Description

ABOUT US: Health Imperatives is a safe and welcoming place for people from every race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, and faith. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of low-income or vulnerable families and individuals Southeastern Massachusetts. We are dedicated to promoting and achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to elevating the voices of the people we serve and those we employ, to provide the highest quality care, and to develop the most creative solutions to the challenges we face. We are committed to eliminating disparities, and increasing access to meaningful opportunities for all, particularly those who have been disproportionately impacted by systemic racism. We work in partnership with our clients and other community-based organizations and stakeholders to provide coordinated, effective care and support. We serve a diverse mix of racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, including youth, LGBTQIA individuals, people with limited English proficiency, survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and commercial sexual exploitation, individuals with substance use disorders, and people who are or have been incarcerated. We provide a wide array of trauma-informed healthcare, emergency services and supports to nearly 25,000 individuals each year and we are committed to making our programs more accessible to all.

JOB TITLE: Chief Development Officer

LOCATION: Brockton

HOURS: Full-time, Exempt

BENEFITS: Medical, dental, holiday, paid earned leave, 403b, etc.

OVERVIEW: Reporting to the President/CEO, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) will lead fundraising at Health Imperatives. Managing a team of three, the CDO will ensure that sound and efficient fundraising systems and best practices are in place, providing a firm foundation from which a robust institutional giving program can continue to expand and the potential of individual giving (from major donors, the Board, annual and planned gifts) can be realized.

Working in close partnership with the President/CEO and with the Director of Communications and Marketing, the Chief Development Officer will strengthen communications and targeted messaging, raising and broadening brand awareness by fully and very strategically leveraging media relations. The Chief Development Officer will actively look for and creatively initiate opportunities for Health Imperatives to be the go-to source in providing valuable thought leadership in reducing health and wealth disparities by providing meaningful opportunities for people impacted by violence, poverty, and discrimination.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team and as a key resource and engaged partner to the President/CEO.
• Prepare and oversee execution of an annual fundraising plan to include both individual and institutional giving strategies and programs, as well as stewardship and development operations.
• Develop and implement a dynamic and strategic communications plan to elevate Health Imperatives’ brand identity, broadening awareness and increasing visibility.
• Build relationships with diverse constituencies (both internal and external, colleagues, the media, and donors), devoting 40-50% of time to engaging in person.
• Lead the fundraising team of three direct reports (institutional giving, communications & marketing, and development associate).
• Work closely with the Program team to prepare compelling fundraising proposals/case for support.
• Manage a portfolio of ~75 individual major donor/planned gift/annual leadership prospects and top foundation prospects as needed.
• Collaborate with the President/CEO in managing their individual major gift prospect portfolio.
• Steward and deepen relationships with the Board, solicitating each member annually.
• Staff the Board Development Committee.
• Work to bolster donor relations to best in class.

Requirements

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• A thought-leader with a keen sense of urgency and commitment to the mission of Health Imperatives, social justice, and equality.
• Confident, mission-driven, strategic, and innovative big thinker.
• Minimum 10 years of senior-level and comprehensive development experience at a nonprofit organization – successfully managing a team and adept at Board relations.
• Demonstrated record of securing five to seven figure gifts from individuals.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, including persuasive writing ability and public speaking and presentation skills.
• Highly relational “people person” with an easy facility for engaging diverse constituencies (both internal and external).
• Media savvy with considerable experience overseeing a successful marketing & communications department.
• Positive with an innate sense of humor.
• Collaborative, enthusiastic, creative, and solution oriented.
• Energetic, diligent worker, comfortable with accountability.
• Experience working in Southeastern Massachusetts is a plus; this includes Brockton, Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, New Bedford, Plymouth, and Wareham.
• Expertise in any of the four primary areas of Health Imperatives’ focus and familiarity working at the intersection of private philanthropy, government funding, and public policy, are highly desirable.