Senior Director of Development and Advocacy

Are you looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work, support an important mission, and get hands-on experience working with an iconic brand? Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), a top ten Girl Scout Council in the country, is looking for a Senior Director of Development and Advocacy to join the Fund Development team.

At GSEP, staff members are committed to building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to do something amazing.

Here’s how you can help!

The Senior Director of Development and Advocacy is responsible for creating, implementing, and continually evaluating a comprehensive and multi-faceted individual donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategy.  In partnership with the Chief Development Officer, the successful candidate will work closely with the Mission Delivery and the Marketing & Communications teams to create and build opportunities to grow awareness among current and prospective donor constituencies to expand positive fundraising relationships, and ultimately increase revenue for the Council.  This role will also interact with the Senior Management Team, the Board of Directors, and other leaders throughout the Council to grow the individual giving pipeline.  Additionally, this role partners with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Development Officer and Council lobbyist to secure government funds and develop and maintain relationships with key elected officials. The Senior Director of Development and Advocacy will have direct and indirect supervisory responsibilities.

*Cover letter and writing sample required to be considered for this position.

The ideal candidate will have at least 7-10 years of related Development experience and prior management experience.

This is the perfect opportunity for an individual who is data driven & customer focused, has an exceptional understanding of philanthropy, wants to work in a unique environment, finds inspiration in working with the Girl Scouts’ brand, and is motivated by our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.