Vice President of Development & Communications

What You’ll Be Doing
You will be an integral part of Child & Family’s executive leadership team, and with the direction from the President & CEO, plan and manage the Agency’s development initiatives. In addition, the VP of Development & Communications will provide leadership, supervision, and coordination of staff and volunteers in order to raise funds and increase public awareness of the Agency’s mission and impact on local communities.

Hybrid Role, 20% Remote Work.

Who You Are
The ideal candidate will have a strong background and proven track record of success in philanthropic giving, major gifts, social media, marketing, grant writing, event management, public relations, and communications.

Your Main Priorities

Fundraising:

• Managing fundraising campaigns (e.g., individual giving, major gifts, corporate and foundation partnerships).
• Cultivating relationships with donors and funders.
• Developing fundraising budgets and reporting on fundraising progress against budget.
• Supervising grant writer, overseeing federal, state, local, and private foundation proposals.

Communications:

• Developing and implementing communication strategies and marketing plans.
• Creating and managing content for various channels, including websites, social media, and print materials.
• Managing the organization's brand and messaging.
• Interacting with the media and public.
• Supervise communications and event staff, oversee events and public appearances.

General:

• Working with the other leaders, board members, and staff to meet the organization's communication and fundraising goals.
• Tracking and measuring the effectiveness of communications and fundraising efforts.
• Managing budgets and timelines for development and communication projects.
• Staying up-to-date on best practices in development and communications.

Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in development and/or marketing field required; experience with development software products, i.e. Raiser’s Edge and Bloomerang required; experience with design software products, i.e. Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and InDesign Photoshop) preferred; experience working in a human services or nonprofit organization is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Leadership.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.

Physical Requirements
This position involves work in an office setting. Tasks include operating a computer for extended periods, communicating with colleagues, and occasional lifting of office/department materials up to 25lbs. The role also requires the ability to sit for extended periods, bending, reaching, hearing and vision.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

Affirmative Action 

Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.