Development Manager

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2.5 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers in chapters across the United States and our five international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement, and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter @JDRF.

As a JDRF team member, you can look forward to interesting and challenging work, building strong relationships with fellow staff and our network of volunteers, and having a meaningful impact on the lives of everyone affected by this devastating disease. JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Summary

The Development Manager for the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) programs is a highly visible and community-facing role responsible for driving fundraising success for the JDRF One Walk programs in the Illinois Chapter. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic and driven individual, willing to take initiative and work independently to build relationships on behalf of the chapter. Through collaboration and coordination with national and regional teams, Chapter staff, and volunteer partners, the Development Manager champions a strategic approach to One Walk program development including family/corporate team recruitment and development, volunteer leader recruitment and engagement, and stewardship that will grow the program at all levels and ensure an extraordinary participant experience.

The right person in this position is an integral member of the team, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of fundraising, and chapter operations. This includes identifying and engaging new donors, managing, evaluating, and expanding cultivation opportunities, oversight of various event activities, and support. He/she/they organize and execute select administrative components that support the donor giving cycle, from qualification to stewardship.

This is a hybrid position, reporting to the Chicago, IL office a minimum of two days per week. The position must be based within the chapter footprint (IL).

Responsibilities

• Co-develops a strategic plan for the success of the One Walk program chapter wide. Collaborates with chapter staff as well as national/regional staff resources to ensure the Chapter's revenue growth in One Walk and as a pipeline driver for all other engagement.

• Responsible for building and implementing a strategy to develop a pipeline of new volunteers, community leaders, donors, team captains and training, coaching, and managing the pipeline resulting in the attainment of revenue goals.

• Develops and executes long-range and short-range strategies and plans to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward new donors. Proactively seeks out and identifies new leads for family teams. Calls/meets with new prospects weekly. Develops and cultivates these leads to become part of the JDRF One Walk.

• Responsible for volunteer committee development, team recruitment and retention strategies, budget, timeline, marketing/PR, logistics and best practice implementation.

• In partnership with chapter staff, helps manage event logistics for the chapter's One Walk events, including kick-off and rally events, Walk Day, and Awards Celebrations.

• Executes plan for maximizing team participation to achieve revenue goals by retaining and activating existing teams, attracting new ones from all sectors of the community and by providing fundraising guidance and support.

• Identifies, builds, and stewards relationships with community, civic and corporate leaders as an integral part of volunteer and donor engagement.

• Mines data resulting in acquisition of key volunteers, participants, donors, sponsors, and community leaders. Leads prospect research and develops engagement plans, activities, and correspondence to support interactions with prospects.

• Manages Walk operations in Luminate Online and Salesforce databases. Pulls reports and serves as the first contact to troubleshoot with teams.

• Strategically and consistently utilizes CRM data management tool to maximize efficient and effective moves management of donor pipeline.

• Oversees assigned activities and helps establish strategic alliances.

• Ensures personal accountability for meeting deadlines and responding to volunteers and other department requests.

• Supports other fundraising events, chapter activities and programs as assigned.

Qualifications

• 4 years of work experience including 2+ years fundraising or relevant business/volunteer experience.

• Strong CRM database knowledge, Salesforce preferred.

• Strong knowledge of walk management software, Luminate Online preferred

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

• Ability to collaborate as a team player.

• Strong verbal and written communication. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to interface with all levels of staff and volunteers.

• Excels in prospect research and thinking creatively to develop donor acquisition strategies.

• Experience in new business development and account management preferred.

• Ability to create and manage process that enhances efficiency of staff work while allowing for donor centricity.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

• Detail oriented.

• College degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Familiarity with outreach activities preferred.

• Ability to travel within the chapter footprint. Occasional evening and weekend work as needed.

Essential Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional information:

Requests for medical, religious, and other exemptions will be considered on an individual basis. JDRF will comply with all federal, state, and local laws.

JDRF supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

JDRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.