YMCA of the USA

Senior Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships

YMCA of the USA

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: IllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $144,000 - $177,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • 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

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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
donor portfolio managementfunding proposalsgrant writingreportingrecord keeping
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationinfluencestrategic execution
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeAdvanced degree