Reports To: HomeSource CEO

Salary- Full Time (40 HRS) – Exempt – Hybrid

Salary Range – $90,000 to $100,000  depending on experience

Send Resumes to: jmayo@homesourcetn.org

POSITION SUMMARY:

 

HomeSource East Tennessee and Oak Ridge Housing Authority co-partners seek a proven, highly motivated, dynamic, and inspiring strategic leader with superior relationship skills and demonstrated success in building capacity and increasing revenue to become our Resource Development Officer.  This is a shared position between the organizations, and the employee will report to HomeSource CEO.  This is a unique opportunity to partner with both affordable housing agencies. The successful candidate must have demonstrated success as a revenue builder, be a highly articulate communicator skilled at making a compelling case for support, an effective writer, and have an authentic passion for affordable housing in the greater Knox County region.

 

Reporting to the CEO, the Resource Development Officer plans, coordinates and assures implementation of fund development strategies to develop donors and contributions to support the organizations. Assures development and maintenance of appropriate systems to fund development, including but not limited to donor management, research and cultivation, gift processing, and recognition. Maintains accountability and compliance standards for donors and funding sources.

 

Critical priorities for the Resource Development Officer will be to exceed established revenue goals, and to build a program that ensures long-term, sustainable and transformative growth. The person will also have day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing all fundraising-related activities including engaging a larger, broader and more diverse audience; growing the opportunity to have additional fundraising staff and partnering throughout the organizations; managing and collaborating on all donor-facing marketing and branding efforts.

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop and coordinate aggressive fundraising strategies from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other private, public, and non-profit entities via annual giving, memorial gifts, major gifts, planned giving initiatives and endowment building activities.
• Help establish performance measures, monitors results and helps the CEO, and boards evaluate the effectiveness of the organization’s fund development program.
• Develop and provide strategic oversight of the donor database system and build a best practices environment to support the development of external engagement
• Be transparent and accountable in creating high-quality reporting in partnership with program staff.
• Cultivate effective relationships with the board, current partners, and others who can positively impact new revenue stream generation.
• Develop strategic relationships to expand the reach, organizational awareness and programmatic capabilities of HomeSource east tennessee and Oak Ridge Housing Authority.
• Lead corporate partner cultivation, serving as primary relationship manager and personally solicit high-level gifts from a portfolio of current and prospective
• Systematically identify, cultivate and steward major gift
• Deepen all donor alliances through regular, relevant communications and stewardship; and expand the donor base and partnership Maintain a significant portfolio of principal donors and facilitate relationships between donors and CEO(s).
• Collaborate across departments to create an environment that nurtures a fundraising mindset throughout the organizations.

 

• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of applicable federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the funding agencies’ activities and grant making and assures compliance.
• Foster an environment of cohesiveness, collaboration and achievement. Create a climate that promotes respect for others and acceptance of alternative ideas and approaches, as well as the highest ethical standards and practices.
• Performing other duties as assigned QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in non-profit management, fundraising, public administration, business or related CFRE candidates will receive priority.
• Must have at least five (5) years direct fundraising/resource development experience
• Demonstrated record of innovative and entrepreneurial leadership within the nonprofit, philanthropic or private sector.
• Proven track record of developing successful partnerships with companies, and proven track record of personally developing strategies, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major and institutional donors at six-figure levels
• Experience in fundraising in the Knoxville MSA area preferred
• Demonstrated experience training and working with executives, senior staff and board members on development-related activities, providing them with quality support, and increasing their comfort with and success in fundraising.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the intellectual and emotional depth, maturity and collaborative skills to work effectively across all levels of the organization and with corporate partners.
• A strong work ethic, ability to maintain and model high personal, ethical and professional standards, as well as an outgoing and positive personality.

 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to airborne pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION:

HomeSource east tennessee is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. HomeSource east tennessee also takes affirmative action to employ, and advance in employment, qualified women, minorities and covered veterans.

HomeSource east tennessee also makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state laws.