Vice President of Resource Development

JOB TITLE: Vice President of Resource
Development

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

LOCATION: Hybrid – 2-3 days in-office (Downtown
Brooklyn)

SALARY: $135,000 – $175,000

 

ABOUT AAFSC:

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a non-profit,
non-sectarian organization, established in 1994, to provide
culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social
services. Our mission is to empower immigrants and refugees with
the tools they need to successfully acclimate to the world around
them and become active participants in their communities. While our
doors are open to all, AAFSC has developed cultural and
linguistic expertise in serving members of NYC’s
Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, Muslim, and South Asian
(AMENAMSA) immigrant and refugee communities. AAFSC
promotes mental and physical well-being and community power.
We ensure families are knowledgeable about their rights and
equipped to participate in civic society with confidence
and security. We help prevent child abuse, and work
to end domestic- and gender-based violence.
We provide the tools for learners of every age to
succeed. Finally, we help lift up the voices
and needs of under-represented communities and champion gender-,
racial-, restorative-, and immigrant justice.

 

JOB SUMMARY:

AAFSC has more than tripled in size—and expanded to a citywide
service area—over the past five years by providing our in-language,
culturally competent family support services through several
governmental contracts. This has provided us with the chance to
work with AMENAMSA communities in all five boroughs. AAFSC seeks to
further increase its impact sustainably by maintaining our
partnership with public sector funders while finding ways to expand
our philanthropically supported service delivery.

 

The Vice President of Resource Development has overall strategic
and operational responsibility for the team engaged in fundraising
and partnership development, ensuring that our critical programs
have the resources to meet the needs of vulnerable community
members.

 

The successful person in this position will have a track record
of developing and implementing high-impact fundraising plans;
building, managing, and nurturing effective teams; and
identifying/stewarding six-figure gifts from institutional donors,
public funders, and/or major donors. They will have at least some
familiarity with NYC-, NYS- and Federal government-funded nonprofit
contracts. Experience in a nonprofit organization that is
navigating the opportunities and challenges of growth would be
beneficial. A commitment to immigrant, refugee and low-income
communities is essential.

 

We estimate the well-qualified candidates will have about 10
years of relevant experience for this position, but our review of
candidates will focus on how well a candidate meets the needs of
the position and not merely on years of experience.

 

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Resource Development

• Design and oversee the execution of an updated fundraising
  strategy. This includes establishing plans and goals, stewarding
  current funders, diversifying our revenue streams, overseeing our
  city and state fundraising efforts, strengthening our institutional
  donor portfolios, and deepening our engagement with prospecting and
  moves management.

• Share regular updates on progress towards goals with senior
  management and the board of directors.

• Coach the Resource Development team on building the pipeline,
  stewarding donors, and securing gifts.
• Directly manage a portfolio of larger funders, ranging from
  five to eight-figures.
• Serve as the staff liaison to the board of directors’
  Development Committee and work with the entire board to
  leverage their networks, relationships, and ideas to generate
  funding opportunities in support of existing campaigns and new
  initiatives, support with growth and development of the board’s
  Advisory Council.
• Represent the organization in a variety of settings including
  meetings with potential funders, public and elected officials,
  community members, and other external stakeholders.
• Host meetings with and visits for foundations to share the
  inspiring work of AAFSC and encourage investments in our
  organization.
• Demonstrate knowledge of federal/state/city laws, regulations
  and agency guidelines for proposals and negotiations, as well as
  the evolving strategies of philanthropy.

 

Team Leadership

• Provide consistent and supportive supervision to a new and
  growing team.
• Continue strengthening the culture of philanthropy on the team,
  with organizational leadership, and with the Board of
  Directors.
• Lead AAFSC’s relationship with our lobbying firm.
• Help improve coordination of our donor management systems and
  our development administrative infrastructure.

 

Grants & Contract Management

• Provide strategic oversight to donor materials and external
  stakeholder communications.
• Review requests for proposals from public and private
  institutions and collaborate with staff to develop a strategic
  response to funding opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with grant regulations.
• Oversee funder site visits, audits, and desk audits.
• Support and oversee contract management process to ensure that
  awards are in place.

 

Internal Collaboration

• Collaborate and coordinate with the Finance and Program teams
  to meet current as well as future programmatic
• Identify opportunities to use financial resources more
  effectively to achieve program
• Communicate changes in funding and expectations with program
  teams; ensure appropriate buy-in is in place and monitor for
  progress against goals regularly.
• Support with preparation of grant budgets, program budgets, and
  the preparation of the annual organizational budget.
• Provide guidance to program teams about available funds and
  permissibility of use.
• Ensure that invoices are being prepared and submitted in a
  timely manner.
• Monitor for payments against pledges and follow up with funders
  as needed.
• Provide informed guidance about potential funding opportunities
  so that appropriate hiring decisions can be made.

 

Communications & Advocacy

• Oversee external communications efforts; ensure that messaging
  is aligned with AAFSC’s mission, vision, goals, and
  objectives.
• Support with organization’s advocacy work, including oversight
  on campaigns, coalition engagement, and partnership building
  efforts.

 

Other duties and responsibilities

• Participate in AAFSC meetings, trainings, and
• Perform other duties assigned as
• Attend external meetings and trainings as

 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated
  results in fundraising and progression of leadership
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proven track record raising institutional and public
  funds.
• Thoughtful ideas on increasing major individual gifts.
• Strong team leader with a coaching orientation who can build
  and maintain cohesion.
• Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and/or enhancing
  development processes and infrastructure.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends to attend
  events, or meetings.
• Job contingent on pre-employment background check.
• S. Work Authorization is required.

 

Compensation & Benefits:

The expected compensation for this role will fall within the
range of $135,000 – $175,000.

 

AAFSC prides itself in supporting its team in and outside of the
workplace. We offer 29 paid days off each year which includes 10
vacation days, 14 paid holidays, and 5 floating. We also provide up
to 12 sick days. In addition, we offer:

 

• Fully paid medical and vision insurance coverage to each
  employee, subsidized coverage to family members, and highly
  discounted dental coverage.
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403b tax-deferred retirement plan. AAFSCNY will match up to 5%
  of employee contributions.
• Several other supplemental insurance programs are also
  available.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at
all levels. All qualified individuals, regardless of personal
characteristics, are encouraged to apply.