Human Resources Manager/Agency Relations Coordinator

Company: America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend

URL: www.fightinghunger.org

Contact Person: Kareemah Thomas

Application Deadline: November 30, 2014

Description

Director of Development

Qualifications

Required Background, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage donor, sponsor and volunteer relationships.
  • Ability to achieve revenue targets by successfully soliciting gifts, organizing events and obtaining grant funding. Experience in planned giving preferred.
  • Proven leadership and management skills.
  • Excellent organizational, problem solving and project management skills.
  • Experience in marketing and public relations.

Minimum Qualifications for Education, Training and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree and four+ years of successful fund development experience in a non-profit setting.
  • Proven ability to establish, maintain and grow professional relationships with funders and prospective funders.
  • Knowledge of fund development practices including direct mail, donor cultivation and recognition, event planning, grant writing and grant management.
  • Ability to professionally interact with a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations including, but not limited to financial donors, corporate and foundation donors, government representatives, volunteers, members of the media, Feeding America, and other non-profit organizations.
  • Compassion and appreciation for hunger issues; commitment to understanding and supporting the Second Harvest mission.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office computer skills.

How to Apply

hr@fightinghunger.org

Job Originally Posted on: Monday, October 6, 2014