Development Manager
Website Mission Eurasia
JOB OVERVIEW
The Development Manager is responsible for ensuring that Mission Eurasia develops and maintains a broad, deep, and sustainable base of support from individuals, churches, corporations, and foundations to ensure the long-term sustainability of our ministry and programs. This role will include both strategy and plan development and direct, personalized relationships with donors. This position reports to the President.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Collaboratively develop and implement the Development plan that will generate financial support from current and potential individual, church, foundation, and corporate donors.
· Within an assigned portfolio of current and potential donors, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors to raise an increasing level of financial support and ensure their long-term support of Mission Eurasia; develop and implement personalized engagement plans for each assigned donor.
· Support and equip Mission Eurasia board and staff leadership to engage in and support fund raising efforts including cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donor relationships.
· Formulate and manage annual fund-raising budget, measure performance to budget, and prepare reports.
· Nurture a culture of stewardship throughout Mission Eurasia.
· Work with communication and publications team to create engaging, cohesive development collateral and donor cultivation pieces.
· Manage donor related events including oversight of vision trips and events.
STANDARDS
· Bachelor’s degree plus three or more years of progressive work responsibility in nonprofit fund raising or sales.
· Formal fundraising certification such as CFRE, FAHP, or equivalent non-certified training preferred but not required.
· Able to work independently and apply an entrepreneurial approach.
· Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to a diverse group of internal and external audiences.
· Willingness and ability to travel locally, nationally, and internationally and to work non-traditional hours.
· Excellent organizational and time management skills
· Able to establish trust and work collaboratively with Mission Eurasia constituents, stakeholders, donors, staff, and board members.
· Be in agreement with Mission Eurasia’s Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Expectations and submit a statement of personal faith.
To apply for this job email your details to hr@missioneurasia.org