Fast Facts

The Managing Director of Development at City Year will lead fundraising efforts, manage donor relationships, and oversee a team to meet fundraising goals in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities: The MDD will focus on securing multi-year contributions, managing donor relations, overseeing major gift solicitations, grant writing, event planning, and external communications.

Skills: Proven fundraising experience, exceptional storytelling and relationship-building abilities, strong presentation and communication skills, and strategic thinking.

Qualifications: Experience in fundraising and leadership, entrepreneurial mindset, proactive problem-solver.

Location: On-site in San Jose, CA.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $100,000 - $150,000.

Application Instructions

Click Apply to submit your online application. Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the "My Experience" page in the "Resume/CV" field.

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Number of Positions: 1Work Location: 100% On-Site

Position Overview

The Managing Director, Development will focus on establishing multi-year contributions, identifying new funding sources and management of current donors. The Managing Director, Development (MDD) will oversee a team that will be responsible for achieving the site’s fundraising goals including major gift solicitation, grant writing, event planning, as well as the site’s external communications and marketing efforts. The MDD will serve on the site leadership team, helping to drive and support site-wide initiatives and projects.  

Job Description

The Managing Director of Development will be a highly effective storyteller and relationship builder who can bring to life City Year’s impact in schools using strong presentation and communication skills that capture the hearts and minds of potential donors and inspires them to support City Year’s mission. This position is ideal for someone who is entrepreneurial, with proven fundraising experience, who is a proactive leader, creative problem solver, and strategic thinker with an aptitude for relationship development.

Benefits

Full-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. For more information, click here.

Employment at City Year is at-will. 

City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.