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Number of Positions: 1Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/RemotePosition Overview
At City Year, we believe in the power of young people to transform schools and communities through service. The Development Director (DD) leads fundraising and external engagement efforts for City Year New Orleans and plays a key role in sustaining and growing support for our work in schools and communities.Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Development Director is responsible for developing and executing fundraising strategies across corporate, foundation, government, and individual giving streams. This role manages a multi-faceted annual fundraising portfolio that supports several hundred thousand dollars in private and public revenue annually.
City Year New Orleans is a small, collaborative site, and this role is currently the only site-based development position. Because of that, this role combines strategic fundraising leadership with hands-on execution and day-to-day development operations. The DD works closely with the Executive Director, Board members, national development colleagues, contracted grant-writing support, and staff across the organization to advance fundraising goals and strengthen community relationships.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing relationship-building, project management, strategy, and hands-on execution in a fast-paced nonprofit environment. The strongest candidates will be highly organized, self-directed, entrepreneurial, and excited to help strengthen opportunities and outcomes for young people in New Orleans.
Job Description
What You’ll Do
Fundraising & Donor Engagement
Develop and execute an annual fundraising strategy aligned to site goals and priorities
Manage and grow a portfolio of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors
Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective supporters
Partner closely with the Executive Director and Board members on donor strategy, outreach, and relationship management
Build and maintain a strong fundraising pipeline and track progress toward revenue goals
Coordinate donor meetings, school visits, stewardship efforts, and community engagement opportunities
Collaborate with City Year national and regional colleagues to maximize funding opportunities and leverage shared resources
Grants, Communications & Events
Coordinate grant submissions and reporting in partnership with national grant support staff and contracted grant-writing support
Manage multiple concurrent fundraising projects, deadlines, reports, and donor communications throughout the fiscal year
Support planning and execution of fundraising and donor engagement events
Partner with staff and national communications resources to support donor messaging, newsletters, impact storytelling, and external communications
Help strengthen City Year New Orleans’ visibility and community partnerships
Serve as project manager and lead point on all cultivation and fundraising events (approx. 2-3 per year)
Lead all development related social media campaigns (primarily Instagram/ LinkedIn)
Development Operations & Stewardship
Maintain accurate donor records, pipeline tracking, reporting, and engagement activity within City Year’s CRM systems (Salesforce)
Coordinate gift processing, acknowledgements, stewardship communications, and donor follow-up
Prepare donor reports, pipeline updates, board materials, and fundraising progress updates
Support annual development planning, forecasting, and pipeline reviews
Identify opportunities to improve systems, workflows, and organizational efficiency
Board & Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner with the Executive Director and Board leadership to support board fundraising engagement and Development Committee goals
Support preparation for quarterly board meetings and ongoing board communication related to fundraising progress and priorities
Collaborate with program and operations staff to gather stories, photos, data, and updates that support fundraising and communications efforts
Serve as a member of the site leadership team and contribute to broader organizational planning and priorities
Who You Are
You are a strong relationship-builder and project manager who can balance big-picture thinking with strong follow-through and attention to detail.
You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, building systems, and working both independently and collaboratively. You enjoy connecting with people, telling compelling stories, and helping move work forward.
The strongest candidates will bring:
5+ years of experience in fundraising, development, nonprofit partnerships, communications, external affairs, or related work
Demonstrated success building and stewarding donor or partner relationships
Strong organizational and project management skills
Strong writing, communication, and storytelling skills
High proficiency with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Experience working collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders
Comfort with donor databases, reporting systems, and development operations
Comfort navigating change and adapting strategy in a dynamic nonprofit environment
A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
Passion for youth development, community partnership, and helping students and schools thrive
Experience with grant writing, donor stewardship, fundraising events, CRM systems, or nonprofit communications is strongly preferred
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means:
Meeting annual fundraising goals across multiple revenue streams
Building strong long-term relationships with donors and community partners
Maintaining organized and effective development systems and processes
Strengthening donor stewardship and engagement efforts
Increasing community awareness and investment in City Year New Orleans
Supporting sustainable fundraising growth and long-term organizational impact
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development, nonprofit partnerships, communications, external affairs, or related work
- Demonstrated success building and stewarding donor or partner relationships
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Strong writing, communication, and storytelling skills
- High proficiency with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders
- Comfort with donor databases, reporting systems, and development operations (Salesforce)
- Comfort navigating change and adapting strategy in a dynamic nonprofit environment
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
- Passion for youth development, community partnership, and helping students and schools thrive
- Experience with grant writing, donor stewardship, fundraising events, CRM systems, or nonprofit communications
What We Do
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills— skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
