Vice President: Development & Administration American Near East Refugee Aid
Role & Responsibilities The vice president (VP) of development & administration, reporting directly to the President, will provide the vision and oversight required for increasing revenue and promoting partnerships. This includes new business development with institutional funders, grant solicitation, major gifts, corporation/foundation funds, events, direct mail, planned giving, and online donations. In coordination with the President and various stakeholders, the VP would initiate and implement a long-term strategy for growth. The VP would supervise a staff of six. Under the VP’s coordination, the HQ fundraising team is expected to increase funding to ANERA in ways that engage and educate donors and encourage long-term financial contributions and commitment. Lead in the setting of goals, protocols and implementation for ANERA’s grant solicitation. Fundraising Assist cultivation and solicitation of major individual, foundation and corporate donors. Budgetary Management Develop departmental and revenue budgets with participation of relevant team members and in conjunction with the president. Board and Committee Stewardship Help activate board, advisory council and committee members to act as ambassadors for ANERA. Agency Administration Develop and maintain policies/procedures and systems to enhance efficient operations consonant with our mission, guiding principles and best business practices. Qualifications Candidates should be exceptionally knowledgeable about non-profit business development and resource generation. Strong communication, strategic and leadership skills are critical to success in this position. Candidates must have the capacity and desire to work in an environment of consensus-based decision-making and highly effective cross-disciplinary cooperation. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrated success in raising six figure gifts from grantors, donors & funders Application Process Applicants should send their CV and brief letter of interest to jobs@anera.org; “VP Development” should be clearly stated in the subject line. No phone calls will be accepted. Background ANERA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit headquartered in Washington DC and working in the Middle East for over 44 years. Founded in 1968, ANERA is dedicated to improving lives in the Middle East and employs more than 80 full-time staff in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Jordan who are locally hired and work with local partners. ANERA draws on a diverse range of funding sources to deliver programs and in-kind donations to communities in the Middle East. ANERA’s Headquarters has a staff of 12 and includes a team of 6 fundraising professionals responsible for ANERA’s new business development, donor cultivation and stewardship, online and print communications, and coordination of all fundraising efforts from private individuals and non-governmental institutions. This collaborative and highly effective team works in conjunction with the field staff in raising a multi-million dollar annual fund, communicates with an online list of over 30,000, and provides financial stewardship to a list of over 8,000 individual donors in 30 countries annually. |
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