Job Summary:

The Director of Development serves as chief fundraiser for the diocese, overseeing all fund development and stewardship activities. These include the process for a successful Annual Appeal, the progress of the pledge fulfillment program, major gifts, and the completion of donor service needs. The director also serves as grants officer and fundraising liaison between the bishop, priests, donors, staff, and organizations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Growing philanthropic giving in the diocese
Designing and guiding the stewardship and development annual plan
Overseeing a $2.5 million Annual Appeal
Overseeing and managing daily functions for a $15 million capital campaign redemption program
Overseeing grant seeking including research, proposal writing, and reporting requirements
Overseeing the creation of publications and other media to support fundraising activities
Conducting pastor/parish training services including communicating diocesan needs
Forming strong working relationship with pastors, parish leaders, volunteers, chancery staff, and current and potential donors
Forming relationships with major donors to fund projects and initiatives in the diocese
Managing the stewardship and development budget
Managing and being responsible for the performance of all stewardship and development staff
Reporting weekly fundraising activity and projections
Completing special projects as needed

Qualifications and Requirements:

Practicing Catholic in good standing
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or related field
Conversational ability or fluency in Spanish is a plus
Minimum of five years of working experience in fundraising or development, including leadership responsibilities
Able to genuinely connect with priests, donors, and staff
Ability to collaborate effectively with clergy, parish leaders, and diocesan staff.
Possess initiative to constantly seek ways to improve fundraising results within budget parameters
Raiser’s Edge database proficiency
Experience working with printing, mailing, and processing vendors

Standards of Performance:

Achieve 85-90% of pledge redemption
Facilitate fundraising activities across all major campaigns
Ensure all parishes and missions are equipped with fundraising tools to meet their goals
Create and produce reports on KPIs for department activity
Ensure the timely completion and accuracy of all projects, including mailings, gift processing, redemption, acknowledgements, and database management
Ability to work well with priests, senior management, parish contacts, and volunteers

To Apply:

A resume, letter of interest, and a list of three professional references is required in order to apply. These should be sent as a single PDF file to jobs@dioceseoftyler.org.

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Director of Development (Chief Development Officer)