Director of Development Operations

Role Overview

• Lead the strategic vision for the Development Operations Department
• Oversee all aspects of grant management, including grant writing, proposal development, and grant reporting
• Oversee and optimize all development operations, including processing donations, tracking data in Salesforce, and donor reporting
• Lead and execute external funder communications strategies
• Support fundraising solicitation and funder relationship management
• Ensure every donor and prospect has an elevated stewardship experience
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to the Development Operations Department team
• Collaborate cross-functionally with program and finance teams to ensure compliance
• Provide regular updates to leadership on grant performance
• Conduct quarterly audits of grant compliance and expenditures
• Review and validate all grant-related data entries to maintain accuracy
• Help shape the strategy, programs/activities, and culture for Accelerate Change

Requirements

• Commitment to social change
• 5+ years experience in a director-level role overseeing a development team or development operations department for a medium-sized (or larger) nonprofit organization
• Demonstrated experience working with the Salesforce platform, with a strong focus on the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP)
• Strong understanding of nonprofit financial compliance and IRS regulations as related to development operations
• Excellent writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow instructions
• People management skills involving training and supporting a small team of managers and their development operations support contractors
• A solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving and ability to collaborate across key departments and stakeholders

Benefits

• Flexibility for work and life
• Health care at the beginning of your employment with individual premiums fully covered and cost-share for dependents
• Vision and dental plans are available at-cost to the individual
• 15 paid vacation days, 6 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays each year and 7.5 paid sick days each year
• Professional development funds, with renewal of funds each fiscal year
• Cell phone and internet reimbursement (or co-working reimbursement)
• Need-based educational loan assistance after 3 months
• 401K contributions and matching program available at the beginning of your employment
• Annual office closure during the last week in December