[Hiring] Development Deputy Director @SURJ

Role Description

The Deputy Development Director is responsible for leading SURJ's Development Department's Operations Team to have a high impact by bottom lining team management, grants management, staff supervision, planning processes, systems, cross-departmental coordination, data and reporting related to cash flow and financial impact.

A successful person in this role wants to be both a “team captain” and a detail-oriented operations and finance manager, using what they know to support others to move money at scale into multiracial movements for justice. The Deputy Development Director is an excellent supervisor and project manager who ensures that the growing development team is coordinated, clear on division of labor and priorities, and able to work effectively at a high level.

The Deputy Development Director will also maintain revenue projections, monthly fundraising cash flow updates, and serve as the direct liaison with Finance to ensure the organization stays in an informed financial position. This role will require close coordination with the Grants Manager and the ability to represent SURJ well in institutional funder spaces and with program officers of family foundations. This role may also hold an individual donor portfolio (totalling under $500,000).

This position will report to the Director of Development and Donor Organizing and will work closely with the Director of Development and Donor Organizing to develop the annual development plan and income projections, manage grant applications and reports, lead the creation of work plans and track progress to goals, and support staff in their fundraising work. The Deputy will hold primary responsibility for planning, “managing up and down” to maintain progress, and keeping the Development Ops Team members accountable for delivery on these core development functions. The Deputy Development Director will supervise three+ staff on the development team and will represent development on internal coordination teams at SURJ.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supervising individuals and teams
• 5+ years demonstrated leadership in development and fundraising
• Experience with CRM database systems, including Every Action and complex spreadsheets
• Experience working with and supervising a wide range of people, from volunteers to Board members to donors

Requirements

• SURJ policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodation under federal, state, and local law. Accommodations may be not possible for positions that require in-person contact with other staff or members of the public.

Knowledge

• Experience supporting people across a range of class identities in donor relationship-building and communication
• Experience with and commitment to SURJ's work, and a commitment to racial and economic justice
• Class consciousness and the ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with members, board and staff from diverse class backgrounds, communities, geographies and cultures

Skills

• Ability to represent development and SURJ in internal and external meetings
• Excellent supervision skills, including the ability to both blend to a variety of work styles and create a cohesive work culture on a team
• Strategic and systems thinking
• Facilitation design and implementation across a range of needs, i.e. hosting a funder briefing or putting together a development team retreat
• Excellent relational and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management skills and experience prioritizing tasks amidst competing demands
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to be highly relational as well as hold people accountable and create a culture of compassion and rigor on a team

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $100,000
• Health, dental and vision insurance including available employer contribution toward spouse, children and family coverage
• 401K retirement plan with up to 6% employer match
• Twenty (20) days paid time off per year (prorated)
• Twenty (20) days of health and wellness leave per year (prorated)
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays per year
• Three additional paid weeks off for organization-wide shutdown summer & winter breaks
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• All staff works remote from home
• Monthly $150 technology support stipend (internet, phone)
• Professional development resources each year
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years

Application Period

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. SURJ is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.