Development Director (0462U), The California Policy Lab – 61156

Development Director (0462U), The California Policy Lab –
61156 About Berkeley

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Departmental
Overview

The California Policy Lab (CPL) creates research insights for
government impact. Through hands-on partnerships with government
agencies, CPL performs rigorous research across issue silos and
builds the data infrastructure necessary to improve programs and
policies that millions of Californians rely on every day. We focus
our work in six policy areas: education, criminal justice reform,
poverty and the social safety net, labor and employment, health,
and homelessness and high needs populations. CPL recognizes the
value of having a diverse staff at all levels of the organization.
CPL-Berkeley is a center within the Institute for Research on Labor
and Employment (IRLE).

Application Review
Date

The First Review Date for this job is: November 13, 2023. Job will
remain open until filled. Department will review applications on a
rolling basis.

Responsibilities

The Development Director is the lead on all development efforts at
the Lab, securing philanthropic support to fund the Lab’s
operations across both the UC Berkeley and UCLA headquarters, with
fundraising also supporting research on other campuses across the
UC system. This role is the institutional equivalent of Chief
Development Officer at similar organizations and will work closely
with and report to the Executive Directors of each site at UCLA and
UC Berkeley, with occasional interaction with faculty, researchers,
and staff across the UC system. The Development Director will also
coordinate with gift officers in other campus units as
needed.

The position will develop and implement a fundraising strategy and
will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, and preparing
proposals for foundations, potential major gift donors, and
government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. They
will fundraise for a $6-8 million annual budget and will focus on
expanding and diversifying CPL’s long-term funding sources. In
addition, the Development Director will work with our
Communications Director to identify opportunities for marketing CPL
to potential funders.

The Development Director should have demonstrated experience in
fundraising from foundations, federal agencies (like NSF or NIH),
and/or major donors. We prefer someone with experience in research
or policy in one or more of CPL’s policy areas, including criminal
justice, education, labor, homelessness, and the social safety net.
We prefer candidates with advanced knowledge of fundraising and
with experience from a non-profit, academic, or research
environment. The position works directly with the leadership team
at CPL UC Berkeley and UCLA, leading social-policy researchers
throughout the UC system, as well as state and local government
agency staff, and it is important that the candidate be able to
communicate our work to different audiences. The position will be
based in Berkeley but will occasionally require travel to Los
Angeles and other cities.

We are looking for a Development Director who is passionate about
the work of the California Policy Lab, including our work on
equity, and is effective at telling our story to potential funders.
Responsibilities include:

• Analyzes needs and assists in the creation of strategic plans
  for fundraising and other advancement programs.
• Develops and manages a dynamic portfolio to identify,
  cultivate, solicit, and steward prospects. The entire budget for
  the Lab is $6-8 million annually and is raised through multiple
  channels including foundations, government support, and university
  support.
• Writes proposals for solicitation of foundation, government,
  and/or state prospects and manages the submission process,
  including drafting portions of the narratives and collecting
  together all other relevant materials.
• Supports research staff in the writing and submission of
  foundation- and government-based grants and ensures timely
  submission.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards foundation,
  government, and/or state prospects.
• Initiates prospect research to find new foundations and
  high-capacity individual donors.
• Develops strategies for prospects and executes them with
  substantial autonomy.
• Maintains ongoing communication with funders, informing them of
  our work and seeking to develop closer engagement with the
  Lab.
• Organizes and implements large-scale fundraising strategies,
  including marketing and communications initiatives designed to
  attract new funding. For example, plans the annual advisory board
  meetings and plans and hosts various events that have a fundraising
  focus.
• Develops materials that showcase our work for different
  audiences and strategically works to get them in the hands of
  potential funders.
• Works with other CPL staff to ensure foundation presence at
  larger, research-focused conferences and convenings.
• Serves as the lead development professional for all CPL
  proposals.
• Develops reports and communications for funders, including
  foundations. These include narrative reports on the Lab’s growth
  and development.
• Works with the Executive and Faculty Directors to ensure that
  predetermined fundraising goals are met.
• Monitors these goals and proposes ideas for new sources of
  funding, but is not solely responsible for raising this amount
  (that falls to the Executive Directors).
• Ensures timely gift processing, reporting, and
  acknowledgements.

Required
Qualifications

• Training and experience that clearly
  demonstrates qualifications.
• Advanced knowledge of fundraising, foundation
  relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures,
  and techniques.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal
  communication skills, including political acumen, to build and
  maintain effective working relationships at all organizational
  levels and with outside constituencies.
• Advanced organizational, analytical, and
  critical thinking skills, including skill in creative and effective
  decision making, and problem recognition/avoidance/resolution
  skills.
• Advanced project management skill and
  experience conducting projects independently on deadline.
• Advanced skills to meet or exceed fundraising
  goals and objectives and proven success in fundraising.
• Very strong skills in maintaining
  confidentiality.
• Proven success in applying for grants and
  managing relationships with foundations.
• Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or
  equivalent experience / training.

Preferred
Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in policy or research
  in one of the policy areas in which CPL works.
• Knowledge of CPL, its vision, mission, goals,
  objectives, and achievements.
• At least five (5) years of job experience in
  fundraising.
• Expertise in using marketing and
  communications to get exposure for potential funders.
• Expertise in the areas in which the
  California Policy Lab works.
• Proven success fundraising at a non-profit,
  university, or other research environment.
• Past experience working for or with
  government agencies.
• Certified Fund-Raising Executive.

Salary &
Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by
the University, please visit the University of California’s

Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is
required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range
for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range
posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the
wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation
decisions including but not limited to experience, skills,
knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications,
analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational
needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary
at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are
determined based on final candidate qualifications and
experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably
expects to pay for this position is $105,500.00 –
$150,000.00.

• This is a 100% full-time (40 hours per week),
  career position that is eligible for full UC benefits
• This position is exempt and paid
  monthly.
• This is a hybrid position, eligible for 40%
  remote capability.

How to
Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

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Opportunity

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