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Reports to: Executive Director                                                                  

Location: San Diego, CA                

Effective Date:  August 2021                                                                           

FLSA Status: Exempt, Full-time (1.0 FTE)                                  

General Purpose of the Job: Responsible for the management and execution of SURVIVORS’ fundraising to develop a stable financial base for the organization. Activities in this department seek a broad and balanced blend of sustainable funding sources (individual donors, governmental and foundation grants, faith-based support, and planned giving efforts). Fund development activity includes year-round tours and preparations leading up to the annual fundraising event, special community events, guiding committee work and individual donor cultivation and cultivation events. Emphasis is on generating five-year pledges in the range of $1,000-$25,000 per year, annual leadership gifts and management of grant acquisition and evaluation. This position supervises three direct reports (Community Engagement Coordinator, Grants Manager, and Data Quality and Evaluations Manager) and interns and volunteers as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The examples of functions are not necessarily exhaustive. Management may assign other related duties and functions. This position requires remote work, in-office work, in-the-field work, or a combination thereof.

• Create and nurture a “culture of philanthropy” throughout the organization and encourage an awareness that securing the resources necessary to fund the organization is “a full team effort”
• Manage the Benevon system for raising sustainable funding and major gifts from individual donors
• Lead team of board, staff and volunteers in all aspects of Survivor’s Benevon model of fundraising, including achieving key metrics and engaging team members
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with current and potential individual donors with a special focus on increasing participation in the Healing Society
• Direct responsibility for the overall development and implementation of annual fundraiser, strategic special donor events, and a minimum of two tours per month for prospective donors, volunteers and community members
• Maintain a detailed donor database (Raiser’s Edge) and acknowledge all cash and in-kind donations
• Facilitate development meetings with staff, volunteers, and fund development members of the Board of Directors
• Develop and implement Benevon fundraising training events for Board, staff and volunteers
• Apply sensitivity to confidential nature of personal and financial information of clients, donors and volunteers
• Supervise and work closely with Community Engagement Coordinator to create all fund development-related publications and collaterals, hard copy and e-newsletters, social media posts and website content
• Supervise Grants Manager and grants acquisition efforts to ensure early identification, submittals and approvals are maximized where possible
• Supervise Data Quality and Evaluation Manager to track trends, information and data required by grants and other requests from organization stakeholders
• Supervise interns and volunteers in support of fund development efforts
• Prepare reports for Executive Director, board, and external stakeholders, and perform duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s strongly preferred
• Experience in fund development required
• Experience implementing the Benevon model desirable
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge or comparable database desirable
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication and active listening skills; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize workload; maintain attention to detail; and handle a variety of responsibilities simultaneously
• Strong collaborative spirit and ethic to match organizational culture
• Strong commitment to human rights work and a passion for the mission of Survivors of Torture, International

Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Application procedures: To be considered for this position, please send a detailed cover letter, resume and salary requirements as a Word document or PDF file to confidential email: hiring@notorture.org. Please include “Senior Development Manager” in the subject line. No phone calls please.

SURVIVORS prohibits discrimination against employees, applicants for employment, individuals providing services in the workplace pursuant to a contract, unpaid interns or volunteers based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to, their actual or perceived race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), age (40 or over), sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, immigration status or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.