Groundswell: Director of Development - Washington DC

[Erica Stout]

Groundswell is currently recruiting for a Director of Development position. We are also recruiting for the following summer fellowship positions: Operations, Development, New Media, Video and Photography. For more information and to apply, please visit www.groundswell.org. With questions, please contact hir...@groundswell.org.

Groundswell makes clean energy services more affordable for individuals and community groups and creates local economic opportunity in the process. Through two programs, the Community Power Project and the Strong Homes Program, Groundswell brings together communities by linking mission-based organizations, membership groups and other civic networks interested in efficiency or clean energy upgrades. To increase their purchasing power, Groundswell bundles the demand for clean energy, and local businesses compete for the purchasing groups’ business. Community members select a business for their project based on three core criteria: cost savings, environmental impact and community benefit. 

Responsibilities

The Director of Development is a Senior Management position reporting to the Executive Director. The Director of Development will:

·         Lead the development, implementation and oversight of comprehensive growth strategy for nationally leading social enterprise working at intersection of community economic development and clean energy

·         Execute blended-revenue strategy that balances philanthropic and public sector resources with social investment and earned revenue

·         Develop and sustain revenue-bearing partnerships with businesses and social sector organizations

·         Directly cultivate and solicit major investments, including grants, performance-based contracts, or returns-based investment. Support Executive Director in cultivating and securing major opportunities

·         Inspire and involve staff, governing board, and advisory board in raising capital

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Qualified Applicants

An ideal candidate will have the following experience, skills and qualities:

 

Experience

• Proven success with direct external donor/investor cultivation and solicitation, including major gifts and philanthropic grants
• Proven success in raising enterprise-based capital, including angel, venture or equity capital
• Leadership within blended-revenue, social enterprise organizations
• Development leadership during rapid organizational growth
• Demonstrated success building private sector partnerships around social impact
• Editorial and grant writing fluency

Skills

• Staff Management (minimum three years)
• Strategy Development (short term and multi-year)
• Direct solicitation and cultivation of investment
• Comfort navigating the intersection of development and organizational finance 
• Project management capacity
• Exceptional, persuasive verbal and written communicator
  

Qualities

• Creative, entrepreneurial approach
• Effective collaborator and empathetic communicator
• Self-directed, resourceful, candid and assertive contributor
• Dynamic and flexible team member
• Comfortable “managing up” to Executive Director, Board, and advisors
• Has connections to network of major donors/social investors in related sectors, including community development, energy, sustainability, civic engagement
• Comfortable with the field of applying market mechanisms for social good
• Proactive about personal leadership development and growth
• Passionate about transforming communities for the better
• Traditional or social marketing experience preferred

 

Application Instructions
Apply online at: bit.ly/groundswell-jobs

 

Compensation

Salary is commensurate with experience and competitive with senior management positions at early stage not-for-profits. Benefits include 403(b) retirement and matching, health, dental, and vision