Development Officer

About RRFB: Great Job! Great Benefits! Family Friendly work environment! Help your neighbors who are struggling! If this sounds like something you want, this job is for you! 

• Excellent Benefits - medical, dental, vision, 403b (Most employees pay less than $40 per paycheck for medical coverage)
• Amazing Time-Off - 13 paid holidays each year + 15 PTO Days each year + 2 Personal Days each year
• Leave work every day knowing that you've helped your community

We will only consider resumes that show details about your work experience, not just employer and dates. We are also willing to train new employees.

Description

Title: Development Officer

FLSA Status: Full-Time Salary Position 

Pay: $58,000 - $60,000 Annually

Reports to: Chief Development Officer

Description

The Development Officer is responsible for securing funds for Roadrunner Food Bank within a designated geographic area. The position is responsible for attracting, retaining and stewarding donors who live in Las Cruces and other designated southern New Mexico areas, tracking and reporting contacts and results to meet annual budget objectives. In collaboration and close communication with the Mission Advancement Officer, Development Officer ABQ, Corporate Engagement Officer and the Manager of Volunteer Programs LC and other key staff, this position will help to strengthen the ’individual and corporate giving pipeline’ systems that lead donors to increase engagement and revenue.

Key Result Area #1 Strategic Development

• Create annual and long-term budget goals/targets for assigned portfolio based on the donor’s history of giving and knowledge of the donor’s giving potential.
• Leverage existing relationships in order to create new opportunities by identifying donors with the affinity and capability to give more based-on prospect research and donor/prospect interactions.

Key Result Area #2 Cultivation and Solicitation

• Responsible for increasing giving in Las Cruces and other designated southern New Mexico areas to meet organizational goals
• Regularly make phone calls, send handwritten cards and emails and conduct face-to-face visits to thank, update, cultivate and solicit donors and prospects utilizing Salesforce Dashboards
• Represent Roadrunner Food Bank at a variety of donor and prospective donor cultivation opportunities in and around Las Cruces and other designated southern New Mexico areas

Key Result Area #3 Stewardship

• Ensure that donor information is kept current and donor interactions are consistently documented in Salesforce, the organization’s donor management system
• Retain assigned portfolio donors and minimize attrition through active follow-up and stewardship efforts including the creation of an effective and regular communication strategy in compliance with Roadrunner’s communications standards and brand identity

Key Result Area #4 - Collaboration and Teamwork

• Develop strong and collaborative working relationships with members of the Development Team to ensure donor engagement is coordinated - specifically with cross-over to the Roadrunner Club, Full Plate Society, Corporate Engagement and Volunteer team members based in Albuquerque
• Develop strong and collaborative working relationships with other staff who serve as subject matter experts and content resources to ensure effective and up-to-date messaging for donors/prospects
• Provide staffing support to large-scale ‘all hands on deck’ events and initiatives that impact the overall development program or organization
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent level of directly related experience to this position
• Minimum of three years nonprofit fundraising or sales experience
• Experience working with Salesforce or other donor CRM system
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams or Zoom virtual platforms
• Successful experience on the phone in making cold calls
• Successful experience in developing/implementing cultivation and solicitation strategies
• Must be able to travel throughout the state when needed
• Must be willing and able to work occasional nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Employment Requirements

• Successful Background Clearance

Physical Environment

• Work environment is a combination of hybrid/office (60%) and in the field (40%)
• Primarily an office environment in front of a computer screen and on the phone although employee is required to travel to activities and events off-site in Las Cruces and other designated southern New Mexico areas.
• Company vehicle or mileage reimbursement will be provided.
• The employee may be required to participate in outdoor activities or events which are subject to exposure to weather conditions.

Disclaimer 

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give assignments.  

This role description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All Key Result areas are essential job functions and requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.  

Roadrunner Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Roadrunner Food Bank participates in the E-Verify program.