Associate Director of Annual Giving

Pay Range: $68,640/yr

BASIC PURPOSE

The Associate Director of Annual Giving plays a key role in the success of The Salvation Army's fundraising efforts, specifically through ongoing and proactive relationship management, strategic communications plans, gifts cultivation and solicitation activity with a broadly focused caseload of donors who make annual gifts in support of The Salvation Army and prospects who are likely to do so. In this role, the Associate Director of Annual Giving will identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward annual giving donors with an emphasis on securing continued and increased support. The caseload is divisionally focused and covers an expansive territory across Northern California and Northern Nevada.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Advance our mission with key stakeholders to drive awareness, engagement, and donor support.
2. Build and manage assigned Annual Giving programs that attract new or current donors and encourage annual, monthly, and matching gifts amongst our donor base.
3. Leverage technology, brand marketing practices and audience specific messages (awareness of interests, generational influence, or affinity) to build a consistent and innovative donor experience model.
4. Work with development officers, and others representing corps and programs to plan and conduct Annual Giving appeals and initiatives.
5. Strategically plan objectives and track results and report on objectives, activities, and overall results to internal and external constituencies.
6. Assist in the creation and execution of messages through a variety of communication channels and oversee the relationships with project liaisons in managing timelines and schedules of campaigns.
7. Actively participate as a staff member within the Development Division, attend Division-wide meetings and trainings, support Division-wide priorities and initiatives, and serve on committees as time permits.
8. Maintain knowledge of Divisional activities that would be of interest to messaging themes; regularly utilize collaboration opportunities with corps, donor relations, social services, communications, and planned giving.
9. Perform other related duties as assigned.
10. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
11. Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment with use of computer and phone.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

This position will require a 4-year college degree or substituted with 5-7 years of related experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

1. Must possess High School Diploma, higher education desired.
2. Must possess a valid California Class C Driver License, and ability to drive a Salvation Army vehicle.
3. Must be 21 years or older.
4. Must successfully pass an MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) and pre-employment background check.
5. Complete The Salvation Army vehicle course training.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
2. Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as chairs, tables, cabinets, and reach overhead.
3. Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed would not result in undue hardship.