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Development Director - Eastern Congo Initiative 🔥


POSITION TITLE: Development Director

DEPARTMENT: US | Eastern Congo Initiative

RESPONSIBLE TO: ECI Executive Director

STATUS: Full-Time

SUPERVISORY ROLE: Supervises Development & Advocacy Manager

DATE: October 2022


WHO WE ARE

ECI was founded ten years ago to advocate for the boundless potential of the Congolese people, strengthen markets for Congolese goods, and invest directly in the community-based organizations that are rebuilding Congolese society from the ground up.

Starting in 2019, ECI acquired Asili, a revolutionary social enterprise platform that reinvents humanitarian aid as startup capital for self-sustaining businesses, operated by and for the communities who need them.

Together, ECI and Asili are making international development funds go farther than ever before — and fundamentally changing how the world thinks of humanitarian aid. ECI does advocacy and grantmaking to help build a thriving civil society in ways markets can’t, and we’re building a sustainable local marketplace to strengthen local economies in ways philanthropy can’t.

Here are three core beliefs that guide our work:

●         We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

●         We have a culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the people of eastern Congo, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

●         We refuse to settle for anything less than delivering human-worthy services.

 

 

The Role

 

The Development Director will build and implement ECI’s fundraising and stewardship strategy, including foundation, government, individual and corporate funding streams. You will inherit a strong base of core supporters and engagement mechanisms, and will have the opportunity to further deepen and shape the fundraising strategy.

 

We are seeking an ambitious and creative person with proven experience in fundraising strategy development and implementation, major gifts stewardship, and leading diverse teams to join us. 

 

The continued growth and development of ECI’s ability to provide human worth services and advocacy in Eastern Congo depends on your ability to raise and grow revenue in support of the organization’s mission. You will be supported by an amazing ECI team as well as the Alight Donor Services team for back-office support.

 

Fundraising

You will set and be expected to meet ambitious fundraising targets, in 2022 our goal is $4-$5 million. As a steward for ECI’s relationships and strategic partnerships, you, along with the support of your team, will be responsible to identify and cultivate new donors, as well as engage and grow existing donors.

 

  • Serve as a leading relationship manager in a professional fundraising environment with particular emphasis on qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a complex and dynamic portfolio of highly valuable donors and constituents:
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key individuals and organizations in ECI’s donor network. 
  • Expand our base of donors: conduct prospect research and create donor profiles on individual donors, corporate, and foundation funding sources.

Solicit, secure, and steward major gifts from private sources.

  • Actively advance growth and is accountable for achieving revenue goals established by leadership
  • Develop and execute on strategy to drive engagement and build strong relationships with portfolio of donors through regular personal visits, phone calls, proposals, presentations, and other correspondence.
  • Creatively craft and customize unique, complex fundraising and cultivation activities/campaigns targeted to high-value donors for the purpose of generating revenue, increasing retention, and identifying prospects
  • Build on past successes to create and operationalize a successful engagement program for major gifts
  • Develop and manage (or support the management of) strategic partnerships.
  • Serve as an ambassador for ECI’s work by representing ECI at conferences and networking events; continuously growing the donor and partnership base as well as recognition in the broader community.
  • Produce the organization’s fundraising events.
  • Organize and conduct corporate, foundation and individual donor trips to the field.

 

Leadership & Accountability

You will lead the vision and execution to establish and lead the growth & development goals of the organization.

 

  • Draft and implement a strategic fundraising plan and budget to meet ECI’s ambitious fundraising goals. (note: the 2022 strategy is already established, the Development Director will be responsible for leading strategy development 2023 onward).
  • Establish a data-driven plan for success, including fundraising targets and pipelines. Lead multi-year advancement/growth planning including tracking and reporting on initiative progress and key performance indicators (KPIs). 
  • Ability to “manage up” to ensure the success of the Executive Director, Board of Directors and organization in supporting fundraising efforts
  • Supervise Development Manager, development interns and others as the team grows in future.

 

 

DESIRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

 

Required experience & knowledge

  • 7-10 years of managing a major gifts portfolio is required
  • Experience nurturing current donor relationships, networking, identifying new donors and managing diverse relationships.
  • Ability to meet with donors and make requests on behalf of ECI.
  • Experience working with funders of international development, migration, grant-making, or other similar social impact sector
  • A network of strong and effective relationships in the corporate sector and experience cultivating and securing corporate sponsors.
  • Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, including a strong ability to write concise and compelling narratives and tell stories
  • Excellent organizational skills: the ability to work productively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently as well as to partner, collaborate and be a team player with multiple stakeholders in different locations and time zones.
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically 25% of the time
  • People management experience is a plus.

 

Qualities you possess

  • Unafraid to make big asks
  • Optimistic, positive and forward thinking
  • A passion for social justice and a commitment to human rights for all people
  • Genuine relationship-builder who is able to convey authenticity, passion and commitment with a wide array of audiences
  • Exceptional listener with a natural curiosity about donors’ motivations and interest
  • Exceptional follow-up and follow-through skills
  • Creativity and an openness to new ideas and ways of doing things
  • Strongly collaborative nature and skillful at working with partners and collaborators
  • Energetic and purpose driven
  • Effective in a fully remote team environment

 

Benefits & Compensation

Salary range: $100,00 USD annualized, commensurate with experience

Borderless Team of staff worldwide that sees possibility, celebrates moments of abundance, shares new ideas, and strives to do a better thing every day.

Family Friendly – We know that you are a whole person with a life and a family. We honor this. In return, we expect that you will take ownership of your work and follow-through on your commitments; sometimes that means flexing your schedule and we’re good with that.

 

Learning & Development – Access thousands of free online learning courses to take at your own pace and tailor to your professional goals.

 

Health, dental, and MedEvac Insurance – We strive to offer the best-in-class healthcare plans to our staff each year. We cover 100% of the cost for your health premium and 75% of the cost for coverage for your spouse/dependents.

 

Retirement – We contribute 6% of your salary regardless of your contribution amount, after one year of service.

 

Generous Leave Time – Between vacation days, personal leave days, and holidays, you have ample opportunity to take time off when you need it.

 

Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. ECI complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

 

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