Summary:

As a member of CCA’s Leadership Team, the Senior Director of Development will advance the organization’s mission to ensure that every child and family, regardless of neighborhood or circumstance, has access to quality early education and care. This position reports directly to the Chief of Staff and will work closely with the CEO, CFO and the Board of Directors to advance the cause of Child Care Associates in the community. Additionally, the Senior Director of Development is the seniormost role in fundraising with opportunities to grow the function and the department. The Director is responsible for the design, launch and implementation of an annual strategic fundraising plan that supports CCA’s ability to provide accessible early education and care and to innovate solutions that impact an inadequate system of early education and care.

Minimum Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree

· 7-10 years of professional fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector, preferably in education and/or early education;

· Demonstrated fundraising success, including donor prospecting, research and conversion.

· Stellar communication skills, both written and oral.

· Demonstrated ability influencing and engaging a wide range of donors, building long-term relationships;

· Cross-functional leadership, team management and interpersonal skills;

· Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.

· Pass a pre-employment and/or periodic physical examinations.

· Demonstrated proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements for this position 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.

· Must be able to frequently walk, sit and stand extended time periods.

· Repetitive use of hands; reaching and turning.

· Ability to lift up to 75 pounds;

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

· Must be able to twist, turn, kneel, bend and stoop.

Responsibilities:

· Create a fundraising strategy that incorporates ways to target donors beyond Tarrant County, including North Texas, state and national prospects.

· Diversify funding sources to include public grants, corporate funding, philanthropic grants, individual donors.

· Oversee fundraising efforts to bring in a minimum of $1.7M in 2024 ($2.7M in 2025 & $2.2M in 2026)

o $800K in General Operating Funds

o $500K for Early Leadership Fund

o $400K for Innovation Fund

· Upskill & coach Leadership Team members to cultivate support for their programs and needs (current needs included in numbers above).

· Position and equip CEO for donor meetings, including donor research, capacity, giving history.

· Oversee annual business luncheon, raising awareness, cultivating targeted relationships, and raising a minimum of $125,000 towards overall fundraising goal.

· Position CCA to be on the cutting edge of major funding changes and trends.

· Coordinate all grant writing, submissions, reporting and archives.

· Create standard operating procedures for tracking prospects and donors in CRM.

· Identify, develop, and mentor a small development team.

BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Child Care Associates offers a competitive benefits package that is provided to all fulltime employees that include health, dental and life insurance coverage. Additional voluntary benefits are offered to all fulltime employees in addition to the core benefits package.

After completing one (1) year of service, the company contributes 4% of the employee’s earnings to the retirement plan. If the employee also elects to make a contribution to the plan, Child Care Associates will match half (50%) of the employee’s contribution up to 4% of base salary.

Child Care Associates provides other benefits outlined in the Staff Handbook, such as paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).