Development Manager, Los Angeles

Description

Reading Partners is changing the education landscape. We are a leader in working to solve the literacy crisis in our country by leveraging community volunteers in under-resourced schools.

Our diverse and expansive volunteer base provides one-on-one tutoring to students twice weekly, and our program is proven to help children master the reading fundamentals they need to unlock their potential as successful, happy and confident readers in school and in life.

Our people are our heartbeat and our greatest resource; we are all passionately rallied around our mission to help children become lifelong learners by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction that works.

Join our stellar team leading the charge to deepen our impact and expand our service. to learn more about Reading Partners.

The high level :

The Development Manager is part of a team of relationship builders working together to support Reading Partners’ strategic growth plan through fundraising and streamlined development operations.

The Development Manager’s main role is to support the achievement of regional fundraising goals in close partnership with the local development team by driving development operations.

Reporting directly to the Los Angeles Development Director, the Development Manager supports a variety of development team initiatives, is heavily driving prospecting, research, grant writing, and marketing strategy, as well as event support, and ensures smooth departmental operations.

The Development Manager may manage a small portfolio of relationships and campaigns. The Development Manager is a highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and avid relationship builder who is hungry to gain a great deal of exposure to many areas of fundraising in a high-growth nonprofit.

What you’ll do :

Drive regional development operations and provide administrative support.

Managing and leveraging Salesforce donor database to record and track deadlines, meeting notes, and funder information

Producing reports and data that are used by the development team and Executive Director to drive streamlined communication internally and with the board

Write newsletter and drive annual marketing plan

Support all external revenue activities to meet or exceed ambitious fundraising goal of $, leveraging revenue streams including : foundations, individuals, corporations, events and local government

Lead on all writing for fundraising and external relations activities for the region including grants and grant reports, meeting briefs, letters, follow-up correspondence, updates, acknowledgments, newsletters, and more.

Conduct a high volume of prospect research to identify and qualify foundation, corporate, and major gift prospects.

Support all shared development team responsibilities including board and committee meetings, annual mailings, site visits, etc.

Other duties as needed.

How you’ll do it :

Development Operations Management :

Demonstrate a growing ability to conduct research, to prospect, and to drive ongoing development efforts in rapidly growing organizations, particularly in Los Angeles

Lead on a high volume of operational needs for the development department including grant writing, meeting brief creation, donor cultivation tracking, event planning, prospect research, and data aggregation.

Manage data entry in Salesforce for 200+ constituents.

Demonstrate a strong detail orientation, a strong drive for accuracy, and the ability to manage projects independently, and as part of a team.

Execute all work in a highly organized, analytical, and data-driven manner. Demonstrate the ability to prioritize, problem-solve

Relationship Development & Collaboration :

Establish highly collaborative relationships with all team members in the region. Work closely with portfolio managers to ensure accurate, timely, and compelling interactions with donors.

Work closely with the national accounting team on grants management and reporting.

Demonstrate a hunger to learn, grow, support, and add great value. Regularly seek to understand all aspects of our model to convey externally.

Boast an entrepreneurial spirit and actively seek to deepen current donor relationships and forge new ones. Demonstrate excitement to steward and leverage relationships to support regional growth.

Communication :

Effectively write high-quality donor and board communications that demonstrate deep knowledge of our program and promote our mission.

Demonstrate the ability to write customized and compelling grant reports, proposals, and letters of intent.

Through exceptional writing, serve as an ambassador of Reading Partners. Quickly establish credibility when promoting Reading Partners to external audiences.

Demonstrate a high degree of comfort and poise with donors, corporations, and prospects.

Oversee communications for the Los Angeles region, leading on monthly newsletter and biweekly board touchpoints

Lead on all major fundraising campaigns

About you!

You’ll be successful in this role if you :

You have 2-4 years of increasing responsibility as a development generalist, grant writer, or experience in development operations

Have successfully managed development deliverable deadlines

Experience working with 20+ grants annually of varying award amounts of at least $25,000

Have experience in prospect research, fundraising events, board operations and campaign fundraising

Proven fundraising campaign development and implementation

Are an exceptional, persuasive, and persistent communicator verbally and in writing

Are achievement-oriented and have a high level of attention to detail

Have a high degree of comfort with Salesforce or other fundraising databases

Demonstrate a deep belief in our mission, and commitment to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI), and root your work in our

Ability to prove eligibility to work legally in the

Bonus Points if you :

Have experience working in the launch phase of projects or programs

Are an AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, or other national service alum / alumna

What we offer :

Reading Partners’ compensation and benefits programs are designed to attract, motivate, engage, and retain top talent to propel our mission forward.

We aim to set salaries based on objective, external, high-quality market data. Our salaries are adjusted for candidates in different geographic regions.

We do our very best to ensure that we’re bringing our best offer - therefore we do not engage in salary negotiations.

This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position. The pay range for this position is $65,811 - $77,425 per year.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flex spending accounts, generous paid time off, commuter benefits, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and currently a 403(b) match option.

Professional development reimbursement fund up to $1,000 per year.

Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits for regular employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week

We offer an exciting and dynamic culture, and we commit to investing in and supporting our amazing people to grow their careers with us.

The other things you need to know :

Travel : This position travels regularly throughout Los Angeles. This position may also involve occasional travel to Reading Partners’ National Headquarters in Oakland, CA.

We will follow safety protocols set by the Greater Los Angeles area. We may modify our travel schedules and expectations accordingly.

This role is hybrid remote and in person, with requirements to be at our Los Angeles office twice a week and on-site as needed.

What’s Next?

If you’re interested in joining our Reading Partners team, please submit the following application materials to our online job posting :

A cover letter describing your interest in Reading Partners and how your past experience has prepared you for this role.

Please include your salary needs.

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At Reading Partners we respect and honor the diversity in our workforce, and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.