Vice President of Development - Education for Employment - New York, NY

Vice President, Development

Washington, DC or New York, NY

About the Organization

Education For Employment (EFE) was founded on the belief that when young people have jobs and the hope of building a future for themselves, they help lay the foundation for secure and peaceful societies. We currently operate in the Middle East and North Africa – the region with the world’s highest youth unemployment rate. We are transforming the lives of young people by giving them the opportunity to work and the tools to create productive, independent livelihoods. Through unique partnerships with business, government, education, and civic leaders in our countries of operation, we design tailor-made training programs that give unemployed young people the specific skills to get and keep a job. At the end of our training programs, our graduates are placed in jobs that our partners commit before training begins. Graduates receive ongoing support through our mentoring and alumni networks.

Over the last five years, Education For Employment has enjoyed a period of rapid. In 2010, EFE had placed 1,000 graduates in jobs (since inception in 2006). By the end of 2015, EFE projects to have placed 8,000 youth in jobs and graduated over 30,000 young people from its various job-readiness and entrepreneurship programs. The organization also has recently expanded to new countries in the Gulf region (UAE and Saudi Arabia) and in 2016 is establishing a presence in Algeria. EFE is poised for another period of rapid growth with an emphasis on quality and strengthening of the network’s affiliate institutions. The Vice President, Development role will be an important contributor to this next strategic phase.

Position Summary

We are hiring a Vice President, Development to create and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy that achieves our revenue and sustainability objectives. The Vice President’s primary focus will be to diversify and broaden our existing donor base to engage more individuals and private foundations with an initial focus in the United States. In addition, the Vice President will be responsible for creating fundraising systems and processes that ease collaboration among EFE’s global staff. The Vice President also will work to build organizational and staff capacity among the Affiliates to develop long-term plans for sustainability and associated funding strategies.

The ideal candidate will bring a demonstrated passion for EFE’s mission and the communication skills to effectively share EFE’s impact through creative and data-driven storytelling. S/he must also demonstrate a successful record of engaging new funders resulting in major gifts. To work well in EFE’s culture, the Vice President must also be a collaborative team-player who proactively builds relationships with colleagues and other key stakeholders. The top candidate also will possess an entrepreneurial mindset and thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy. Working in collaboration with the President/CEO and EFE-Global management team, develop and execute an annual development strategy for EFE-Global.

Proposal development. Lead the development of funding proposals and grant applications targeted at private individuals and foundations, primarily in the United States.

Donor cultivation. Research new prospects in coordination with program team in the US and, when appropriate, with affiliate partner organizations. Cultivate, solicit, and steward existing and new donors to achieve fundraising objectives.

Systems. Oversee the establishment of the processes and systems (including databases and other technology solutions using Salesforce.com) to coordinate development and fundraising initiatives for individual, foundation, and government grants for the US organization and the Network overall. Track fundraising activities across the Network to ensure successful donor stewardship. Coordinate EFE-Global staff in the US and Europe with fundraising

responsibilities.

Board engagement. Engage EFE-Global Board members effectively in fundraising initiatives. Provide training and coaching, as needed, to ensure consistency and effectiveness of fundraising messages and objectives.

Affiliate engagement. Support Affiliates as they develop, refine and implement sustainability goals, strategies, and budgets. Obtain expert technical assistance for Affiliates to strengthen capabilities in these areas. The level of assistance will depend on each Affiliate’s needs at their particular stage of development.

Team management. Hire and manage a staff member to support the development function.

Key Qualifications

A passion for EFE’s mission

Relevant experience in an individual major gift and private foundation development function

Successful experience designing, developing, implementing and managing development strategies

Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage new donor relationships; strong partnership-building and relationship-management skills

Previous experience building organizational capacity (systems, processes, technology) and staff capacity (training)

Successful fundraising with high net-worth individuals and private foundations in the United States; international fundraising experience, particularly in MENA, a plus

Demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-growth, collaborative environment

Ability to travel to the MENA region.

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Education For Employment (EFE) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the organization’s policy to seek out and hire, at all levels, individuals without regard to race, religion, age, color, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical ability. We affirm our policy of offering equal employment opportunities to all individuals through our employment practices.