Fundraising and Development Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW:

MORTAR seeks a full-time Development Manager. This role supports all fundraising initiatives including but not limited to working with board members, staff, and volunteers as well as building relationships with donors in an effort to support the financial well-being of the organization. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished grant writer, as well as a forward and strategic thinker who enjoys seeing projects through from conception to completion both independently and with a team.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

MORTAR is experiencing significant growth and expansion. For this reason, we’re adding to our high-performing team to meet the growing needs of our organization.

We’re looking for a compelling communicator and writer to increase our capacity to attract, cultivate, and maintain individual, corporate, and foundation partnerships that yield the necessary support to scale MORTAR’s impact across the nation.

The successful candidate will join our high-performing team, which has laid the foundation of MORTAR’s work over the course of the last 11 years, as we continue our work toward our vision, strategy, and establishing MORTAR as the go-to organization for equipping communities to build more equitable small business ecosystems for Black and minority entrepreneurs.

Success in this role requires a propensity for developing meaningful partnerships with donors, meticulously managing grants and fundraising campaigns from ideation to completion, and the ability to work both within a dynamic team and independently.

Our ideal candidate will join MORTAR’S team of all-stars to work closely with the Development Director, to meet or exceed the fundraising goals as established in the annual fundraising plan. ensure MORTAR’s long-term fiscal sustainability in accordance with the organizational strategic goals, as well as the annual organizational budget.

If you have a passion for building relationships, a mind for fundraising & development, the chops for sales, and a heart for building equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.

REPORTS TO: Director of Development/CEO

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:

Ensure MORTAR storytelling is consistent across all staff, board, stakeholders, and media

Diversify MORTAR’s philanthropic revenue streams to meet/or exceed the organization’s fundraising goals as forecasted in the annual fundraising plan and organizational budget

Improve and increase MORTAR’s donor engagement practices

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grant research, writing, management, and reporting

Implementation, management, and tracking of annual fundraising campaigns and fundraising events

Cultivate and retain a robust portfolio of donors and partners; building relationships to help further MORTAR’s mission in accordance with the departmental engagement plan

Act as a representative of MORTAR at community events, meetings, and gatherings

REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES and SKILLS:

Integrity

Flexible, optimistic, constructive, with a good sense of humor; must be comfortable in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Exceptional planning and time management skills

Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability

Passionate about the mission of MORTAR

Emotional maturity

Creative, self-starter attitude

Hard-working, highly resourceful team player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently

Adhere to the utmost ethical standards, intuitive, considerate, and kind

Adaptable, versatile, forward-looking thinker who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

At least two years of professional or volunteer nonprofit fundraising

Database entry and management

Bonus points for candidates with an extensive understanding of local and national entrepreneurial ecosystems and barriers

SALARY and BENEFITS:

Salary Based On Experience

40 hours weekly

Health, Dental & Vision benefit plans are available after 45 days

PTO plan available after 45 days of employment

Student Loan Repayment Assistance benefit available after 90 days of employment

Tuition Assistance benefit available after 1 year of employment

Additional 20 days of Holiday PTO

Paid day off for your birthday

Remote work days

Other duties as deemed necessary