Associate Director, Development

Associate Director, Development (National Portfolio)

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation through a career-accelerating program. We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students, followed by support that lasts through graduation.

Together, our ambition is to help rebuild the middle class and revitalize the American Dream.

About the Role

In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring an Associate Director, Development, who will drive strategy for Braven's national portfolio of funders and own the creation and standardization of the systems and processes that enable the development team to manage the full national donor pipeline with clarity. As a member of the External Affairs Development Team, you will be a key leader in helping the organization raise approximately $100M over the next three years by driving the project management of our grant writing process to ensure it is streamlined, repeatable, and efficient while setting the strategy and creating the collateral necessary to achieve fundraising goals.

This role is on the External Affairs team and reports directly to the Senior Director, Development.

What You'll Do

You will own the strategy and execution of supporting Braven's national philanthropy portfolio to reach annual fundraising goals. This includes the following responsibilities :

National Fundraising Strategy & Execution (35%)

• Drive and own the national foundation strategy, driving the fundraising approach for a portfolio with a goal of raising ~$20-25M annually. This includes developing and activating the annual revenue strategy for the national portfolio.
• Deeply understand the national donor ecosystem and the funding landscape Braven operates in, and serve as a strategic partner to the Senior Director of Development.
• Strategize on how to engage donors through the Moves Management stages and project manage the execution of next steps.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Development, to identify, vet, and cultivate new national prospects.
• Track national revenue progress to goal and the overall weighted pipeline. You will project manage the implementation of quarterly action plans, adjusting as needed to ensure we are on track to achieve fundraising goals.
• Review grant applications and report drafts, providing critical feedback to the grant writing team to ensure the timely submission of high-quality narratives and data.

National Development Operations & Donor Stewardship (40%)

Strategic External Stakeholder Management (25%)

Other duties as assigned