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Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the \"My Experience\" page in the \"Resume/CV\" field.\nActive City Year Staff members must login to Workday to apply internally.\nNumber of Positions: 1Position Overview\nSince its founding, City Year has relied on corporate, foundation, and individual partners to create meaningful social change. In conjunction with the Executive Director, this position is responsible for executing the Development strategy that will allow City Year San Antonio to leverage the resources, talents, and skills of the philanthropic sector to build City Year San Antonio and create change in communities across the city. The Senior Development Manager will focus on supporting multi-year relationships with donors, identifying new funding sources, and managing existing donor relationships. The Senior Development Manager will be responsible for helping to achieve the site’s fundraising goals, including supporting the Executive Director with major gift solicitation, grant writing, event planning, as well as the site’s external communications and marketing efforts.This Senior Development Manager reports to the Executive Director and is a hybrid role based out of the City Year San Antonio office.\nJob Description\nMinimum Qualifications\n2+ years of progressive fundraising or sales experience or comparable relationship management experience, demonstrating readiness to independently own portfolios and processes\n\nBachelor’s Degree in nonprofit management, communications, public administration, business administration, marketing, fundraising, or a related field; or comparable professional experience\n\nStrong interpersonal and relationship-building skills\n\nAuthorized documentation to work in the United States of America\n\nCriminal background history clearance to work with school-age children, depending on the position\n\nResponsibilities\nThe Senior Development Manager will perform the following roles and responsibilities:\nFundraising Strategy & Execution\nUnder direction from the Executive Director, support the execution of a comprehensive, site-specific fundraising strategy, aligned with City Year’s enterprise direction, to meet or exceed annual revenue goals of approximately $1 million, and position the organization for long-term growth\n\nInspire, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors through personalized engagement with an emphasis on major gifts and multi-year commitments\n\nSupport the refinement of City Year Giving Circles initiatives and increase participation with individual donor gifts of $10,000+\n\nWith the Executive Director, develop and deepen institutional partnerships with corporations and foundations to secure and sustain significant support, including stewardship and growth of Team Sponsors at the $100,000+ level\n\nCollaborate with the national Development team to steward and deliver on multi-site and national partnerships\n\nOversee the development of compelling grant proposals and ensure timely, accurate funder reporting\n\nMonitor and report on revenue performance and pipeline health; use data insights to identify process improvements and optimize fundraising strategies\n\nPortfolio Management\nManage a portfolio that contributes to the site’s private revenue target of $810,000 consisting of donors and prospects with $25,000+ giving capacity, including prospects with $100,000+ potential\n\nConduct 50+ meaningful donor engagements annually, including meetings, calls, and stewardship touchpoints\n\nMaintain accurate, timely donor records, call reports, and moves-management updates in Salesforce, using CRM data to prioritize work, identify barriers, and inform next steps\n\nTeam Collaboration\nCoordinate and equip site staff with tools and strategies to support fundraising efforts\n\nPartner closely with Impact staff and AmeriCorps members to connect fundraising efforts with program priorities and elevate the authentic impact of City Year’s work\n\nHelp foster team collaboration and belonging, contribute to site-wide goals, and role model a growth mindset and commitment to City Year’s culture and values\n\nPerform additional responsibilities as assigned to advance City Year’s mission\n\nBoard Engagement\nPartner with the Executive Director to engage the Board in fundraising and advocacy efforts\n\nServe as primary staff liaison to the Board Development Committee\n\nSupport strategies to achieve 100% board giving and increase board-led prospecting and stewardship\n\nEvents Leadership\nCollaborate with the Executive Director to manage special events that raise awareness of City Year, and to fundraise and engage individuals, foundations, and corporations as champions and donors; Events include but are not limited to: City Year San Antonio Gala, Specialty Market Events, and Private Receptions\n\nEnsure events are mission-centered, well-produced, and effective in advancing donor cultivation goals\n\nMarketing, Communications & Community Engagement\nWorking closely with site and national leadership, plan the strategy of donor engagement across sectors: private, government, and education (state policy, district funding)\n\nBuild meaningful relationships that result in securing both monetary and in-kind multi-year support\n\nOversee marketing and branding strategy, including promotional materials, web content, and donor communications\n\nRepresent City Year at external events and community engagements to elevate visibility and build new relationships\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience building or leading a diversified fundraising program or comparable relationship-management strategies (e.g., individual giving, major gifts, foundations, corporate partnerships, or similarly complex stakeholder portfolios)\n\nExperience leading cross functional initiatives\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including persuasive writing and presentations tailored to external partners (e.g., donors, funders, or senior stakeholders)\n\nComfort representing the organization publicly with donors, civic leaders, and corporate partners\n\nProficiency in CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite\n\nCity Year/AmeriCorps experience a plus\n\nStrong fundraisers come from many paths; we value transferable relationship building experience and encourage candidates with varied backgrounds to apply\n\nCompetencies\nIn order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies:\nProject Management: Plans, organizes, and manages complex fundraising initiatives and events to ensure timely, high-quality execution\n\nDecision-Making: Uses data and qualitative insights to make informed decisions, anticipate challenges, remove barriers to progress, and escalate issues when appropriate to keep work moving forward\n\nUnderstanding & Building Connection: Cultivates trust-based, meaningful relationships with donors, board members, partners, and staff to strengthen organizational support\n\nStrategic Thinking: Develops and implements multi-year strategies to drive revenue, translating them into clear priorities, systems, and sustained execution\n\nCollaboration: Works effectively across teams; builds shared purpose and alignment; models inclusive, mission-centered leadership\n\nPhysical requirements\nAbility to sit for extended periods and occasionally stand or walk\n\nManual dexterity for typing, writing, and handling office equipment\n\nVisual acuity to read screens and printed materials\n\nHearing ability to participate in conversations and respond to phone calls\n\nOccasional lifting of items up to 10-20 lbs (e.g., event materials)\n\nWorking Conditions\nMost work will be on-site either at the City Year San Antonio office, or at meetings with external partners and stakeholders, with some travel to partner schools\n\nPotential for remote work opportunities may be available as the work gets underway\n\nGenerally operates in a professional office environment using standard office equipment\n\nRequires regular local travel to donor meetings, events, and community engagements\n\nTypical schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-5:00PM, with occasional evening or weekend commitments\n\nRequires a valid driver’s license for travel as part of job duties\n\nMust have reliable internet access for any potential hybrid work opportunities\n\nNoise level generally moderate\n\nCompensation\nStarting salary range is $65,000 - $70,000 annually commensurate with experience\nBenefits\nFull-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. 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