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Essex County Greenbelt Association

Assistant Director of Development

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A Fundraising Manager manages fundraising for an organization. Develops and implements fundraising strategies that include online fundraising, mail and email campaigns, grant writing and fundraising events. May develop relationships with large donors.

$142,038 / year median in Massachusetts

+10% projected growth

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Job Description

Position Overview Greenbelt is seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative and experienced Assistant Director of Development to serve as a key fundraising and operational leader as we scale up our fundraising efforts. Reporting to the Director of Development and Community Engagement, the Assistant Director will manage a dedicated two-person fundraising team and play a significant role in advancing donor relationships. Approximately 70% of the role is outward- and people-facing, including donor and board/committee relationships, frontline fundraising, team leadership, and collaboration with organizational leadership. The remaining 30% involves fundraising strategy, systems and process management, including pipeline and portfolio management, CRM oversight, campaign tracking and analysis, and strengthening fundraising systems and processes. This is an active fundraising leadership role, requiring both strong relationship-building skills and the ability to lead the systems, processes and analysis that drive successful fundraising.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of professional fundraising or development experience, with demonstrated experience in major gifts, individual giving, donor cultivation and/or campaign fundraising. Demonstrated success building and managing a donor pipeline, including identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding prospective and current donors. Experience working with board members and/or fundraising committees, with the ability to build trust, provide clear direction and motivate volunteers to take meaningful action. Management experience, with a demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, develop and hold staff accountable while creating a collaborative and supportive team environment.