- Time management and flexibility with job duties
- Proficient computer skills required to include MS Office Suite and donor and/or fundraising database platforms
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university or equivalent fundraising & development experience
- Five years’ experience in fund development and marketing with positive results highly preferred
- Previous management experience
- Raiser’s Edge knowledge/experience preferred.
COMPETENCIES:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in-group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
Managing Donor Focus - Promotes donor stewardship focus; establishes donor customer service standards, keeping donor relationships at the forefront; provides training in team’s customer service delivery; monitors donor engagement and satisfaction; develops new approaches to meeting donor needs.
Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self-available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services.; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel - up to 30% travel time mainly within Montgomery County area.
- Valid Texas Driver License.
- Dependable transportation.
WORK SCHEDULE:
MCFB Operation hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Must be willing to commit to working in the office with flexible office hours for events and community networking with travel, including some evenings and weekends.
- Participation in all MCFB major fundraising events is required.
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.
- Full-time position
- Duties are performed indoors, in an office environment.
- Interaction is required with other personnel, clients and other external parties.
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.
- Most functions are performed while sitting at a desk or standing up
- Individual may require standing for longer periods
- On a regular day individual might be required to lift up to 30 lbs. of weight (i.e. document files, copy paper, food boxes etc.)
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
DISCLAIMER:
Montgomery County Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment “at will” organization. This job description does not imply or constitute an offer of employment.
Montgomery County Food Bank
Introduction
Montgomery County Food Bank is hiring a Director of Development to join our growing organization! This is a full-time on-site opportunity in Conroe, TX, serving the Montgomery County area. As a leader of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the President & CEO, this position is high visibility, high impact, yet hands on role, with responsibility to provide the full range of day-to-day support across the organization.
Culture and Core Values
Our mission is to unite the community to fight hunger. Every person, no matter their race, creed, political affiliation, or station in life deserves the basic need of food. MCFB serves our county in a way that promotes the dignity of the person and recognizes the urgency and importance of our mission. We are facing a time of record need for food assistance coupled with a shortage of available donated food. Our work is more critical than ever, and we are a team of compassionate, professional, dedicated individuals wanting to make a difference in the life of each individual we touch.
We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the organization, and we are continually seeking qualified candidates to come and work with us. With success and keeping our core values in mind as follows:
We serve with compassion
We act with integrity
We show everyone respect
We strengthen our community
We strive with excellence
We strive to create and provide a positive environment that offers challenging and rewarding opportunities for all our team. If you are interested in learning more about a career with Montgomery County Food Bank, apply today.
POSITION: Director of Development
DEPARTMENT: Development
REPORTS TO: President & CEO
HOURS: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, with some evenings and weekends on a regular basis as required. Work is in-person includes in-office work and outside meetings/events.
*To apply, include an updated resume and a cover letter of interest detailing notable fundraising planning, training, and executing experience and how the experience will benefit the MCFB.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Development manages a team responsible for planning, organizing, and managing all fundraising activities to meet the Food Bank’s financial goals, forecasting future income, and developing/nurturing the relationships with donors. The department is responsible for communicating the mission and value of the Montgomery County Food Bank (MCFB) to the community and engaging community support.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising plan to meet the financial needs of the food bank.
- Develop and gain approval for an annual income and expenditure budget, report on actual performance monthly.
- Identify and develop relationships with current and potential corporate and foundation sponsors and individual donors; meet donors and supporters on a regular basis.
- Identify and engage in planned giving gift identification, solicitation cultivation and stewardship
- Create and participate in programs to thank and steward donors.
- Oversee a robust grants program: identify potential sources and oversee application/follow up process.
- Develop and implement a successful major gifts program.
- Oversee the administration of detailed donor accounts.
- Develop and oversee fundraising events.
- Develop and manage timelines for fundraising activities to ensure fundraising processes are carried out in a timely manner.
- Train and lead staff and volunteers to support fundraising, outreach and marketing efforts.
- Lead the organization’s Development Committee comprised of Board members serving as an advisory committee.
- Work productively and collaboratively with the MCFB leadership team.
- Other duties as assigned by the President & CEO
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Knowledge of fundraising strategies/principles
- Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Project management or account management skills
- Strong ability to build/maintain relationships and establish trust.
- Ability to multi-task
- Excellent management and supervisory skills
- Creative, self-starter attitude, and takes initiative.
- Deadline driven.
- Time management and flexibility with job duties
- Proficient computer skills required to include MS Office Suite and donor and/or fundraising database platforms
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university or equivalent fundraising & development experience
- Five years’ experience in fund development and marketing with positive results highly preferred
- Previous management experience
- Raiser’s Edge knowledge/experience preferred.
COMPETENCIES:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in-group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
Managing Donor Focus - Promotes donor stewardship focus; establishes donor customer service standards, keeping donor relationships at the forefront; provides training in team’s customer service delivery; monitors donor engagement and satisfaction; develops new approaches to meeting donor needs.
Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self-available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services.; continually works to improve supervisory skills.
Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel - up to 30% travel time mainly within Montgomery County area.
- Valid Texas Driver License.
- Dependable transportation.
WORK SCHEDULE:
MCFB Operation hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Must be willing to commit to working in the office with flexible office hours for events and community networking with travel, including some evenings and weekends.
- Participation in all MCFB major fundraising events is required.
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.
- Full-time position
- Duties are performed indoors, in an office environment.
- Interaction is required with other personnel, clients and other external parties.
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.
- Most functions are performed while sitting at a desk or standing up
- Individual may require standing for longer periods
- On a regular day individual might be required to lift up to 30 lbs. of weight (i.e. document files, copy paper, food boxes etc.)
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
DISCLAIMER:
Montgomery County Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment “at will” organization. This job description does not imply or constitute an offer of employment.
Montgomery County Food Bank