NPR

Senior Vice President of Development

NPR (National Public Radio) is an internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk and entertainment programming, based in Washington D.C. A privately supported, not-for-profit membership organization, NPR serves a growing audience of 27.2 million American listeners each week in partnership with 268 independently operated, noncommercial public radio, member stations spread across the U.S. A thriving multi-platform media organization at the forefront of digital innovation, NPR creates and distributes award-winning news, information, and music programming. Each NPR member station serves local listeners with a distinctive combination of national and local programming. Through multi-platform distribution, NPR has developed one of the most vibrant digital communities in media. On NPR.org, through its robust mobile applications, as well as over the air, it provides users with news, vital cultural programs, a decade’s worth of archived audio and information, and other original content.

Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Senior Vice President of Development will be a key member of the executive leadership team working in close partnership with the CEO, peers on the executive leadership team, member stations, the NPR Inc. Development Committee and the NPR Foundation Board. He or she will provide leadership and day-to-day management for all of NPR’s fundraising programs, coordinating development activities from identification, qualification, and assignment of prospects through cultivation, solicitation, closure, and stewardship. The SVP Development will provide strong, creative, energetic, strategic leadership on all annual and long-term fundraising initiatives and set new, ambitious, but attainable goals in order to increase annual operating funds and grow the endowment. He or she will manage and nurture a strong team of development professionals, oversee recruitment, management, development, and retention of professional and support staff. He or she will provide leadership, develop a strong sense of teamwork, establish an environment of mentoring and support, with a strong strategic and operational focus. He or she will build and develop effective working relationships between the Development team and other departments within the organization (News & Information, Digital Media, Programming, Member & Audience Partnership, NPM, etc.). In addition, the SVP of Development will take initiative to position public radio as a cause worth supporting with major donors. Working in concert with stations across the country, he or she will promote fundraising for public media generally, as well as for specific programming needs, as flows from the collaborative efforts with stations. Overall, he or she will undertake fundraising and related activities that promote and support an effective, stable, growing and vibrant public radio eco-system.

The successful candidate will have senior level management experience in a large, complex decentralized organization. Experience in a national nonprofit organization with member affiliates/chapters is a decided plus. He or she will have a demonstrated track record of effective major and principal gifts solicitation, including a proven record of accomplishment in individual, corporate, foundation and government relations. Experience in planning, implementation, management, and successful conclusion of a major capital campaign are highly desirable. The successful candidate will have the skills to develop systems and processes that create “win-win” scenarios and encourage member station collaboration and serve the collective good, as well as experience establishing individual and team goals and ensuring there is a clear understanding of roles and expectations. He or she will have unimpeachable integrity and trustworthiness.

A bachelor’s degree is required. A master’s degree in a relevant discipline that will be credible to donors and NPR colleagues, with strong academic credentials, is preferred.

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