(Hybrid) Senior Director, Development Operations

Job Description

Job Description

The Development Operations function is critical to our efforts to develop a sophisticated development and philanthropic services department with a growth mindset. Based on a donor-centered philosophy, The Trust is building an exceptional department focused on becoming the philanthropic resource for all types of donors (small, large, individual, institutional, etc.). This role works in strong partnership with the Sr. Director of Philanthropy and is expected to ensure that all strategies for growth serve the needs of Philanthropic Services team.

This position is responsible for developing the donor pipeline through affinity fund engagement, professional advisor cultivation and stewardship, and the annual fund. The Senior Director is responsible for stewardship, including institutional giving stewardship and individual donor stewardship, database operations, cross-department relationship management with Finance and Grant Administration, and donor documentation, including DAF applications, fund creation, memorial gift program, standardized letters, etc.

Position Responsibilities :

Developing the donor pipeline via :

• Affinity fund engagement

Manage the Affinity Fund team of two (2) with a focus on stewardship, overall health of the groups, and when necessary, identifying major gift potential within the funds for possible portfolio assignment.

Hone and execute current prof advisor strategy to bring more such experts into our "tent" and steward them effectively.

Stewardship :

Create and monitor annual donor communications, events, standardized stewardship reports from the CRM, collateral, etc.

Database operations :

Department collaborative relationships with Finance and Grant Administration :

Responsible for all types of donor documentation, including DAF applications, fund creation, memorial gift program, standardized letters, etc.

This description should not be construed to contain every function of responsibility that may be required to be performed by an incumbent in this job. Incumbents are required to perform other related functions as assigned.