(Career Progress) LCV Job Openings: Special Assistant to Development, Directors of Development Partnerships - New England and Mid-Atlantic

Good morning–

 

LCV is hiring for a Special Assistant to Development and two Directors of Development Partnerships for the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions, respectively.

 

The Special Assistant role is based in Washington, DC, and the deadline to apply is June 6. The Director of Development Partnerships for New England is based in Washington, DC, or Boston, MA, and the Director of Development Partnerships for Mid-Atlantic is based in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, or Philadelphia, PA; the deadline to apply for these two positions is June 7. The job descriptions are included below.

 

Thanks,

Juliette

Title: Special Assistant to Development

Department: Development

Status: Exempt

Reports To: Senior Vice President of Development

Positions Reporting to This Position: None         

Location: Washington, DC

Union Position: Yes

Job Classification Level: C

Salary Range (depending on experience): $60,000 - $73,000

 

General Description:

LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

 

For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.

 

LCV is hiring a Special Assistant to Development who will be a critical member of a top-notch team of fundraising professionals, supporting and enhancing the work of the SVP of Development and working closely with other senior leaders across the organization to help implement multiple fundraising strategies on a growth-oriented, ambitious, and sophisticated team of major gifts officers, grant writers, researchers, marketers, and more.

 

The ideal candidate is creative, self driven, organized and committed to centering racial justice and equity in our work. LCV staff are mission driven, motivated, and strive to lead with our values of accountability, anti-racism, community, innovation, learning, and sustainability.

 

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Senior Vice President of Development as needed, including with administrative tasks, writing, travel logistics, invoice tracking and processing, and scheduling support.
• Serve as the Board Development Committee liaison and help implement their charter, including scheduling regular meetings, sharing notes and other key information.
• Help foster a culture of inclusivity, community, collaboration, and trust, including providing opportunities to build relationships with others on the team.
• Support the Senior Vice President of Development in their major gifts fundraising efforts and Board committee engagement by securing meetings, scheduling calls, and managing all necessary follow up for donors in the SVP's portfolio.
• Provide budget and tracking support for the SVP and other senior leaders on the Development team. 

• Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising, through leading and supporting team meetings, team building efforts and inter-departmental communications.

• Provide logistical support in virtual and in-person meetings and leads on note-taking and disseminating follow-up in several regularly occurring meetings related to fundraising strategies and activities.
• Contribute to the team with other projects and duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

●        Work Experience: Required - At least 3-4 years of relevant experience in administrative support for a team; relevant internship experience may be considered. Preferred - Experience working directly for someone in senior leadership in an organization; experience doing so in a non-profit, political organization or campaign.

●        Skills: Required - Highly attentive to details and able to take ownership of routine tasks. Good written and oral communications skills, and excellent skills in word processing, spreadsheets and databases; knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential. Adept at maintaining systems for easy access to information and data. Extremely well organized; high level of integrity and ability to manage confidential information; solid judgment; self-starter, critical thinking skills; a sense of teamwork and community; works well in a fast-paced environment; ability to handle multiple tasks and work for several people; plans ahead and can see the big picture; commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV; great sense of humor. Preferred - Experience with Salesforce, Zoom, and Google Suite.

●        Cultural Competence: Shares LCV's commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.

●        Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. This position is based in Washington, DC. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with "Special Assistant to Development" in the subject line by June 6, 2021. No phone calls please.

 

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.

 

Title: Director of Development Partnerships - New England and Mid-Atlantic

Positions Available: 2

Department: Development

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Managing Director of Development Partnerships

Positions Reporting to this Position: None

Locations: New England - Washington, DC, or Boston, MA;

Mid-Atlantic - Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, or Philadelphia, PA

Union Position: Yes

Job Classification Level: F

Salary Range (depending on experience): $88,000 - $132,000

 

General Description:

LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

 

For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.

 

LCV is hiring two Directors of Development Partnerships to engage major donors in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions, respectively. The Directors of Development Partnerships are part of a fundraising team with ambitious revenue and program goals. The Development department's fundraising program engages major donors for the LCV family of organizations including LCV, LCV Action Fund, LCV Victory Fund, and LCV Education Fund, and raises money for political candidates through our GiveGreen program.

 

The Directors of Development Partnerships join an extremely skilled, hard-working and growing development team, which is building the budget, power, and effectiveness of our family of organizations. This position is responsible for raising funds from individual and small foundation donors at four-, five-, and six-figure levels. Responsibilities include strategically identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors. The Directors of Development Partnerships will cultivate and solicit donors on their own and support the work of key senior staff and board members in their respective regions. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with methods and approaches to major gifts fundraising that encourages philanthropic involvement among communities of color.

 

Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop a portfolio of up to 150 current, lapsed and prospective donors, deepening relationships in person or virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic, over the phone, and in writing.
• Work with the Director of Prospect Research and Portfolio Management to expand the Major Gifts portfolio of prospective donors to include more people of color; broaden our current methods of identifying, cultivating and soliciting such donors.
• Educate our current and prospective donors about the racial justice and equity work in which we are engaged.
• Meet with donors and prospects in the respective region. It is expected that the Director of Development Partnerships will hold approximately 120 meetings annually with donors and prospects. Some of these meetings will be in conjunction with our state partners.
• Develop and support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for LCV's President and other key staff and board members.
• Recruit donors and prospects to a variety of LCV fundraising and cultivation events.
• Contribute to organizational and department efforts to infuse racial justice and equity into all aspects of our work, including our fundraising as well as service on committees or working groups, as needed.
• Write persuasive and personalized emails, letters and proposals to donors and prospects including in depth descriptions of our programs and role in environmental advocacy and politics, ensuring racial justice and equity is centered in our messaging.
• Participate in high-level planning to help set both fundraising and programmatic goals.
• Work collaboratively with development, communications, and program staff, along with state partners, to develop compelling materials and talking points to maximize fundraising results, while maintaining our commitment to organizational values of racial justice and equity.
• Engage donors as advocates by recruiting them to join program calls and meetings and encouraging their own lobbying on priority environmental issues.
• Ensure donor portfolio records are current with all necessary and pertinent information, and input contacts and actions into the database in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• Work Experience: Required - 4+ years of experience in fundraising, including a successful track record of personally meeting with donors and closing five- and six-figure gifts. Significant experience directly qualifying, cultivating and soliciting major gifts prospects, including developing solicitation strategy from identification through stewardship. Significant experience contacting prospects and holding 10–20 donor visits per month. Preferred - Issue advocacy, organizing and/or political fundraising experience.
• Skills: Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; self-motivated; exhibits strong judgment; and able to work independently and as part of a team. Must be creative, proactive, disciplined, and able to think strategically. An active and curious listener with a knack for building relationships and the ability to speak with authority as an organizational representative. Well organized and detail-oriented. Motivated to meet goals, produce results and exceed expectations, and enthusiastic about metrics driven goals. Politically savvy, with a great sense of humor and an eagerness for continued learning. Professional, honest, and trustworthy; capable of handling confidential information with the utmost discretion. Optimism and a proven interest in politics, passionate about protecting the environment, racial justice and equity, and meaningful social change.
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one's own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. A commitment to the complex understanding of racial justice and the urgency of confronting institutional racism and inequity within philanthropy. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Awareness of systemic racism and knowledge of environmental issues impacting communities of color.
• Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with major donors and must be able to exchange accurate information. The person in the position will frequently be expected to move between sites. Must be willing to travel; domestic travel is required with approximately 25-30% of working days on the road, as well as several trips for staff retreats, meetings and conferences in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. The New England position is based in Washington, DC or Boston, MA; the Mid-Atlantic position is based in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, or Philadelphia, PA. Please note that all LCV staff are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with "Development Partnerships" in the subject line by June 7, 2021. Please indicate in the subject line if application is for the New England or Mid-Atlantic position, or Both. No phone calls please.

 

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.