Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000

Mission: We seek to put God’s love in action by building homes, community, and hope.

Values: Perseverance, Honesty, Commitment, Sharing God’s Love, Win-Win, Community, Impact

DEI Statement: Walls. Our mission is to raise them so a family can find comfort, security and an affordable place to call home. Walls. Our ethos is to remove them so that all can feel welcome, visible, respected, supported, and valued. Whether on a work site or in the workplace, we are committed to removing the visible and invisible barriers to opportunity and self-expression — barriers that limit a person, a family, or an employee from reaching their full potential. Wherever you find us, we stand tireless in our commitment to foster a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to our thinking, strategies, and actions.

General Functions

Under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Development has delegated responsibility for all aspects of the development operations and goals in accordance with established policies of the organization including staff supervision, program oversight, fundraising, marketing, and budgeting.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (Masters level degree preferred) and minimum seven to ten years of experience and progressive responsibility in fundraising or non-profit management.

Position and Responsibilities

The Director of Development (DOD) will advance the overall fundraising program for the organization and expand Habitat’s philanthropic partnerships with the community. The DOD will have primary responsibility for successfully expanding and diversifying philanthropic revenue, and furthering the culture of philanthropy across the organization. The DOD will report to the CEO; serve as a member of the executive team; and effectively lead the Development and Communications & Marketing functional areas.

The DOD will be responsible for providing overall leadership, direction, strategy and oversight of all Development-related functions. The DOD, working with the CEO and Board (Development Committee), will set fundraising goals and strategy, develop and maintain relationships across the organization (Board, donors, staff and volunteers), provide overall leadership to fundraising committees, and execute a strategic development and communications plan that steers the organization to success in meeting Habitat’s strategic priorities.

Chief requirements include visionary fundraising leadership; track record of increasing and diversifying philanthropic support; leading staff; commitment to Habitat’s mission; extensive campaign and development experience; demonstrated success in securing and stewarding major gifts; proven ability to engage and support high-caliber executive/volunteer leaders; flexibility; and self-motivated.

The successful candidate should have: experience designing and managing development programs including annual and capital efforts; demonstrated success identifying and cultivating major donor prospects; superior organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Proven ability to be persuasive and motivate others.

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that HFHNCC’s reputation and service to the public/donors are of high quality and engender understanding of, and enthusiasm for its mission, goals and values.
• Effectively representing HFHNCC to donors; and generating philanthropic support and enthusiasm for HFHNCC's mission, goals and programs.
• Maintaining existing funding sources and cultivating new ones; working with the development, marketing and other personnel on grant proposals and fund raising and marketing events; joining Board members and appropriate staff in all other fund solicitation so as to meet the organization’s yearly and long-term philanthropic goals.
• Developing the development/fundraising goals and department budget in concert with the CEO. Overseeing the day-to-day development position of HFHNCC and providing the Board with timely donor/development data for budgeting decisions, fund raising plans and program planning activities.
• More specifically, lead and manage the individual yearly and long-term operations and philanthropic efforts.
• Selecting, developing, evaluating and maintaining a highly qualified and motivated professional staff; delegating specific responsibilities and appropriate authority; and maintaining morale and providing direction.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit a resume with cover letter to klsmith@habitatncc.org.