Director of Development

Maryland Hillel seeks the organization’s next Director of Development. The successful applicant will serve as the director of fundraising activity for one of the nation’s most accomplished student empowerment organizations – which reaches some 5,800 Jewish students at the University of Maryland each year. Hillel enhances the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. By curating a menu of social, leadership, religious, educational, and cultural experiences, Hillel strengthens each student’s Jewish identity – in a non-prescriptive way. The organization derives most of its revenue from fundraising activity and the success of the Director of Development is material to the quality and magnitude of the opportunities available to the students we serve.

To apply, please visit the Hillel Jobs website.  Do not apply through Human Resources at the Associated.  Only applications received via the Hillel Jobs website will be considered.

What we are looking for:

You are a natural motivator; your enthusiasm and storytelling ability have a way of capturing the imagination and support of your diverse audience. Colleagues and friends recognize you as a highly detailed and organized individual – you set plans, and project manage to achieve your desired result. Managing-up and continuous improvement are not just concepts for you, they are a way of life. An entrepreneurial spirit, get-to-yes mentality, and the ability to thrive in fast paced and frenetic settings will lead to your success in this environment.

Your qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree required; a relevant master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of 5-7 years of fundraising experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication ability
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft suite
• Experience with CRM and data management; Salesforce Non-Profit Success Pack experience is ideal
• Conversant in Jewish history, tradition and religious practice.

What you will do:

The Director of Development marshals the efforts of the board, volunteers, and professional staff to drive Hillel’s annual campaign and support the efforts of the capital campaign. Each year, Maryland Hillel raises some $1,000,000 in private philanthropy and a further $400,000-$600,000 in grants. The organization has also just surpassed $12 million towards its capital campaign goal of $20,000,000 which will realize a brand-new building (www.marylandhillelcampaign.org). The role includes the following elements:
 

Development Strategy & Management:

1. Write an annual development plan and establish metrics
2. Exercise daily oversight of progress towards fundraising goals with a keen eye to LYBUNTS and parents of first-year students
3. Develop moves management strategies for major donors
4. Report to key stakeholders on fundraising results to date and anticipated year-end outcomes

Board & Volunteer Management:

1. Serve as the professional coordinator of the activities of the Board of Directors
2. Convene and manage the Development Committee of the Board of Directors
3. Assist the nascent Jewish Terrapin Alumni Network
4. Cultivate parent leadership to serve on the Parent Council
5. Assist in identifying prospective board members

Mass Solicitation & Communication:
Serve as the lead point of contact to the campus marketing and development manager. Together:

• Prepare and disseminate monthly parent and alumni communications
• Plan and execute several days of giving: Giving Tuesday, Big10 Challenge, UMD Giving Day, and Hillel Global Giving Week
• Creatively deploy a mix of mass-solicitation tools like email, text messaging, social media, snail mail campaigns
• Choreograph the organization’s annual report

Donor & Stakeholder Management:

• Personally cultivate, solicit and steward a portfolio of donors
• Develop and implement stewardship plans for all donors
• Curate a portfolio of donors for the Executive Director, Board of Directors and volunteer solicitors

Data Management:

• Ensure donor data and interactions are accurately captured in the Salesforce database
• Work with the finance team to ascertain congruous record keeping across the development and financial operations
• Conduct research on donor prospects
• Systematically manage lists for special attention by members of the Board of Directors, Development Committee and Executive Director

Event Management:

• Coordinate Hillel’s annual Parents’ Weekend for some 250 families
• Convene parlor meeting, breakfasts and other niche events as needed
• Host virtual gatherings for those seeking to learn more about Hillel

Organizational Leadership:

• Serve on the senior leadership team of the organization
• Inform organization wide strategy
• Represent the organization to the University of Maryland – particularly University Relations.

What you will receive:

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. Salary range of $90,000-$110,000.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity (GSRA), pension plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities.
• Travel regionally and abroad

About Maryland Hillel

Maryland Hillel serves one of the largest and most dynamic Jewish campus communities in the country. Actively seeking to engage Jewish students on their own terms, Maryland Hillel provides students with Jewish opportunities that are meaningful, empowering and engaging. Through a creative mix of leadership training, education, volunteerism, social, spiritual, and cultural opportunities, students are inspired to realize their potential and become the best versions of themselves.

Maryland Hillel, located in College Park, MD in close proximity to Washington, DC, enjoys a national reputation for its Jewish community, both due to its size with some 5,800 Jewish undergrads, and, more critically, due to the vibrancy of Jewish life on campus. Maryland Hillel draws students to the University of Maryland from around the country with large contingents from Maryland, the tristate area, Florida and California. Following many years of growth, Hillel is conducting a capital campaign to construct a custom-built 40,000 square foot Jewish student center to continue to support this thriving Jewish community into the future.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at more than 550 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders. Maryland Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

To apply, please visit the Hillel Jobs website.  Do not apply through Human Resources at the Associated.  Only applications received via the Hillel Jobs website will be considered.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and its Agencies are equal opportunity employers, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran's status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law.