DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Are you an exceptional mission driven fundraiser with a strong record of accomplishment? Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development creates and executes a comprehensive fundraising program, develops strategies, and plans, and leads efforts to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors. This includes cultivating and stewarding relationships with prospective and existing institutional donors and individual supporters, developing and growing a Major Gifts Program, planning, and executing special donor events and supporting the development and successful execution of special initiatives, including capital campaigns. As a member of the senior management team, the Director of Development participates in strategic planning and budgeting initiatives, helping develop and implement the annual operating plan and long-term strategic vision and goals of the organization.

The Director of Development works collaboratively to achieve strategic and sustainable organizational growth, to manage AMLT grants and contracts, successfully execute capital campaigns, and to help AMLT effectively communicate our story to existing and prospective donors and the general public. The Director of Development supervises, and is supported by, a Fundraising & Communications Manager and a Grants Manager.

Background

Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded by Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to protect Tribal sacred sites and to promote Indigenous stewardship of lands within Amah Mutsun traditional territory and the adjacent Awaswas stewardship area through research, conservation, restoration, and education.

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is comprised of the descendants of Indigenous people taken to Missions San Juan Bautista and Santa Cruz. Amah Mutsun ancestors were forcibly removed from their lands and confined in missions during Spanish colonization. Today, the descendants of those few who survived Euro-American colonialism are working to revitalize their Indigenous culture and heal from the legacy of historic trauma. In pursuit of these goals, AMLT supports the Tribe’s work to renew their sacred obligation care for Mother Earth and all beings; to reconnect Tribe members with Indigenous culture, history, and territory; and to teach non-Indigenous allies about and involve them in actively caring for our living world.

AMLT’s work is supported by a wide range of funders, including foundations, state agencies, partner organizations, and individual donors. Significant untapped potential exists to expand our operating budget and budget for land acquisition, and the Director of Development is an exciting position that will lead AMLT’s fundraising efforts and enable AMLT to capitalize on the many opportunities we have to expand our work in Mutsun and Awaswas territories.            

Salary range for this position: $115,000 - $125,000 DOE plus benefits that include:

• Option to enroll in employer-supported medical, dental and vision insurance,
•  Paid accrued personal time off (PTO),
• 11 paid holidays per year, and
• Reimbursement for work-related travel using a personal vehicle at the federal rate.

Work Location and Travel

This is a remote work position. There will be a need to travel on occasion throughout Amah Mutsun Land Trust’s stewardship area, encompassing southern Santa Clara County, San Benito County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, and northern Monterey County.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amah Mutsun Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against people of different genders, races, religions, or creeds. AMLT is a drug- and alcohol-free workplace that prohibits the use of drugs and alcohol on the job or at any of our work sites. Members of Amah Mutsun Tribal Band are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

The ideal candidate will possess relevant education and experience demonstrating:

• A minimum of five years’ position related experience with demonstrated success in fundraising strategy and development operations. Demonstrated success building individual giving programs, with success in expanding major donors. Demonstrated success securing and managing grants. A skilled and experienced manager of teams who requires minimal day-to-day supervision.  Demonstrable track record of personally identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and closing individual donors, corporations, and foundations in areas such as major gifts, annual funds, planned giving, special events, foundation giving, and government grants and contracts. Demonstrated experience managing departmental budgets. Strong understanding of non-profit fiscal management, principles, and best practices. Experience and high comfort with fundraising/donor management software. Demonstrated experience with operation planning, donor pipeline management, and data-driven analysis of fundraising programs. Experience managing people and comfortable working independently and in teams. Ability to communicate the organization’s mission and interests to a broad audience. Highly developed skills in writing and speaking, crafting proposals, donor correspondence and other kinds of materials. Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail; ability to manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines and to work well under pressure.

To Apply: Please email your resume and cover letter to us at telling us why you are a great match for this role to: amltcareers1@gmail.com