Development Officer
About This Position
The Development Officer plays a central role in establishing trusted relationships with our community of donors with an emphasis on soliciting and stewarding major gifts. This position offers an exciting opportunity to help refugees and immigrants find safety and fulfillment in their new lives through the growth of philanthropic support to IIMN’s mission. This is a newly created position on a growing development team that consists of director of development, annual giving manager, grant writer, communications manager and communications coordinator and manager of volunteers and community partnerships.
Primary responsibilities:
- The primary directive of this role is to develop new major gift relationships, strengthen relationships with existing supporters and grow individual donations.
- Qualify and manage a portfolio of 85-100 individual major gift prospects with the capacity to make annual contributions greater than $25,000, or major gifts greater than $100,000.
- Develop and execute strategies for discovery and engagement, present opportunities to support mission critical projects, complete solicitations and achieve fundraising goals.
- Maintain and strengthen organization reputation, inspire donor loyalty, and increase visibility with external stakeholders.
Secondary responsibilities:
- Secure planned gifts, develop and promote opportunities to provide bequest and legacy gifts.
- Represent the organization at outreach and special events.
- Provide support to IIMN’s new annual fundraising event by recruiting guests and table hosts, solicitating live auction items, and stewarding event donors (in collaboration with the annual giving manager and development director).
- Write and edit donor proposals and stewardship content that inspires and recognize donor impact. This includes limited responsibility for family or community foundation proposals and reports.
- Conduct and facilitate prospect research as needed.
See additional requirements below.
DEPARTMENT:
Development/Administration
REPORTS TO:
Development Director
Salary range:
$75,000 – $85,000
FTE:
1.0
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Apply by:
December 11
Former refugees, New Americans, and people of color are highly encouraged to apply.
Additonal Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of five to seven years’ work experience in individual giving and major gifts. Maximum salary listed is available only to candidates with seven or more years of work experience in major gifts fundraising or a related field.
- Three years of additional work experience in a similar environment would be considered as a substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
- Strong relationship, collaboration, and communication skills as well as the ability to work independently are essential.
- Experience utilizing donor management CRMs to record and report donor visits, communication and engagement.
- Sensitive to privacy and professionalism in working with major donors.
- Occasional work during the evenings and weekends may be necessary.
- Must have a valid driver’s license, car insurance, and own vehicle to drive within the metro area.
- Fully vaccinated and bivalent boosted for COVID-19
Preferred experience:
- Experience working in a multicultural setting, knowledge of U.S. refugee and immigration policy, human rights, or related topics.
- Use of manual dexterity, tactile, visual, and audio acuity.
- Use of repetitive motion, prolonged periods of sitting, and sustained visual and mental applications and demands.
- Occasional lifting (up to 25 pounds), bending, pulling, and carrying.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The International Institute of Minnesota values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals and New Americans to apply. IIMN is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
About Us
The International Institute of Minnesota is a dynamic organization that provides services to maximize the talents and opportunities New Americans bring to our state. The Institute assists low income New Americans in their transition to a new homeland by providing comprehensive services for successful integration. The Institute serves more than 4,000 New Americans annually with new arrival social services to employment placement and advancement through to U.S. Citizenship attainment. Programs are divided into three primary areas: Refugee Services, Education and Employment Training Services, and Immigration Services. The Institute also provides advocacy for policy reforms and supports systems change that improve opportunities for New Americans to move their lives forward.
Have a Question? We’re Here for You.
Please contact us if you have a question or need help with your employment application.
Dana Onato-Pannkuk
Human Resources Generalist
(651) 377-8614
donato-pannkuk@iimn.org
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