Development Officer

Supervised By: Executive Director

Hours: 40 hours/week

Summary: The Development Director will work with all fundraising events and activities for the Kansas City Automotive Museum (KCAM) and assist in increasing community awareness of all KCAM programs. The main goal of the Development Director is to help the Museum meet its annual fundraising goal for the existing museum and the capital campaign for the new museum as outlined in the fundraising strategy.

In addition to working with the Operations & Events Manager, this position will report directly to the Executive Director and the KCAM Board of Directors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities-include the following: 

  • Fundraising activities, including: (60%)
    • Maintain a database of donations and contacts 
    • SME on chosen fundraising software
    • Execute and improve fundraising strategy and plan for fundraising events
    • Attend KCAM events  
    • Manage and develop relationships with current and potential donors 
    • Solicit sponsorships, donations, corporate matching gifts and charitable bequests 
    • Identify new foundations, corporations and opportunities to cultivate prospective donors 
    • Maintain donor database 
    • Track progress of pending and secured donations 
    • Assist with identifying new grant opportunities 
    • Develop fundraising presentations
    • Grant writing

  • Fundraising events, including: (40%)
    • Plan 2 or 3 large fundraising events
    • Assist in selling vendor space for marketing events

Other duties may be assigned.  

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Leadership – Effectively influences actions and opinions of others, accepts feedback from others, and mobilizes others to fulfill the vision

Professionalism – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, accepts responsibility for own actions, follows through on commitments

Strategic Thinking – Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals, understands organization’s strengths & weaknesses

Public speaking – Must be comfortable and confident to present KCAM and its mission in a one-on-one setting or large group setting

Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities, plans for additional resources, sets goals and objectives, develops realistic action plans

Project Management – Develops project plans, coordinates projects, communicates changes and progress, completes projects on time and budget, and manages project team activities

Delegation – Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities

Member experience – Ability to create a special member experience and ability to show value outside of the car community

Ask & close – Must have the ability and experience to convert the ask to a commitment and a donation

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Experience in Fundraising/Development and/or sales is preferred.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents; ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints; ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style; ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management.

Reasoning Ability: 

Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases; ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills: 

Use of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Google, Social Media, CRM, and basic understanding of databases.

Other Skills:

Excellent relationships building skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Good organizational skills. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

To be determined. 

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical & Mental Requirements

The employee must occasionally lift and/or push up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Ability to work with minimal day to day direction. Ability to work some weekends and evenings.

 

Apply now by sending your resume and supporting materials to MariaE@kansascityautomuseum.com