Job Description

Starting Date: Negotiable upon offer. 
Salary Range: $83,000 - $88,000 annually

The Advancement Operations Program Director is a new position in the organization reporting to and working in partnership with the Executive Director (ED). The Advancement Operations Director will spearhead fundraising and stewardship efforts as MCEE continues to expand its programming and reach. Focus areas include individual giving, corporate and foundation giving, planned giving and, in partnership with lobbyists, legislative efforts. This position coordinates grant writing, fundraising, reporting functions and development-related communications. The Advancement Operations Director will have primary responsibility for writing or coordinating the writing of, most grant applications and grant reports.

MCEE is a hybrid work environment: Team members work on-site from a couple days a month to two to three days a week depending on their roles and organizational needs. Each team member has an individual-specific hybrid work plan. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Advancement Operations & Communications  (70%)
  • Create and lead the stewardship plan for the organization.
  • Partner with cross-functional leadership to create comprehensive development strategies and goals that align with the MCEEâ™s strategic plan and deliver measurable results. 
  • Lead all MCEE advancement and fundraising efforts, including grant writing and reporting, major gifts, and solicitations to corporations, foundations, board members and individual donors.
  • In conjunction with the Executive Director (ED), and on occasion outside fundraising consultants, create and lead annual fundraising strategies.
  • Become familiar with all aspects of MCEEâ™s mission and programming, and the societal and community needs MCEE is working to address so as to be able to effectively and compellingly convey MCEE stories to funders and stakeholders.
  • Network to raise awareness about MCEE and attend at least 2 networking events per month.
  • Partner with ED in building and maintaining relationships with current and potential key funders and donors.
  • Lead prospect research for securing new funders and donors.
  • Work with the entire MCEE staff and board to create and execute friendraiser/fundraiser events.
  • Responsible for content and design of all fundraising communications in partnership with the ED and Communications and Program Director (CPD) 
  • In consultation with ED and CPD, evaluate all communication strategies to ensure MCEE is positioned as the leader in economic and personal finance education.
  • In consultation with ED and CPD develop, implement, and evaluate the annual communications plan for the organization as it pertains to individual and institutional donors. 
  • Write solicitation letters for individual donor campaigns and, with the CPD, content for digital fundraising campaigns.
• Fundraising and Grant Administration (25%)
  • Manage the complete life cycle of grants including research, grant writing, implementation, goal setting, budgeting, and reporting. 
  • Create a grant flow chart for submission and reporting. 
  • Create and maintain the grants calendar as well as the progress of submitted proposals. Serve as the MCEE contact with grantors.
  • Ensure that all incoming donations are appropriately coded per accounting procedures and that acknowledgment letters are sent..
  • Manage and oversee the tracking of annual donations in GiftWorks and/or other donor tracking software applications.
  • Develop quarterly development reports for board meetings.
  • Serve as staff lead for the Development Committee of MCEE Board. Coordinate, attend, and take minutes of the meetings.
• Workflow / Teamwork (5%)
  • Attend professional development workshops as required by development needs. 
  • Expect occasional evening and weekend work (approx. five to seven times per year). 
• Other work-related duties may be assigned. 

Preferred  

• Experience as a Development Director in a mid-size organization.
• Experience designing and writing communications with a focus on customizing messaging to specific audiences.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with event planning and implementation.
• Demonstrated skill in making presentations to small audiences.

Required

• Bachelorâ™s degree plus four or six years of relevant professional experience 
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create positive professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate a compelling case for support.
• Experience in several of the following: achieving plans for individual giving, major gifts, corporate sponsorships, corporate and foundation grant writing, and/or planned giving.
• Experience with fundraising database software.
• Possess the skills to work with and motivate staff, board members and other volunteers.
• Be willing to call and meet with donors in person outside of the office. 
• Display a positive attitude, show concern for people and community, demonstrate presence, self-confidence, common sense and good listening ability.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

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