Chief Development Officer

Position Title: Chief Development Officer

Exempt Status: Exempt

Department: Development

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Salary:  $145,000-$155,000/year plus benefits

ORGANIZATION:

Since 1907, Albertina Kerr has been caring for Oregon’s most vulnerable citizens. Over the decades, our services have evolved to meet the community’s needs. While these needs have changed, the values of our expert caregivers remain constant: compassion, commitment, collaboration, and advocacy.

Kerr is committed to evolving the norms around how we care for children, teens and adults with unique mental health and developmental needs. Kerr strives to deliver the highest quality services to all the people we serve and support a thriving, effective, and sustainable workforce of caring individuals dedicated to serving Oregon’s most vulnerable.

Today, Kerr empowers people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental health challenges, and other social barriers to lead self-determined lives and reach their full potential. We provide comprehensive crisis and preventive mental health care for children and teens, as well as a full range of services for children and adults experiencing an I/DD.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Chief Development Officer is responsible for leading the Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation in raising philanthropic support to advance the mission of Albertina Kerr Centers. This includes responsibility for fund development, management of the Development Department, its services to the organization, and its staff.

Currently, the Chief Development Officer has 3 direct reports and a team of 9 staff.  The CDO is a member of the Executive Leadership team and actively engages in strategic planning and organizational decision making.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Fundraising

• Personally responsible for identification, qualification, cultivation and solicitation of donors, concentrating primarily on gifts of $50,000 or more.
• Increases and maintains total fundraising volume at 10% or more of annual operating budget.
• Creates a compelling case for support and donor funding opportunities to provide for the
• short- and long-term needs of the agency.
• Ensures proper donor and volunteer stewardship, recognition and appreciation programs.
• Responsible for systems in prospect research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Creates a pipeline and strategic fundraising plan for potential funders.
• Oversees management portfolio system for the frontline fundraising team with regular
• prospect strategy meetings, ongoing portfolio assignments and metrics.
• Establishes and manages regular prospect meetings with community leaders and Kerr
• leadership as appropriate.
• Maintains currency in the field through participation in industry and professional groups,
• continuing education and similar professional development activities.
• Publicly represents the agency within designated authority.

Leadership

• Creates an inspirational working environment that is rewarding to Development staff and
• event volunteers.
• Ensures event planning and implementation effectively communicate the purposes of the organization utilizing a holistic strategy to maximize donations and provide meaningful donor appreciation.
• Motivates donors and colleagues to maximize giving.
• Engages in donor-centered and community-centric fundraising principles.
• Demonstrates passion for the mission of Albertina Kerr.
• Develops and maintains effective communications and working relationships with all Kerr personnel, event volunteers, stakeholders, vendors and others.

Management

• Oversees Marketing and Communications personnel and works closely with CEO to develop and manage related strategies.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and licensing or accreditation requirements related to the Development function, including HIPAA.
• Exhibits fiscal responsibility by managing department operations within budget guidelines and managing Foundation’s budget process.
• Develops and maintains policies and procedures related to the Development function.

Culture of Philanthropy

• Supports the culture of philanthropy within Albertina Kerr.
• Works with CEO to ensure fundraising strategy is aligned with the agency’s mission, strategy and goals.
• Acts as liaison to the Board of Trustees. Liaisons board for Board Recruitment and Engagement Committee (BREC). Recruits and orients new Board members.
• Actively participates in the leadership team of the agency to achieve its mission in accordance with its values.
• Other and related duties as necessary or assigned.