St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco operates the Multi-Service Center - Northern California’s largest homeless shelter, Navigation Centers for chronically homeless individuals and couples, and the Riley Center - Domestic Violence shelter and services for survivors. We have over 125 employees working in 4 locations and serve over 1200 clients per day. We are proud of our diversity and of our more than 150-year history of helping others in San Francisco. St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco’s mission is to offer hope and service, on a direct person-to-person basis, working to break the cycles of homelessness and domestic violence.

 The key responsibilities are to:

• Create and implement strategic fund development plan.
• Oversee special events and integrate them into a broader development strategy.
• Effectively use data and technology to improve fund operations.
• Oversee marketing and communications.
• Expand and effectively manage foundation and donor relations.
• Oversee fund and budget management.
• Effectively manage a team of development staff.

The INTERIM Development Director reports to the Interim Executive Director, is a key member of the leadership team, and attends occasional Board meetings. This position is an exempt, salaried, non-union position.

The Development Director is responsible for the development and successful execution of an annual plan to raise $1.5 million in operating and contract funding and is expected to develop the plans that would allow for this amount to grow significantly over the next three years. 

This is a full-time, non-union, exempt salaried position. Compensation: This is a temporary position that does not include health benefits, but does accrue vacation, sick time, and holiday pay. The salary range for this position is $115k-$135k annually.

Principal Responsibilities

• Create and execute on an annual fund development strategy that grows and maximizes contributed revenue from all sources.
• Work with the Executive Director, and the Development team to cultivate, solicit and steward major individual donors and secure new major gifts.
• Work with Program Directors to develop and implement plans for their increased involvement in connecting donors with programs services, including tours and meaningful volunteer opportunities. 
• Spring Campaign: Oversee the annual Spring appeal, including direct mail, e-appeals, and social media solicitations. Work with the Development Associate to develop and execute strategies for increasing annual Spring appeal revenue.
• Special Events: Oversee the work of event committees and development staff for the annual major event and work with them to secure event sponsorships and integrate follow-up donor cultivation strategies into all aspects of events.
• Planned Giving Program: develop and implement a formal planned giving program.
• Institutional (Foundation and Corporate) Giving: Work with the Development Manager to further build relationships with institutional donors and ensure timely reporting. Utilize research to expand the pool of potential institutional giving.
• Lead the development team: In partnership with the Interim Executive Director, manage and supervise the Development Associate, Donor Database Manager and Development Manager.
• Budget: Work closely with the Executive Director, and Finance Director to set development budget goals for FY24/25. 
• Oversee the administration of the donor database and all other fundraising tools, including the website.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be a diplomatic and creative leader that is committed to the organization’s mission, is rooted in the San Francisco community, has an outstanding record in fund development, and demonstrated experience working with non-profit Boards of Directors, donors, and community leaders. This candidate will also have the skills necessary to craft and execute a sound fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in all external communications and internal systems. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to exercise impeccable judgment are required. Specific qualifications include:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of successful fundraising experience in a senior management role, preferably in a multi-faceted development program.
• Experience in annual giving strategy, corporate and foundation giving, major gift strategy, and events.
• Ability to communicate, work effectively, and build trust with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to think strategically, problem solve, innovate, exercise initiative, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks/projects and sensitive information. 
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce.
• Experience incorporating current marketing strategies (including social media) in fundraising techniques/plans.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and inspire staff.
• Unrelenting passion and commitment to helping those in need in San Francisco.
• Excellent presentation skills including interpersonal skills, oral and written communication, formal presentation skills, and ability to work with diverse populations. 

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends as required. COVID-19 immunization and boosters are required. A background check is required on acceptance of the job offer.

St. Vincent de Paul is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider qualified applicants for hire with arrest and/or conviction history.