This Senior Manager of Planned Giving Operations serves as a key leader in the Marketing Development department to oversee portfolios of high worth current donors in order to meet Compassion's annual and long-term revenue goals. This leader may serve in a management capacity working through a small to moderate sized team of direct reports. This responsibility may include hiring, discipline, and termination, as well as, coaching, performance management, assigning, checking, and approving work to satisfy broad objectives and department strategies. She or he will ensure completion of department responsibilities, calling on available resources to achieve department objectives, working within approved budget.
What will you do?
Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.
Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
Sets strategy for professional fundraising efforts with particular emphasis on qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major, high-level planned giving donors and constituents of Compassion's ministry. Further responsible for direct fundraising activities and achieving revenue goals established by leadership.
Serves as a senior contributor and/or leader in designing and leading unique fundraising and cultivation activities/campaigns/events for the purpose of increasing retention, identifying prospects, and acquiring commitments/sponsorships.
Directly or indirectly manages efforts to actively advocate on behalf of Compassion's ministry of Christian child development to planned giving audiences. Drives engagement strategies to build strong relationships with portfolios of constituents through regular personal visits, phone calls, mailings, marketing and other correspondence.
Leads and may oversee the development of planned giving operations programs, such as: marketing efforts, bequest processing, stewardship event planning, donor leads management, and situational donor pipeline strategies.
Serves as key resource and leader for Compassion tours and project visits, meetings, and special events. As appropriate, also includes constituents in visits and events.
Frequently speaks on behalf of Compassion or children in need in various settings and to a variety of prospective and current constituent audiences. Further, targets message accordingly and draws upon in-depth knowledge of Compassion's products.
If subordinate staff are assigned to this relationship manager, this incumbent provides leadership and development to direct reports. As applicable, fosters an environment of professional growth, in alignment with compassion’s strategies and objectives. Consults with peer management and senior leaders to successfully align departmental resources and priorities across Compassion. If managing direct reports, further selects, manages and develops assigned staff, establishing goals and objectives, coaching and managing performance, including discipline, motivation, and annual reviews.
Compiles or prepares and administers the annual budget and departmental expenses, ensuring accountability for on-time completion of deliverables based on department objectives, SLAs, and other Compassion standards, ensuring compliance with regulatory and board policies.
What do you bring?
Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
Fifteen years Relevant experience working in this or a related field.
Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field.
*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above
Will you travel?
Yes, you may be required to travel up to 20% of normal schedule
Why work here?
The mission: Join a team that is motivated to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
Our benefits: Receive generous paid time off, 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund on top of your salary, excellent healthcare coverage, free short-term professional counseling, and more.
Spiritual growth: Participate in regular chapel services, prayer groups, and department devotionals.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field
- Fifteen years relevant experience in this or a related field
- Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field
What We Do
Compassion International is a Christian child development ministry aimed at releasing children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty in Jesus’ name. We are church-based: Compassion believes the Church is God’s chosen instrument to bring hope to a hurting world. We believe the strategic placement of local churches makes them best suited to address the holistic needs of the children in their communities. And only they can effectively deliver the Jesus-based teaching and whole-life care that children in poverty deserve. Compassion partners with 8,000+ churches in 25 countries around the world to deliver our holistic child development program. We are child-focused: Compassion’s ministry is focused on the individual child and his/her development. We offer this assistance irrespective of caste, creed, class or religion. At Compassion, we believe entire communities will feel the positive impact of our presence because what happens in the life of a child ripples throughout his or her environment. We are Christ-centered: Jesus is the core of our ministry and his life and teachings shape our programs. They reflect the spiritual commitments of our staff. And they guide how we love people, respect communities and cooperate with nations. We are committed to integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest professional and biblical principles in all aspects of our ministry and maintain the highest industry standards for our allocation of funds. Compassion and Compassion International are registered trademarks of the United States government
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