Director of Development

Position Overview

Major Responsibilities & Outcomes

• Craft and implement Propeller’s fund development plan in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Steward and cultivate Propeller’s Board of Directors Development Committee.
• Effectively cultivate new funders and diversify revenue streams (corporation, earned revenue, foundation, governmental, individual giving).
• Ensure fundraising policies and procedures reflect ethical, equitable fundraising practices.
• Collaborates with finance team to monitor grant expenditures and payments; collaborates with programs team to develop grant deliverables, narratives, and budgets; collaborates with impact team to ensure timely and accurate grant reporting and deliverables.
• Plan and facilitate donor meetings.
• Represent and speak on behalf of Propeller at cultivation engagements, events, and donor meetings.
• Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with donors and community stakeholders.
• Oversee planning and organization of fundraising events and appeals.
• Oversee development of compelling solicitation, proposal, and reporting materials.

• Oversee the development of marketing and outreach strategies to communicate with a range of constituencies through print and digital media. 
• Plan and organize campaigns that promote Propeller ventures, organizational impact, policy agenda, and inclusive entrepreneurship through storytelling and supporting data.
• Oversee the creation, writing, editing and production of press releases, publications, videos, website, newsletter, social media, and printed materials, including annual reports and advertisements.
• Conduct annual audits to ensure departmental efficiency.

Critical Competencies 

• Personal qualities of emotional intelligence and maturity, humility, and unwavering commitment to Propeller’s mission.
• Project management skills, with demonstrated experience stewarding projects from inception to completion.  
• Attention to detail and demonstrated success with budgeting, scheduling, managing multiple projects and deadlines, and establishing priorities. 
• Personal qualities of emotional intelligence and maturity, humility, and commitment to Propeller’s mission; interpersonal skills -- able to tune into others’ feelings, thoughts, and motivations and earn trust by consistently demonstrating integrity, authenticity, reliability, and professional competence. 
• Proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own the responsibility for monitoring fundraising goals, engaging donors, and evaluating pipeline.
• Experience managing a team by building trust and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Experience in effectively communicating key data and impact to external and internal audiences. 
• Demonstrated experience building and driving organizational fundraising plan and strategic initiatives. Interested in merging efforts of development and communications to engage donors, key stakeholders, and the general public.
• (Preferred) Experience working alongside prominent New Orleans communities of color (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Vietnamese-American, and others).
• (Preferred) Analytical skills – Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and industry trends. Able to generate reports and strategy recommendations.
• (Preferred) Experience writing quality, accurate data-driven proposals and reports.

To Apply

• What will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way will you need to grow the most to be successful in this role? (4-6 sentences)
• What gives you energy in your current work? What drains your energy in your current work? (2-4 sentences)
• Share a successful development-related project or initiative you led with multiple internal and external stakeholders that makes you proud. (4-6 sentences)
• Why do you feel it’s important to build an inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem in the city of New Orleans? (4-6 sentences)
• What are your salary requirements? (1-2 sentences)