COMPANY SUMMARY: Eden Reforestation Initiatives (Eden) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group facilitating panorama restoration and neighborhood improvement by way of nature-based options. Compassionate Carbon (CC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eden that facilitates carbon-financed conservation and restoration initiatives. Eden/CC works in growing areas to guard and restore forests and ecosystems by working with native communities to handle and mitigate the drivers of panorama degradation. Eden has energetic programming in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Our mission is to foster wholesome relationships between communities and the land we rely on by way of panorama restoration and conservation. We envision a world the place communities thrive in wholesome and restored environments.
POSITION SUMMARY: We search a Director of Improvement to hitch our staff. This place shall be a senior chief inside Eden Reforestation Initiatives. The Director of Improvement will lead our fundraising work in collaboration with the Director of Strategic Partnerships and the Director of Advertising. They’ll design and implement a income technique to unlock panorama restoration and conservation funding at scale. The Director of Improvement will report back to the COO and is answerable for growing and executing a multi-year, built-in fundraising technique that helps the group’s strategic plan, main revenue-generating.
This place shall be answerable for main the present staff of 6 folks to actively interact potential and present donors, leverage and broaden our partnerships and philanthropic assets (companies, foundations, and particular person donors) in collaboration with the Director of Strategic Partnerships. They’ll handle the event of donor prospect pipeline utilizing Gross sales Pressure ™ and information the staff to have strategic interactions with high-priority donors finally resulting in elevated donations to the group.
In partnership with the Director of Strategic Partnerships and the Director of Advertising, they may lead and encourage a various staff to construct strong portfolios to ship fundraising targets. They’ll orient communications belongings in help of this effort and will must handle a small choose group of high-touch donors when needed. The perfect candidate is dynamic and adaptable, is an inspiring chief and is aware of lead a staff by way of key efficiency indicators.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Fundraising planning and technique improvement
- Design and implement the group’s built-in income technique that helps the mission and imaginative and prescient of the group in partnership with the Director of Strategic Partnerships and the Director of Advertising.
- Accountable for setting and delivering the group’s fundraising targets
- Lead the conception, design, and execution of strategic initiatives and targets by way of collaboration with senior-level stakeholders.
- Work carefully with the Director of Advertising to implement gross sales and advertising methods that enhance income.
Monetary donor administration and reporting
- Work carefully with the finance staff for donor monetary administration and reporting. This contains setting and managing a division funds, fundraising goals and projections by section, analyzing outcomes, and taking corrective actions.
- Present updates to the manager staff on efficiency and progress in assembly the division’s monetary targets and donor Key Efficiency Indicators.
- Direct or take part in negotiations involving complicated, excessive profile or delicate agreements.
Management and collaboration
- Outline staff priorities, align targets interdepartmentally, and leverage expertise and group assets for direct fundraising.
- Coordinate and collaborate fundraising efforts with Advertising and Strategic Partnerships staff to make sure cohesive fundraising and advertising technique.
Donor Administration
- Lead staff that manages each present and potential donors and is answerable for donor inquiries and requests.
- Goal and purchase new companions and sectors to construct a sturdy donor base.
- Construct and lead particular person main donor program technique
- Monitor donor file well being and donor section efficiency
- Create, implement, and handle donor applications (month-to-month giving, 2nd reward conversion, particular person main donors, and deliberate giving).
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Professional written and verbal communication abilities
- Sturdy organizational, planning, and prioritization abilities
- Efficient interplay with all ranges throughout the group
- Sturdy management abilities and talent to guide occasions, tasks, campaigns, and symbolize the group successfully
- Expertise constructing and sustaining long-term relationships with donors, together with Excessive Web Price people and foundations.
- Skilled fundraising expertise with a demonstrated historical past of cultivating and soliciting vital presents ($100k-$1m) from present donors and high-net-worth prospects from donors in addition to companies.
- Expertise initiating and implementing strategic initiatives
- Expertise guiding strategic communications for the good thing about fundraising.
- Expertise in monetary donor forecasting and supply of budgetary obligations, and reporting.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s diploma in enterprise or associated area most popular
- 10-15 years associated expertise, together with 3 years working at a senior/government stage.
- Requires a dedication to work in a world asynchronous staff with atypical hours.
- Journey as much as 30% of the time to attend occasions, meet donors, or go to communities we serve together with in areas which are thought of off-grid as wanted.
- Occasional publicity to prevalent climate situations throughout journey
- Required to maneuver about in venture websites, will need to have ample stability to navigate rugged terrain, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and grabbing with fingers. Total mobility is crucial.
- Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand, and finger dexterity, together with skill to know, and visible acuity to make use of a keyboard, function tools and browse data. Total mobility is crucial.
- Capability to raise to twenty kilos above shoulder top.
- Authorized authorization to reside and work within the nation of residence.
DISCLAIMER: The knowledge contained herein isn’t supposed to be an all-inclusive listing of the duties and obligations of the job, nor are they supposed to be an all-inclusive listing of the abilities and talents required to do the job. The duties and obligations on this job description could also be topic to vary at any time as a result of affordable lodging or different causes.
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Apply at https://www.edenprojects.org/careers with cowl letter and resume.