Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

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Description: Reports to Chief Advancement Officer: • Exempt • Full Time • Pay Grade 12 • Annual salary $60,000 - $72,000 • Located at Founder’s Lodge Event & Conference Center Who We Are: Girl Scouts of Central Indiana embraces an inclusive culture. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion across all identities. We are committed to continual learning and to a culture of safety and wellbeing in which individuality is celebrated and everyone is valued and respected. Everyone is welcome to bring their authentic selves into our space. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves 45 Indiana counties, nearly more than 16,000 Girl Scouts and 10,000 adult volunteers. We are the proud facilitators of Girl Scout camp at five Indiana locations, conveners of thousands of Girl Scout programs with nearly 600 community partners and serve thousands more community members each year at our STEM Center of Excellence and Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center. What You Will Do: The Director of Development is externally facing and has responsibility for identifying corporate and individual prospects; cultivating relationships; developing funding proposals; and securing philanthropic support for Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. The Director of Development is responsible for identifying needs of GSCI and translating those needs into to external funding opportunities (RFPs, foundation guidelines, proposals, etc.). The Director of Development work strategically with the Chief Advancement Officer to contribute to and recommend goals and priorities for the Fund Development team. How You Will Lead: • Build relationships with external stakeholders and constituents through visits, correspondence, and regular communication. • Develops individualized strategies for prospects and donors. • Conducts research to identify prospects, for both the organization as a whole and for specific programs that align with GSCI’s strategic direction. • With the Chief Advancement Officer, defines goals, objectives, and metrics for Development program. • Works collaboratively with GSCI colleagues and partners to identify, develop and frame aspects of existing programs and plans that have the potential to attract private support, grants and sponsorship funding. • Collaborates with external grant contract writer for the creation and submission of corporate grant proposals, including reviewing drafts, providing supporting narrative when requested, and through the securing of required attachments. • Supports sponsorship solicitations of GSCI programs by coordinating prospects, tracking responses, serving as a point of contact, and providing following up. • With the contracted grant writer, tracks all corporate grant sponsorship activity in an organized manner, including application and reporting deadlines. • Stewards sponsor relationships throughout programming, including but not limited to collecting data, photos, and testimonials of events/programs to send to corporations and community partners to ensure they feel the full impact of the relationship. • Maintains regular reporting and financial reports with the Finance team. • Ensure that diversity and pluralism is embraced and incorporated into the daily work of the position. • Participates, as appropriate, in GSCI events and programs, including those held in the evenings and weekends. • Participates in diverse community and cultural events and programs, including those held in the evenings and weekends. • Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership. • Seek and accept opportunities for professional growth and development. All employees of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana are responsible not only for the position but also for the duties and responsibilities that all employees share. How You Will Succeed: • Understands that council priorities are growing membership and cultivating new donors. • Develop an annual goal that supports the membership growth priority. • Implement an action plan that supports the membership growth priority. • Develop and annual goal that supports the cultivation of new donors. • Implement an action plan that supports the cultivation of new donors. Core Competencies: • Oral and Written Communication abilities (i.e., In person, verbal, written, and/or phone)-Expresses ideas and facts in a clear and understandable manner appropriate for the individual or group; listens to and comprehends what others are saying; prepares organized and structured presentations; has demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues and communicate effectively with a diverse group of girls, volunteers, and staff. • Project Management – Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects while managing conflicting priorities and deadlines and formulate short- and long-term project goals, objectives, schedules, and priorities in line with council goals; anticipates issues, obstacles, or opportunities that may impact plans or actions; has ability to coordinate multiple projects while managing conflicting priorities and deadlines; establishes courses of action for accomplishing goals while attending to and incorporating information obtained during day-to-day administrative tasks. • Team-Building - Knows team-building techniques and processes; collaborates with others to create optimal solutions; fosters a commitment to a team approach to work; promotes partnerships between work units; collaboratively defines boundaries and outcomes of work responsibilities; shares information with others; recognizes and rewards team accomplishments; shares decision-making responsibility with team members. • Technical computer skills- Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, customer relationship management systems, and social networking. • Time Management - Manages time effectively; completes assignments in a timely manner; sets and balances priorities; simultaneously manages multiple tasks/projects. • Fostering Diversity - Understands and embraces the differences that individuals bring to Girl Scouting; encourages and fosters the unique contributions and varied talents of diverse groups and individuals; values, develops, nurtures, uses, and celebrates group and individual diversity; removes barriers to participation (holds meetings in accessible locations, uses translators, etc.); strives to ensure a friendly and harmonious environment for girls, adult volunteers, and staff; treats others in an unbiased manner; challenges the biased behavior of others; adheres to organizational diversity goals. • Adaptability - Adjusts, modifies own behavior, and remains flexible in response to changing situations and environments, new or rapidly changing information, unexpected obstacles, or people expressing varying perspectives, needs, and demands; maintains high performance, emotional composure, objectivity, and balanced perspective under pressure, shifting priorities, opposition, or situational ambiguity. • Organizational Knowledge - Understands Girl Scout purpose and organizational structure, including functions, operations, and interrelationships; keeps up-to-date on key GSUSA and council-specific policies, priorities, processes, and practices (for example, Safety-Wise); understands how his/her job relates to and supports GSUSA goals, including increasing and developing membership and volunteer support; is aware of the organizational culture and knows how work is accomplished; knows the roles and responsibilities of staff and volunteers; is familiar with membership policies, standards, and resources. • Networking - Maintains and fosters contacts inside and/or outside the council and GSUSA to gather information, receive support, and solve problems; actively maintains a presence in Girl Scout activities, professional and community organizations, and in the workplace; builds new relationships and collaborations with the Board, Committees, and/or community members (for example, vendors and business partners) to help address Girl Scouting goals, promote visibility, and cultivate funding sources. What We Are Looking For: A bachelor’s degree required or equivalent record of professional achievement and qualifications with a demonstrated track record of success. A master’s degree is preferred. • A minimum of 2-5 years of a proven track record of success in individual, corporate and foundation fundraising. • Demonstrated experience securing gift commitments and developing relationships with individuals, corporations, and foundations. • Experience preparing timely, accurate, and comprehensive written reports and presentations. • Proven ability to work well independently, and alongside various teams. • Must have reliable transportation. • Must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law. • Must complete and pass a criminal background check. Requirements: Physical Demands & Work Environment: Ability to perform tasks that require walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching and moderate lifting (typically up to 30 pounds). Ability to sit at a workstation for up to 2 hours at a time. Ability to sit and view a compute screen up to 2 hours at a time.