Development Director in Waterville, Maine at Alfond Youth and Community Center

The Alfond Youth & Community Center is seeking a dynamic and relationship-focused Development Director to lead individual giving, legacy donations, charitable events, and the Founder’s Club giving program. Reporting directly to the CEO, this key leadership role will cultivate meaningful donor relationships, expand fundraising opportunities, and help advance the AYCC’s mission throughout Central Maine. If you are a strategic thinker, skilled communicator, and passionate advocate for community impact, we encourage you to apply.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• In cooperation with the CEO, create, develop and manage relationships with new and existing individual donors
• Create new donor relationships through lead management and follow-up
• Develop short and long-term development plan with objectives and benchmarks
• Provide leadership for The AYCC Founder’s Club Giving Program
• Provide relevant support in the development and management of new and existing corporate giving
• Assume leadership and coordination of strategic fundraising events
• Assist the CEO with regular donor contacts via phone, email, or in-person.
• Data entry and supervision of organization’s donor management system.
• Work closely with Finance to identify and process donations ensuring accurate and synchronized systems data
• Prepare reports & correspondence accurately and by deadline.
• Handle confidential and non-routine information.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer paid long term disability
• Short term disability
• Possibility of free childcare
• AYCC specific discounts (free membership, staff discounts, discounts with local businesses)

KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with individual donors, foundations and other high-yield donors; Fundraising experience in Central Maine preferred.
• Proven experience writing internal & external communications.
• Event planning leadership, fundraising event coordination experience preferred
• Prior management of applicable fundraising software and database oversight

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Self-Starter with ability to produce quality results with minimal supervision
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interact with staff at all levels.
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Team player.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to details.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities and use time efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to prepare & produce reports.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness and monitors’ own work to ensure quality.
• Critical thinking.
• Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Computer literacy – Word, Publisher, Excel, databases, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive and confidential situations.

WORK SCEHDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week. This is a hybrid position with at least 50% of the workday spent working off-site.