Director of Development

The Director of Development is the senior staff member in charge of strategizing, coordinating, and

implementing all aspects of Guadalupe Radio’s fundraising efforts. The Director of Development will be

responsible for building and leading a high-performing Development Department, including producing

high quality communications and development collateral, developing and maintaining effective tracking

systems, and stewarding and expanding the donor portfolio.

Fundraising and Strategy:

• Oversight over the annual fundraising operations (radiothons, annual giving programs, mailings, etc.)
• Implement and maintain a moves management system to ensure strategic and productive engagements with all major donors;
• Develop and steward a robust pipeline of high-value donor prospects using wealth screening and other services; conduct research
• Manage fundraising systems (e.g. budgeting, performance monitoring, calendaring, reporting, CRM) to enhance effectiveness of the Development Department;
• Manage the CRM and mailing/email lists and create processes to ensure that all information is accurate, upto-date, and being actively leveraged;
• Collaborate with the CEO to create annual development plans including events, major donor, grassroots donor, foundation, and partner fundraising; manage a process for monitoring and reporting progress;
• Collaborate and stay current on funding needs, collect information for grant proposals/reports, source storytelling material, and plan and execute field visits for donors and prospects;
• Oversee grant funding, including research, preparation of high-quality proposals, submission of timely and accurate grant reports; create systems to ensure that all grant agreements and reporting requirements are organized and met, and that an active grant calendar is maintained;
• Develop and manage relationships with contractors including grant writers, social media providers, email designers, communications strategists, researchers, and direct mail companies; execute bidding processes; monitor contract compliance and ensure projects stay on time and under budget;
• Help corporations and institutional donors find meaningful ways to support the work in ways that create shared value (ex. cause marketing campaigns, branded product, volunteer/visit opportunities);
• Lead all external donor communications, including email and direct-mail campaigns; create fundraising materials, campaign sites, videos, and other collateral; create and track campaign calendars; maintain and segment donor lists;
• Oversee donor relations and stewardship plan
• Ensure that key processes and procedures are understood by multiple Development staff to ensure continuity of service;

Leadership:

• Lead development team including a Donor Relations & Major Gifts Officer, Corporate and Foundations Relations Director, Philanthropic Chaplin and Annual Giving & Fundraising
• Coordinator that manages a team of 3 staff members.
• Lead a Development Department that is responsive, efficient, and thorough.
• Participate as a member of the Senior Leadership Team;
• Maintain open channels of communication between the Development Department and all other departments and teams;
• Represent Guadalupe Radio at events, conferences, and networking opportunities; travel as necessary;
• Schedule and lead regular development meetings with relevant staff; contribute to other staff meetings, both virtually and in-person;
• Uphold the unique culture of Guadalupe Radio by implementing values-aligned development and personnel management strategies.
• Budgeting & Reporting:
• You will have an up-to-the minute understanding of the organization’s financial health, especially current fundraising goals and revenue. You will receive strong support from Operations and Finance staff.
• Develop the annual fundraising budget; manage implementation of the budget; monitor expenditures to ensure compliance with budget and all expenses falling within funding and organization guidelines and policies;
• Track expected gifts from major donors, grant programs, and corporate partners (ex. wires and checks); ensure that contributions arrive on time and are accounted for properly;
• Work closely with the Finance Manager to compile information for annual audit and compliance reports.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• You are innovative and adaptive, devoted to professional growth based on lessons learned and constructive feedback;
• You are a highly organized multi-tasker with a project management mindset;
• You relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people;
• You gain the trust of others through your honesty, integrity, and authenticity;
• You love people and figuring out how to align their interests with opportunities to create change;
• You understand the value of healthy data and are comfortable using CRM and data to make giving more predictable and efficient;
• You have experience managing a staff and a budget of similar size and complexity;
• You like to track your performance and continuously improve;
• You have the flexibility to travel and attend meetings and events outside of regular business hours;
• You are driven by a desire to make our country (and our world) a better place to live.

OTHER SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required in both English and Spanish

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

• Must fully embrace the evangelizing mission of Regnum Christi, the Legion of Christ and Guadalupe Radio in North America, and the Catholic Church
• Compensation: DOE
• Benefits: Paid time-off, healthcare and retirement savings benefits
• With Director of Development in the subject line, qualified individuals should email: (a) a meaningful cover letter; (b) wage expectations; and (c) resume to:  https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/f463f7c4-e6c6-40f2-9ebd-a84a216029ea/Hombre-Nuevo-dba-Guadalupe-Radio.