Jewish Jobs: Minneapolis Jewish Federation Seeks “Development Professional”
Guest Post | Jan 12, 2012 |
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation is hiring a Development Professional for their Annual Campaign. Do you have what it takes?
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Position Summary
- The ideal Development Professional is an energetic and ambitious fundraiser who will successfully partner with volunteer leadership to ensure a well-organized, implemented and successfully completed annual fundraising campaign. This is a ful time position with benefits
Major Responsibilities:
- Manages campaign operations and programming with campaign & affinity group leadership
- Creates and implements annual campaign division plans
- In consultation with senior staff and volunteer leaders, ensures that prospects are appropriately assigned to volunteer and staff solicitors
- Trains volunteers and staff to be effective solicitors
- Follows up with volunteers toward successful completion of their assignments and provides support with challenging situations
- In partnership with volunteer committees; plans, organizes and implements annual campaign events, affinity group programs, steering committee meetings, and creates an annual work plan for areas of responsibilities
- Manages a portfolio of donors
- Ensures that donor information is effectively and efficiently entered and maintained, that prospect cultivation is appropriately tracked, and that reporting systems are complete, efficient, accurate and monitored for quality control.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- At least 2 years fundraising experience or equivalent in working with volunteers
- Sales and customer service experience considered
- Outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Familiarity with the Jewish community a plus
- Demonstrated understanding of the volunteer-professional relationship and ability to manage those relationships
- Demonstrated ability to successfully multi-task
- Demonstrated success working in a collaborative and cooperative environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
To apply, email cover letter and resume to rjohnson@mplsfed.org.
No phone calls please.
(Photo: 401K)
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