Vice President of Development

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This position will give a dynamic, passionate individual the opportunity to shape and grow the support network of an institution that seeks to transform the African continent by developing its future leaders. He/she will lead ALA’s successful development efforts, ensuring continued growth, diversification of funding streams, and expansion of the depth and breadth of partnerships. The Vice President of Development will be responsible for all development activities and fundraising efforts, which includes developing high-level partnerships and establishing the infrastructure needed to sustain a growing organization with a fundraising target of at least $30 million over the next 3 years. This is a full-time position located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Responsibilities: The Vice President of Development is a pivotal leadership role at ALA, responsible for articulating the organization’s fundraising strategy and vision, providing leadership to inspire an expansion of philanthropic support for the organization, and managing key donor relationships to drive transformational funding initiatives. The VP of Development must be a sophisticated relationship-builder who is able to adapt his or her communication style to work effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders with multiple priorities, including the Founder & CEO and other members of the senior leadership team. Additional responsibilities include: Strategy • Take primary responsibility for developing a strategic fundraising plan that will enable ALA to realize aggressive growth goals • Identify and cultivate new donors (primarily high net worth individuals and corporations) for African Leadership Academy • Steward relationships with existing supporters of the Academy • Personally direct the organization’s fundraising activities, including identifying funding opportunities, prospecting individual and major donors, and implementing targeted strategies for each opportunity Management • Liaise with and support ALA board members as they raise funds for the Academy • Represent the Academy to the media and to the public and serve as one of the external faces of the organization • Lead a development team of 5-10 people (initially)

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