Development Specialist

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten?

Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered yes', to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you're looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church.

The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe.

Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This full-time position furthers the mission of World Relief by cultivating and expanding partnerships with current and prospective individual donors, churches, foundations, businesses and others to fund World Relief Western Washington's privately funded programs for refugees and other immigrants.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Internal
• Participate with the Director of Strategic Advancement, Outreach Manager, and other Development Team members in the development and implementation of an annual fundraising strategic plan, and executing organizational development plan and calendar to meet annual fundraising goals
• Collaborate with the team in creating and following the organizational development plan and calendar to accomplish agency-wide fundraising and business development goals
• Participate and engage in regular meetings with the Director of Strategic Advancement and Development team to review fundraising goals and clearly establish accountabilities or shared fundraising activities and events, such as initial contacts, donor impact reports, etc.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of World Relief Western Washington programs and projects to communicate these to donors and inspire partnership
• Maintain accurate communication about activities, contacts and proposals through meetings, phone calls, emails and the donor management software (Microsoft Dynamics, Raiser's Edge NXT, MailChimp)
• Maintain Donor Data in organizational database (Raiser's Edge NXT)
• External
• Understand and effectively communicate the mission and vision of World Relief to a wide range of donor constituencies to reach or exceed annual private fundraising goals
• Actively seek and develop new relationships with individual donors, business / corporate donors and philanthropic foundations to meet the fundraising goals
• Work with the Director of Strategic Advancement, Development Team members, and Advisory Council to plan and execute fundraising event(s) throughout the year
• Represent World Relief Western Washington in local business or other associations to develop networks for generating donor leads
• Organize and / or support other events that increase World Relief Western Washington's visibility in the community, in close collaboration with the Events and Sponsorship Specialist
• Collaborate with the Communications Coordinator and the Programs team to collect impact stories, write blog posts, write impact reports, and share with donors
• Fundraising
• Develop and cultivate a portfolio of approximately 250 mid-level private donors and prospective donors as part of a coordinated effort to raise support and funding to meet the fundraising annual goals and, as appropriate, pass contact leads to other members of the development team
• Develop, in conjunction with the Director of Strategic Advancement, quarterly and annual work plans and metrics to measure success
• Leverage relationships with local businesses, including refugee and immigrant owned businesses, to secure sponsorships.
• Assist with the development of fundraising and marketing collaterals that will best communicate to donors to maximize giving
• Prepare impact reports / updates to share with donors on a quarterly basis
• Engage donors on a regular basis to deepen and strengthen the relationships, reduce attrition and increase retention.
• Make strategic financial asks
• Keep track of fundraising goals on a weekly / monthly basis
• Support the Director of Strategic Advancement 20%
• Manage and coordinate Director of Strategic Advancement calendar
• Coordinate and support all meetings led by Director of Strategic Advancement
• Other roles as requested by Director of Strategic Advancement

JOB REQUIREMENTS :

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm World Relief's Core Beliefs and Statement of Faith , and acknowledge World Relief's Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Bachelor's degree required. Certification or continuing education in fundraising a strong plus
• Minimum 2+ years fundraising experience.
• Ability to flex schedule to meet demands of occasional evening or weekend events
• Cross-cultural experience
• Data management and CRM experience required (Microsoft Dynamics, Raiser's Edge, Greater Giving, NXT)
• Candidates from refugee, asylee, or other immigrant backgrounds are encouraged to apply

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Knowledge of nonprofit development / fundraising
• Excellent telephone communication skills
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong self-starter with ability to work autonomously
• Microsoft Office suite
• Current driver's license, and clean driving record preferred

Compensation is commensurate with experience

World Relief offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

World Relief is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO / AA employer M / F / D / V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For World Relief staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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