Development Director Jobs in Bellingham, WA (NOW HIRING)

POSITION SUMMARY: 

A Skagit Valley Family YMCA association level position to build, maintain, and execute Philanthropic, Communication, and Community Engagement and Development strategies.  Director activities will lead to financial stability through sustained donor relations, increased contribution revenues, execution of annual giving campaign, and securing new and diverse sources of philanthropic revenues to include legacy planning, non-cash giving, and grant execution.  Position will report to the Chief Executive Officer and partner with other members of the executive leadership team to drive capital and other fundraising campaigns and needs.  Director will partner on all advancement activities and lead communications, website content creation, deliver effective consumer value proposition positioning of Healthy Living Membership and Youth Development childcare enrollment growth strategies, and support Social Impact program positioning and growth. 

OUR CULTURE:  Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.  We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.  

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY: 

Skagit Valley Family YMCA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all groups in terms and conditions of employment and personnel practices. The Y does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal. All staff hired at the Y are encouraged to embrace, continually support, and enhance diversity and equity on our campus and in our community. 

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   

• Leads all philanthropic activities inclusive of periodic appeals efforts, annual giving campaign, minor and major donor development, and legacy/planned giving.  Position leverages strong cases for support to build awareness and consideration of needs leading to engagement and donor action, sustained philanthropic revenues and growth, and growing donor pool.
• Philanthropic duties and responsibilities to include, though not limited by, capital campaign planning and execution, developing and stewarding a donor network, and securing paid and in-kind sponsors. Position assists with and/or delegates the activation of funding intentions.
• Provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Association’s grant development and management function, including supervision of the Grant Manager; establishes grant funding priorities in collaboration with organizational leadership and Grant Manager; oversees the timely development, submission, administration, compliance, and reporting of public and private grants; and supports cross-departmental efforts to secure funding that advances the YMCA’s mission and strategic goals.
• Manages Events and Development Coordinator to effectively position the association positively in the communities it serves, attain sponsorship revenue, manage and execute annual event calendar and ad hoc opportunities.
• Position is the primary lead for all association communications supporting internal and external needs; supports marcom and advancement materials and marketing playbook calendar; acts as main media relations contact; and serves as lead content creator for association website.
• Leverages the use, implementation, and serves as primary contact for donor-management CRM, legacy/planned and non-cash giving portal, and website system integration activities.  Position may support membership and childcare customer-management systems.
• In partnership with the CEO, Executive Team, and the Event Coordinator plan and execute annual community celebration event.
• Position requires the ability to source and prioritize in collaboration and consultation with executive leadership team (and their delegates) the pursuit of multiple funding strategies simultaneously meeting the various needs of all the Social Impact, Healthy Living, and Youth Development Divisions.
• Has comfort in public speaking and presentation, public/private donor networking, and donor relations.
• Annual and periodic budget responsibilities that include establishing, managing, and reporting contribution revenues, philanthropic marcom expense, event management expense, and communications expense.
• Has working understanding of MS software suite (ie. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams), or similar tools, and marcom design and creative development tools (ie. Canva).
• Other duties as assigned.

 WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:   

 The requirements 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.  

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer, and other office equipment, for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using phone and electronic devices.  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to high.  
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment, including walking frequently up and down staircase, and be able to respond to all emergencies. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.  
• The employee will be regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks and work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions;  
• The employee must be able to interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals. 
• This position requires the employee to have a flexible work week that may include nights and weekends. 
• This position also involves regular local travel.  
  Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree plus five years of fundraising, or equivalent total experience and/or certification that is relevant and transferable to the Director of Philanthropy & Development position.  Demonstrated previous and successful fundraising, marketing and communications, and nonprofit development experiences.  Event management and execution experience preferred.
• Can identify, understand, and build/act upon long-term funding models to support financially sustainable community service and mission-driven organizations and service programs inclusive of capital campaign efforts.
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well in the role and uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.
• Computer proficiencies:  Ability to use, administer, and manage MS Office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and third-party software solutions and aggregators to research, track, report, and communicate. Website management, third-party website and backend system integration management, and customer-relation management tools (CRM) use skills are necessary to perform in the position.
• Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required for communicating with funders, business community, government entities and representatives, the consumer marketplace, team members, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively, both in reactive and proactive situations, manage media relations.
• Project and time management: The ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines simultaneously is crucial.
• Organizational skills: Exceptional organizational skills are needed to manage complex processes, demands of time and capacity, and documentation.
• Data analysis: The capacity for data analysis and report writing is a key skill inclusive of story telling and community impact communications and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Ability to effectively navigate fast-paced, dynamically changing and sometime ambiguous environments that often require matrix-driven organizational decision making while staying mission aligned.

BENEFITS FROM DAY 1:

• Free YMCA household membership;
• 403(b) Saving Account enrollment;

Your other benefits will be (waiting period applies):

• 8 paid federal holidays a year (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)

• Paid Sick & Vacation Day (accrual begins from day-1, eligible to use after 90-days)

• 2 paid personal days & 1 paid birthday per year

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)

• 403 (b) Retirement Employer Match (after 2 years with 1,000 hours)

• Life insurance, and more! (full-time benefited employees to be eligible)

• Additional bilingual, premium pay of $1.00 for those who are fluent bilingual Spanish, Triqui, Mixtec, Russian and Ukrainian speakers. Ability to write or translate written materials is not required to receive this premium.