Development Director

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : Up to $90,000

Organization : Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education (SCOPE)

Posit ion : Development Director

Employment Type : Full-Time, Exempt, Staff Position

Supervisor : Executive Director

Position Description :

SCOPE seeks an experienced and highly motivated Development Director to lead the organizations fundraising efforts. The Development Director is responsible for managing all aspects of SCOPEs fund development strategy, including grant development, major donor giving, grassroots fundraising, and supervising the Grant Writer. We are looking for a seasoned candidate with a strategic development vision, management experience, and excellent writing skills. This position provides an exciting opportunity for a compelling storyteller to articulate and advance a racial, economic, and environmental justice narrative that increases resources and builds power for grassroots organizations. The Development Director reports to the Executive Director, supports SCOPEs Board of Directors in strategic development projects, and serves as an integral member of the leadership team.

Organization Overview :

SCOPE builds grassroots power in low-income communities of color to eliminate economic, environmental, and racial disparities. Established in 1993 in response to the 1992 civil unrest in South Los Angeles, SCOPEs work is grounded in the needs and priorities of South LA residents, who are largely Black, Latinx, and immigrant, and live on the frontlines of pollution and poverty. As a membership-based organization, SCOPE plays a critical role in the movement for systemic changeorganizing marginalized communities of color and poor and working-class residents to ensure that they have a powerful voice in the decisions that impact them. SCOPE organizes communities, develops grassroots leaders, builds alliances, and engages in strategic research and communications to advance policy solutions that shift power and resources to low-income communities of color.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Fundraising (60%)

• Develop and lead the overall fund development strategy for the organization, ensuring alignment with SCOPEs mission and goals and guiding the direction of the organization.
• Collaborate with the Executive Management Team to set long-term fundraising goals and integrate fundraising strategies into organizational plans.
• Identify, research, and cultivate new funding opportunities, including foundation, government, and socially responsible corporate funders, as well as alternative revenue-generating opportunities, such as fee-for-service trainings, grassroots fundraising projects, or revenue-generating publications.
• Oversee the development and submission of grant proposals, ensuring timely and accurate submission of all required materials, and working closely with Program staff to develop content.
• Serve as a primary liaison with funders, building and maintaining strong relationships and representing SCOPE at meetings and events.
• Develop and implement fundraising strategies for SCOPE Action, the 501c4 arm of SCOPE, including donor cultivation, grant applications, budgets and financial reports.

Donor Development and Engagement (20%)

Team and Department Management (15%)

Organizational and Administrative Duties (5%)

Essential Knowledge and Abilities :

Preferred Knowledge and Abilities :

Work Environment : This position operates 100% on site in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires that the employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Also required is the ability to listen, hear, speak, read, write, concentrate, and climb stairs, bend, and stoop. Must be able to use a telephone and computer to accomplish a variety of job tasks.

Employment T ype : This is a full-time, exempt, at-will staff position. Exempt employees are expected to work the appropriate and necessary time within reason in order to complete key assignments and related tasks on schedule, and serve a probationary period during their first six months of employment.

Compensation & Benefits : Competitive starting salary of $85,000 - $90,000 fully paid benefits (health / dental / vision), 401k, generous vacation and sick time, professional development, and room to grow professionally. SCOPE is a values-based organization committed to challenging discrimination and oppressionpeople of color and people of diverse gender identities and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply : Please submit 1) a one-page cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) three professional references via email to : acollins@scopela.org ; include Development Director in the subject line.