THE POSITION:
Wayside's successful candidate for this position will be a self-starting, strategic thinker whose hallmark qualities include the ability to genuinely listen to stakeholders; have a commitment to community and mission of women and children; building and strengthening fundraising outcomes, and the ability to relate comfortably with people of diverse profiles and backgrounds.
This Senior Director of Development reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is part of a senior leadership team made up of a VP of Clinical Programs, Senior Director of Finance/Adm., Senior Director of CC/Medical Billing, and Manager of Housing. S/he will influence and support the overall vision as a key stakeholder and senior leader at Wayside House; sharing responsibility for the design/execution of the organization's comprehensive strategy.
The primary near-term objectives of this position are three-fold:
(1) Build a development department that will strengthen the organization’s fundraising activities to meet the contribution objectives that have been set in the strategic plan.
(2) Identify and implement systems, policies, and processes to support the move to a much more aggressive and diverse fundraising and communications effort.
(3) Engage CEO, Board, staff volunteers, community stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals.