Director of Grants and Development
By Jim Robinson

  Director of Grants and Development

Director of Grants & Development: Non Profit Financial Education Services Company

Auburn Mountain Financial Education Services Corporation’s Director of Grants and Development is a seasoned professional that lead the team in raising funds to fuel the execution of its plan and the ongoing growth of its leadership in providing conflict free financial education services.

Scope of Duties
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Director of Grants and Development is responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and expansion of Auburn Mountain Financial Education Services fundraising program which is comprised of corporate donors, foundation, special events, and planned giving. The Director of Grants and Development supervises full-time staff members, interns, and consultants. The Director work closely with the Board of Directors to integrate all elements of the organization's fundraising functions to successfully meet annual revenue goals.

The Director of Grants and Development will:

1. Develop strategies and plans in coordination with the Board Development Committee to fund the three and five year plan. Also long-term campaigns.
2. Manage the Grants Program including supervision and management of:
   1. Grant Writers
   2. work related to grant writing and reports
   3. proposal development and submission
   4. relationship building
   5. timely submission of grant proposals to private and public foundations, government grant makers, and corporations.
   6. the engagement and cultivation of the organization's new and existing major donors and prospects.
3. the organization's large and small annual fundraising events to meet revenue targets and strategic goals.
4. Submit an annual budget that integrates all elements of the organization's fundraising programs and makes accurate assumptions about short- and long-term income and expenses.
5. Collaborates closely with Marketing Director and team. 

Skillsets and Experience:

• One and five years of professional development experience with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
• Ability to motivate, lead, set objectives, and manage performance and evaluations.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex conservation issues.
• Ability to think/work at scale as well as “work in white space,” create new ideas, strategize with passionate commitment to a successful outcome
• Demonstrated ability to secure funding from foundations and corporate sources, including proposal development, related research, adherence to deadlines and development and cultivation of relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to "make the ask" from donors and cultivate long term relationships with a diverse range of individuals.
• Successful experience in launching and managing fundraising campaigns.
• Experience with event planning, including managing event consultants, securing sponsorships, solicitation of auction donations, working with volunteers and adherence to deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability for strategic analyses and experience designing, implementing, and directing multiple complex projects, setting deadlines, and ensuring program accountability and compliance.
• Experience developing and successfully administering a departmental budget, including meeting financial targets.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, sometimes on short notice…and to work on evenings and weekends as needed.
• Demonstrated experience using MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using fundraising software.
• A intense passion for Financial Services Professionals and Financial Services.