Chief Development Officer, Girls Technical Entrepreneurship Program

A once in a lifetime opportunity

To be part of a unique organization (Technovation) and set of global
partners, at a unique time in the world – working to double the
number of women technology leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in
the world and thereby accelerate sustainable development.
This is a fully remote position.

About Technovation

Technovation is the world’s largest
technology-entrepreneurship program for girls. We recently created
a very ambitious strategic
plan to leverage our lessons learned from 17 years of
programming and our global network of partners to make a
significant dent in increasing the number of women in positions of
influence, power and leadership – most notably in technology. Our
goal is to empower and engage 25 million girls in technology
entrepreneurship programs over the next coming years. 

Last year Technovation was chosen among the top 3% of 4,000+
global applicants to be featured as a “proven and ready-to-scale
solution” for the United Nations Development Programme’s [UNDP]
Digital X
Solutions Catalogue. 

About this opportunity

We are looking for a  Chief Development Officer who will
report to the CEO. Primary duties and responsibilities include:

Implement an innovative and
effective fundraising strategy aligned with the organization’s
strategic plan

 

• Building relationships with donors and leading major
  gifts and capital campaigns

 

Grant Writing and Proposals: Oversee
the process of researching, writing, and submitting grant proposals
to secure funding from foundations, government agencies, and other
grant-making entities. Ensure that proposals are well-crafted,
accurate, and aligned with the organization’s mission.
Collaborate with the marketing and
events team to plan and execute fundraising events
Collaboration with Programs
Manage a dynamic team of 4
fundraising team members
Work with the CEO to engage with and
support the board in fundraising
Improve fundraising operations based
on efficiency analyses

The Ideal Candidate:

10+ years of fundraising/business
development/sales experience and proven record of successful
revenue generation (working with organizational budgets
>$5M)
Dedicated to our mission
Experience leading a large capital
campaign
Experience working closely with
programs
Proven track record of implementing
strategic fundraising at an organization that has scaled
significantly
Exceptional interpersonal skills with
experience working in highly matrixed, global organizations
Be able to travel

How to apply:

Please share your
thoughts on these questions.

Following review of the responses to the above questions, you
will be invited to a short screening interview, followed by two
interviews with the fundraising and leadership team. In the final
round you will be invited to present a strategic response to a
select challenge to a few board members and the CEO.

We offer:

This is a full-time position with a salary ranging from
$120,000-$140,000. Our benefits include:
20 vacation days in addition to all federal holidays and sick
time 

A paid organization wide week-long
shutdown at the end of the year
100% cost coverage of medical,
dental, and vision costs for employees and a portion of the cost
for partners and dependents
Life-insurance coverage
401k program with an organization
match after two years
Option to participate in FSA and DCA
pre-tax programs
Tenure bonus plan
Remote work with core work hours and
flexible scheduling

Our work environment also prioritizes these features that align
with our core values:

Ownership: We follow
a
MOCHA process that clearly outlines responsibilities on a
project. You will make high-level decisions about the work you do
and how you will execute it. We focus on including everyone’s
voices, not micromanaging.
Integrity: We
emphasize transparency, honesty, and data in all our work and
decision making. We review projects regularly, admit when we need
to make changes, and use data to confirm when it’s time to try
something new.
Equity: We value
getting your work done in good quality and on time. We have core
hours but start and end times are flexible in order to support
what’s going on in your life, and you’re welcome to go to
appointments and run errands as needed. We continue to work on
promoting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout
the organization.

 

• Curiosity: We’re a small team and much
  of our work includes cross-team collaboration. That collaboration
  succeeds due to communication, organization, and curiosity as we
  encourage each other to learn and grow.

• Innovation: You’ll contribute directly to an
  organization that provides technology education to students from
  underserved areas in 100+ countries, all while helping to address
  the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Have an idea of
  how we can do this better? Let us know! We prioritize input from
  our team.