Director of Development Operations (Full Time, Remote)

Director of Development Operations (Full Time, Remote)

Accelerate Change is seeking an experienced Director of Development Operations to lead and execute on the strategic vision for the Development Operations Department, overseeing all aspects of grant management and managing and optimizing donor data and operational responsibilities. This role supports high-level fundraising and external funder communications, provides leadership to the Development Operations Department team and collaborates cross-functionally, and ensures all grant activities are compliant with rigorous audits.

Here's what you could expect to do as the Director of Development Operations (key responsibilities):

• Lead the strategic vision for the Development Operations Department, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, strategy, and priorities.
• Oversee all aspects of grant management, including grant writing, proposal development, and grant reporting for Accelerate and incubated projects.
• Oversee and optimize all development operations, including processing donations, tracking data in Salesforce, donor and donation reporting, acknowledgment letters, fulfillment of stakeholder information requests, and other key operational responsibilities.
• Lead and execute external funder communications strategies, including email campaigns, LinkedIn presence, funder events, webinars, and production of annual reports and other donor-facing materials and communications activities.
• Support fundraising solicitation and funder relationship management led by the Executive Director and President alongside the Head of Partnerships.
• Ensure that every donor and prospect has an elevated and meaningful stewardship experience, overseeing and directly answering questions, addressing issues, and providing information to current and prospective funders.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to the Development Operations Department team to foster professional growth and accountability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with program and finance teams to ensure all grant activities are compliant with approved budgets and project objectives.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on grant performance, compliance issues, and opportunities for improvement to the President and Executive Director as needed.
• Conduct quarterly audits of grant compliance and expenditures, ensuring strict adherence to funder guidelines and organizational policies.
• Systematically review and audit grant agreement terms to ensure organizational adherence and proactively identify and flag potential risks or discrepancies.
• Oversee the review and validation of all grant-related data entries to maintain data accuracy and support informed decision-making.
• As part of the Leadership Team, help shape the strategy, programs/activities, and culture for Accelerate Change.

We'll also look for the Director of Development Operations to:

• Embrace change and that your responsibilities will shift over time. Pitching in to help with the needs of your department and the overall Central Team is an important part of your role.
• Help advance our goal of becoming an anti-racist organization. Within your role, apply equitable work practices, challenge white supremacy, and help make our programs more inclusive. Center our understanding that multiple systems of oppression intersect with racism and be an active part of our values work.
• Serve as a resource to our networks of partners. Help amplify partner successes, make connections between partners and facilitate learning sharing, and offer your expertise to partners in our networks wherever it makes sense.
• Take an entrepreneurial approach to their work and learning new skills. In our fast-paced, unstructured environment, we love it when staff first try to figure things out on their own and then ask for help if they're stuck.
• Seek out opportunities to deepen their skills on current/emerging platforms and with lean startup methodology. We take an individualized approach to growth where staff have the chance to explore and propose development opportunities that align with their interests and the team's priorities.

What We're Looking For

• Commitment to social change.