Location: Indiana, Statewide, Home Office FMLA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Supervises: Assistant Director of Outreach
and Digital Media Manager
Job Summary: Responsible for fund development, marketing and communication projects, community relations efforts, and assisting the CEO and the Board of Directors with other administrative duties, as assigned. Member of the core executive team.
Key Areas of Accountability
Fund Development
Serves as a Liaison with the Board Advancement Committee
Develops and implements a strategy for ongoing substantial fundraising
Manages budget, logistics and coordination of fundraising activities
Marketing and Communication
Provides leadership and supervision for organizational efforts related to media, social media, and other communications
Provides leadership for volunteers who are interested in fundraising activities
Oversees projects related to the acquisition of discretionary funding and competitive community grants
Supports the Business Director in structuring work assignments for the Executive Assistant
Community Relations
Implements the organizational brand and maintains communications through all platforms
Seeks opportunities within the statewide community to build relationships to raise awareness of the organization to help advance the mission
Administrative
Attends and engages meaningfully in meetings, conferences, and workshops in alignment with areas of oversight
Prepares and disseminates newsletters and other communications
Reports data in collaboration with the administrative team for purposes such as quarterly, annual, and grant reports
Characteristics, Skills and Abilities
Cultural Awareness & Responsiveness
Recognizes, understands, and appropriately responds to the diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences of individuals and groups
Teamwork
Works effectively with teams, work groups, or those outside formal lines of authority in order to accomplish assignments or goals; takes action that respects the needs and contributions of others
Planning and Organization
Establishes a course of action for himself or herself in order to accomplish assignments or goals
Judgment
Develops alternative courses of action and make decisions that are based on logical assumptions and that reflect factual information
Effective Communication
Expresses ideas and conveys information clearly and effectively in one on one or group situations
Problem Solving
Secures relevant information, compares and contrasts data from a number of different sources, identifies key issues and their relationships as well as their impact on situations or problems. In addition, determines alternative courses of action that will have a positive effect
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and Licensure: A post-secondary degree is required.
Work Experience: Expertise in marketing, communications, volunteer coordination and leadership is required. Excellent writing, organization, communication, relationship-building and problem-solving skills are required; ability to multi-task projects and deadlines; ability to manage databases and platforms.
Working Conditions: Must be able to perform daily work in a variety of settings, the majority of which is virtual from a home office as well as in-person relationship-building meetings. Must have the ability to manage moderately stressful situations. Evenings, weekends, and travel are occasionally required.
Training Requirements During Employment: May receive additional training. Must attend staff development meetings and in-service training