Director of Development at NEON
WAGES & BENEFITS:
· $80,000 - $90,000 annual salary
· 10 paid holidays per year
· Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
· Agency-paid life insurance
· Retirement plan with employer matching
JOB SUMMARY: The Director of Development is responsible for Public Relations, engaging key community leaders with important business topics, initiatives, and objectives, and all NEON’s fundraising activities, including the major gifts program, annual fund, planned giving, special events, and capital campaigns. The Director works closely with the President and the Board of Directors in all development and fundraising endeavors.
This position is located in an office setting. The building is accessible and smoke free. This position works during normal business hours and may include evening and/or weekend hours.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership and Management
· Create and execute the organization’s external affairs, public relations, and community engagement strategy in alignment with NEON’s mission, vision, values, and strategic goals for growth.
· Identify and implement opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and increase engagement of the NEON organization.
· Develop new and existing donors, form partnerships, work with the Board of Trustees and serve as a key member of the staff Leadership Team.
· Provide leadership to establish fundraising campaigns and works with Board members and staff to develop and execute annual and multi-year fundraising goals and plans for the organization.
· Collaborate with subject matter experts and teams across organizational departments to understand organizational efforts that align with external affairs strategy and produce compelling and impactful content to communicate these efforts.
· Works closely with Finance and Marketing/Communications in developing fundraising, messaging and marketing strategies, and funding proposals and related materials.
· Develop speakers bureau, compelling media-focused content, ranging from press releases and written pitches to the media, and oversee organizational sponsorships and presence at local events to establish brand and product awareness.
· Establish, implement, and track measures and indicators of fundraising progress and success.
· Reinforce compliance and consistency with relevant organizational policies and procedures.
· Build and maintain ongoing relationships and engagements with external stakeholders, community influencers, businesses, civic organizations, and media outlets to execute external communications strategy via multiple communication platforms and media (print, digital and social), including earned media.
· Oversee all activities of Fund Raising and the External Affairs.
· Provide timely fundraising reports, analysis, and recommendations to the Board, President, and senior staff.
Supervisory Responsibilities
· Manage the hiring process for positions within this team; develop and update job descriptions; develop performance expectations.
· Manage employee and team performance; ensure employee training; communicating job expectations, and support employee professional development.
· Manage and ensure effective employee relations; create an ethical, inclusive, non-discriminatory, and safe work environment; establish effective communication lines/methods.
· Ensure all HR activities including, time off requests, time cards approval, investigate complaint and performance concerns; implement disciplinary action as needed, and consult with HR partner.
· Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
· Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years related experience, including experience working at a senior level.
· 7+ years of experience working in public relations, external affairs, community engagement, or similar fields with proven ability to establish brand awareness through partnerships with key stakeholders.
· 3+ years of experience managing and/or overseeing the work of communications or public relations professionals.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships to influence and ensure organizational brand and messaging are prioritized and communicated.
· Experience and knowledge of developing, gathering, and monitoring KPIs and data to ensure external affairs, public relations, and community engagement efforts are aligned with organizational strategy and growth.
· Experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with fundraising constituents, including major donors, foundations, and other organizations.
· Ability to foster an environment of collaboration, creativity, and professional growth while delivering on fundraising goals.
· Exposure to various cultures, geographies, nationalities, ethnicities, and points of view, appreciating the basis of each person’s worldview.
· Demonstrated experience with nonprofit organizations preferred.
· Ability to communicate effectively with influential people.
· Skilled at working with staff with various strengths and personalities.
· Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
· Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, databases – Salesforce, Raisers Edge, E-tapestry.
Licenses and/or Certifications:
· Valid MN Drivers’ License and access to reliable transportation.
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: The Northside Economic Opportunity Network’s (NEON) mission is to build wealth for low-to-moderate-income entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Our vision is to transform North Minneapolis and the surrounding area into a prosperous, visible, sustainable, and highly diverse multi-cultural community of entrepreneurs. We work with individuals at various stages of entrepreneurship - from "information seekers" to existing business entities, providing a roadmap to start, grow and thrive as scalable businesses.
Please go to NEON’S Job Board to apply through our online applicant tracking system.
Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of NEON. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran’s status.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.
NEON participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster here.