YMCA of the USA
The Y.™ For a better us.
Senior Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships
Location
Illinois
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$144K - $177K / year
Bachelor Degree12 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Build and manage a principal gift ($250,000+) donor portfolio aligned to reaching the department’s annual $100 million goal
• Partner with the Vice President of Financial Development to build the individual donor portfolio for YUSA
• Lead discovery and engagement meetings with prospective funders
• Partner with a grant writer and project manager to build and submit funding proposals
• Collaborate with Financial Development operations and appropriate program staff to ensure grant awards are distributed accurately
• Update donor database regularly for accurate reporting and record keeping
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher required in a relevant field such as Business, or related disciplines required
- Advanced degree strongly preferred
- Minimum of 12 years of experience required
- Deep functional expertise and functional thought leadership
- Oversee multiple teams or functions
- Ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and the operational direction
- Internal and external communications, executive level, high influence on dept. and organization
- Minimal supervision from manager, manages an area or team leads within a function/department
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- defined benefit plan (retirement savings)
- defined contribution plan (403(b) plan)
- life and disability insurances
- technology stipend
- generous paid time off
