Director of Development, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
- Employer
- National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Jun 24, 2022
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- Position Type
- Fundraising, Capital Campaigns, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Fundraising Administration, Major Gifts, Prospect Research, Special Events
- Fields
- International
- Employment Type
- Full Time
This director is part of the seven-person senior management team of NCUSCR and helps formulate NCUSCR strategy. The director will implement existing fundraising strategies, supervise the planning, execution, and wrap-up of the annual gala dinner fundraiser, cultivate and solicit corporate sponsors and major donors, organize and execute annual appeals, prepare grant proposals, and help implement events ranging from senior Chinese leadership dinners to the annual members program.
The ideal candidate will have a positive, "can-do", enthusiastic attitude, practice innovative thinking, and be flexible, collaborative, and team oriented. He/she will possess a high degree of initiative, a strong focus on business development, demonstrate resourcefulness, and have an overall drive to build lasting fundraising success for the organization. This position reports to the president and to the vice presidents as noted below.
Revenue Generation
- Develop an annual fundraising plan
- Identify individual, corporate, and foundation prospects; develop and steward donor relationships; solicit and close gifts
- Coordinate in-person funder solicitation meetings
- Develop and update fundraising proposal materials
- Deepen engagement with existing and potential supporters
- Work with program officers to maintain balance between program goals and donor expectations
- Research and draft grant proposals for corporate and foundation funding
Event Management (reports to VPs)
- Plan and implement all event logistics for the annual large-scale, black tie, fundraising gala dinner, including developing proposals for potential honorees, committee chairs, and donors
- Plan and implement corporate programs and senior leader events. Support annual members program and other special events
- Participate in development-related functions such as marketing, design, and preparation of print materials, event logistics, and post-event follow up
Corporate Services
- Manage and enhance the corporate members program, including the intake of new corporate members, corporate member renewals, and developing membership materials for current and prospective members
- Sustain strong corporate financial support for the organization by maintaining and developing contact with corporate representatives
- Work with program staff in designing programs and briefings for corporate members and friends
- Build relationships with key existing and new corporate contacts to help advance the partnership
- Maintain up to date records on current corporate members and prospects
- Compile lists of corporate and major donors for annual report
Qualifications
- Minimum five years of directly-related development work including soliciting and closing major gifts, fundraiser planning and execution with a proven record of success; experience with capital campaigns preferred
- Ability to conduct research and utilize information for development
- Highly organized with a track record in managing multiple tasks, details, and deadlines
- Superior oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills including Salesforce and Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
- Work authorization required
- Ability to speak Chinese and/or knowledge of China preferred
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