Community Development Director - Naples Florida

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast is seeking an outgoing fundraising professional with a proven track record of growing donor giving efforts, leveraging donor relationships, cultivating new partnerships to lead the fundraising activities for Collier County, Florida. BBBS Sun Coast is a non-profit Agency that promotes the mentoring relationships between adult Bigs and school-aged Littles for the purpose of igniting the potential in each child served.

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Position Purpose: The primary responsibility of this position is to drive and lead development, fundraising and volunteer resources in assigned coverage area; and serving as the staff liaison to community boards.

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes major medical/Rx, dental, vision, PTO, life insurance, as well as, a great work environment that promotes family and creativity. The range for this position begins at $68,000 annually. Annual salary is dependent on experience and education of selected candidate.

Ideal candidate lives in Collier County, and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, project management, sales,or a similar field of study; or a combination of education and experience; or 4--7years of relevant work experience in a related field.

This is not a work-from-home position.

Ability to fluently communicate in Spanish is a plus.

The primary responsibility of this position is to drive and lead development, fundraising and volunteer resources in assigned coverage area; and serving as the staff liaison to community boards.

Other responsibilities includes but is not limited to:

Maintains, secures, and grows financial, volunteer and program support for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast through sources to include individual, corporate, community and institutional partnerships.

Serves as the main agency liaison with the Community Board Chair, Board members, and Committee members to lead efforts with maintaining and growing financial support from individuals and organizations, oversee campaigns and fundraising events, recruiting volunteers, program resource needs and recruit future Board members.

Manages and coordinates the logistics, contracts and budgets for the special events in assigned region(s).

Leads Coverage Area subset events for fundraising purposes throughout the fiscal year beyond the annual major activities to secure more financial support for the organization.

Attends Community Board and Committee meetings, community events and other activities to promote the support for initiatives and programs.

Collects and reports on metrics established for position, program, or initiatives as required.

Works collaboratively with internal departments such as Communications and Marketing, County Program leadership, Agency Events, Database, and Program teams to ensure standard protocols are completed and resources are allocated properly to maximize results.

Follows donor and development protocols, including utilization of data collection software to record action items, contacts and historical information, and generating standard and ad hoc reports from said information.

Completes required periodic reports to various entities inside and outside the agency and Community Board.

Develops detailed program analysis including scope, resource needs, budgetary commitments and expected gain/losses.

Works with local media sources to promote the agency, events and activities by writing and distributing press releases, flyers, and brochures.

Strategizes and implements the social media campaigns in conjunction of other departments to best utilize and grow the organization’s online presence.

Develops key presentations for various audiences to achieve the goals and targets of the agency.

Promotes the agency’s objectives as a lead agency representative in the community to foster branding and name recognition of the agency to become the agency of choice for support.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast promotes a safe environment of diversity and inclusion for all youth and families, volunteers, donors, job candidates, and staff. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.