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ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
For 25 years, the National Council for Research
on Women has helped shape the future for women and girls. The Council is a
network of 109 member research and policy centers and more than 2,000 top-level
researchers. We provide the information and research needed to foster more
equitable futures for women and girls. While women have made progress on many
fronts, much remains to be done. Our network’s evidence-based research provides
hard data to inform new policy and legislation that can make long-lasting
differences in women’s and girls lives. We put women’s needs, perspectives, and
solutions on the radar screen and make them part of the public debate.
We believe that women and girls should have full
and equal participation in society. We are not there yet. Without women’s full
participation, children, families, and communities suffer, and half the world’s
talents are squandered. We know that behind every great force for change is the
information and research that drives it forward. When we understand an unmet
need or an injustice, we can address it and resolve it. Women and societies
need accurate data and analysis in order to chart their futures.
The key to the Council’s
past and future success is highly-focused, accessible, timely research. Through
Research-Action groups organized around urgent issue areas, rapid-response
communications campaigns, and a website that features the research, expertise,
and information produced by our network, the Council delivers the facts,
promotes informed activism, and ensures positive change.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Council has set in
place an ambitious agenda for growth. Achieving this growth will require a VP
of Development who will develop and implement the strategic vision and direction
of the Council’s grantseeking strategies and initiatives in collaboration with
the President and Board of Directors. The Vice President needs to be a high
energy fund-raising professional with leadership ability and a demonstrated
track record of success who will broaden the scope and scale of giving from
individuals, corporations and foundations; create a fund-raising plan to raise
and expand our annual budget of $1.5 million annually, and expand the council’s
strategic partnerships.
The Vice President also
will share responsibility for providing vision and strategic direction for the
Council’s programs, and for ensuring the organization’s fiscal health through
fund-raising.
The ideal candidate will be
an experienced, strategic thinker who is young at heart but has the gravitas to
steward major donors, the knowledge of when to leverage the President’s time and
energy and the strength to create and close substantial partnership deals with
donors in order to substantially expand our revenue streams and achieve a new
level of fiscal success.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Create and implement short and long term action plans for major gifts,
planned giving prospects, and corporate and foundation giving, including
research, identification, solicitation, cultivation and proposal
development;
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Work with the Board to build their fund raising skills and enlist them in
identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors; manage
relations with board fund-raising and board member development committees;
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Organize and direct major donor cultivation events, including the Council’s
Annual Women Who Make a Difference Awards Dinner in which we honor
awardees who are change-makers from the business, arts, international,
public service and corporate arenas, including Gloria Steinham, Teresa Heinz
and Eve Ensler;
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Manage expansion of Council’s Corporate and
university and college Presidents Circles, a group of over 20 progressive
corporations, and over 40 progressive presidents committed to diversity;
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Actively participate in the development of
annual budgets and income projections and regularly review the Development
department’s revenue and expenses, track department-wide progress to goals;
regularly update the President on progress; prepare reports to the Board;
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Work closely with the senior management team
to ensure the effective flow of communication within the Council;
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Provide guidance and direction to Development staff, volunteers, and
consultants; develop and motivate, delegating appropriately and ensuring
strong internal communication and coordination; evaluate performance;
enhance opportunities for personal and professional development;
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Oversee donor, member, and prospect database
ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of the data.
IDEAL EXPERIENCE AND
QUALIFICATIONS
The Vice
President of Development should have at least 7 years hands-on experience with
individual gifts, and a strong track record with obtaining major gifts and
grants from institutional donors, and qualifications as follow:
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Experience with implementing and managing strategic plans;
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Ability to develop budgets, analyze financial reports, and create income
projections;
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Collaborative and energetic work style, superior people skills, and ability
to motivate and delegate;
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Exemplary communication skills, including the ability to speak and write
about Council programs;
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Dependability and outstanding organizational ability with focused attention
to detail and follow-through;
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Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office & Internet), information
management skills particularly Donor Perfect donor tracking software;
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Sound judgment, excellent interpersonal and communications skills, a strong
work ethic, attention to detail, and the ability to think strategically;
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A
strong commitment to the Council’s values, mission, goals, and program; an
appreciation of the value of research, and particularly feminist research,
to influence public agendas and policy;
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Intelligence and inspiration to anticipate, conceive, express and create
opportunities;
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Independence and self-confidence to act decisively and, at the same time, an
ability to receive and integrate others’ ideas and suggestions;
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Flexibility and ability to work collaboratively and productively in a
dynamic, change-driven office environment;
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Comfort with managing multiple tasks simultaneously and hands-on work;
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Equal parts humor, compassion, and sensibility necessary to address the
practicalities and desires of an entrepreneurial non-profit.
Applications are due by
December 6, 2006 but will be reviewed as received. Interviews will be offered
and hiring decisions may be made before the application deadline. Applications
should be sent to
ncrw-dev@nonprofitprofessionals.com and will be reviewed only if they
include a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume
(in Word format), a short writing sample, three references, and salary history.
In order to expedite the internal sorting and reviewing process, please write
your name (i.e., Smith, Jane) as the only contents in the subject line of your
e-mail.
The National Council for Research on Women is
committed to women's full and equal participation in a just and inclusive
world. The Council works to advance women's leadership across professional
sectors and encourage the development of young women leaders, both in the US and
globally. The Council reaches out assertively to diverse constituencies to
promote human rights and international cooperation and understanding among women
across differences of generation, race, ethnicity, nation, sexual orientation
and perspective. The Council embraces the principle of women's rights as human
rights and works with diverse organizations to project that understanding on the
national and global landscape. The Council works affirmatively to maintain a
diverse staff and Board.
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