Responsibilities:
Fund Development
- Develop affiliate annual and long-term funding plan for managing all donor relationships in alignment with affiliate strategic plan.
- Identify and evaluate funding sources. Develop plan for outreach to new funding sources.
- Evaluate, prepare recommendations, and lead implementation for donor retention.
- Develop new partnerships and maintain current relationships with faith communities, businesses, and civic organizations.
- Identify and pursue grant opportunities. Manage data collection, application, and reporting requirements for approved grants.
- Lead affiliate activity for all fundraising activities. Work with identified staff, committee, and board members for planning, implementation, and follow-up.
- Coordinate with construction team to identify opportunities for in-kind donations of products and services.
- Develop sponsor packages for construction and fundraising activity. Coordinate with identified affiliate staff for outreach.
- Evaluate fundraising activity to affiliate strategic plan goals, prepare reports including recommendations for regular presentation to board of directors.
Marketing and Public Relations
- Establish and maintain strong community networks.
- Increase community awareness through print, television, radio, and online sources. Coordinate activity with identified affiliate staff.
- Develop and implement plans for direct donor mailings, appeal letters, and other outreach to solicit funding support for affiliate activity.
- Develop and implement plans for regular newsletters, both print and electronic. Develop a strategic social media marketing campaign and update website messaging to align with affiliate goals and grow outreach.
- Make public appearances and presentations as identified to solicit funding and support of affiliate operations. Include executive director, board/committee members, and affiliate staff as needed.
Management and Office Administration
- Supervise Volunteer Manager position, ensuring volunteer needs are identified and met throughout the affiliate.
- Liaison to fund development committee. Provide staff support to the committee by coordinating meetings, developing agendas and goals, prepare meeting minutes with follow-up planning items as identified.
- Provide support for special event committees and ensure staff representation on these committees.
- Maintain records of all fundraising events and activities.
- Manage donor database to ensure information is correctly entered and appropriate donor recognition is completed. Prepare recommendations for improvements as necessary to promote efficiency of operations.
- Manage fund development budget and expenses. Work with the Executive Director to prepare the annual budget.
- Assure current practices managed by this position are consistent with Habitat International, state, and local affiliate policies and practices. Prepare recommendations for change as needed and appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned to meet affiliate needs.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Support and endorse the Habitat for Humanity mission.
- Bachelor's Degree Required
- Experience in community outreach. Demonstrated success in fund development and public relations.
- Familiarity with major gifts and planned giving campaigns and programs.
- Experienced communicator with strong writing and public speaking skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office 365.
- Experience with donor database management.
- Demonstrated competency with social media and website management preferred.
- Ability to work with individuals of varying skill levels in a collaborative way.
- Self-motivated, and able to work independently. Demonstrated integrity, organization, and attention to detail.
- Experience managing team members.
- Identifies education opportunities for self and team members that enhance affiliate operations.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation with the ability to travel as needed. Must have a driving record that meets approval by the affiliate auto insurer.
- Ability to use business phone application on a personal cell phone to make and receive calls outside the office setting.
- Willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this position including occasional evenings and weekends.
- A background study (including criminal records and sex offender registry) is required.
- Physical Demands: Extended time at a desk with computer activity. Standing and carrying material for meetings and presentations including outside.
- Working Conditions: Potential for uneven ground at build sites, exposure to extreme temperatures, loud noises, and other adverse conditions associated with affiliate activity.
Salary & Time Commitment
- Wage: $70,000-$75,000, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
- Schedule: Full-time with flexible scheduling (including evenings and weekends) to accommodate affiliate activity.
- Benefit eligible - current benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO includes vacation, sick leave, and Holidays), disability and group term life insurance (employer-paid), SIMPLE IRA with employer match (up to 3%), health insurance (50/50 employer/employee premium split), Health Savings and Dependent Care Spending accounts available (employee paid).
- This job description creates a general statement of expected duties but is not all-inclusive nor does it create a contract. Two Rivers Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To be considered for this role, please be sure to email a resume/cv to: Terry Smith <>
ONLY CANDIDATES WHO FOLLOW APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.
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,founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitatseeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.
At Habitat for Humanity International, we embrace a history rooted in creating equity and take our mission seriously by courageously committing to a culture and workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we realize that our success depends upon building an inclusive workforce of diverse perspectives and encourage people of varied races (which is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles and hair texture), ethnicities, national origins, tribes, religions, ages, gender identities and expressions, genders, sexual orientations, marital statuses, disabilities, veteran/reserve national guard statuses, socio-economic statuses, thinking and communication styles to work with us.
We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children), and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.