Invisible Children - Director of Development | PND

Director of Development

Invisible Children

San Diego,

California

Invisible Children - Director of Devleopment

Invisible Children (“IC”) is seeking a new leader to build and lead our Development Department. For the past nine years, IC has been focused on achieving a permanent end to LRA violence in Central Africa through a comprehensive four-part model. We have built a constituency of millions of engaged supporters and donors (email list of 3.2 million subscribers; largest charity on Facebook with 3 million followers).

Our development model is truly unique, as the majority of our funding (annual average: $10-15M) comes from small donations from young people in the U.S. and around the world. This year, following the viral success of KONY 2012 and nearly a decade of grassroots organizing, we are looking to professionalize our Development Department, steward our constituency to become long-term financial supporters, and cultivate top donor relationships.

Job Summary:

The Director of Development will join the IC management team at the highest level, working directly with our COO, CEO, and Board of Directors to set a development strategy and drive revenue generation. Our ideal candidate has a strong background in development and major gifts and is ready to embrace this unique opportunity to build and lead a professional development operation on top of the world’s largest youth movement.

Qualifications:

Leadership: Experience in planning, leading, managing and reporting on development projects; experience motivating and leading a successful team

Entrepreneurial Spirit: Takes initiative, actively seeks out new opportunities and forges new donor relationships

Strategy: Ability to identify areas of biggest potential impact, to set a strategy around the unique composition of the organization, and to show accountability for implementation

Fundraising: Proven success in development for a nonprofit; experience in fundraising through multiple donor channels

Communication: Skilled in creating powerful, compelling communications for fundraising

Influencing: Ability to sell the vision of Invisible Children to key contacts

Relationship-Building: Skilled at establishing and cultivating strong relationships externally and with colleagues across different levels of the organization

Creativity: Ability to connect with idealistic and creative staff, supporters, and donors in a highly innovative environment

International Experience: Preferably has experience with an international donor base

Collaboration: Effective at working with others to reach common goals and objectives; experience coaching other Executive staff and Board members to solicit funding

Come work with us if:

You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
You are driven by excellence and impact
You have at least 8 years experience in development/ fundraising at a nonprofit, and are excited by the challenge of adapting a traditional model to an untraditional one
Adaptability and taking initiative are some of your key strengths
You don’t hate the idea of living in beautiful San Diego

Application Instructions

Job Type: Development/Fundraising
Organization Type: Nonprofit Organizations