Regional Development Manager

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Regional Development Manager

Hiring Manager: Brittany McCullough, Managing Director of Growth & Operations

Location: Remote; up to 20% travel 

Role Tier: 3 – Manager

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About Us

Our nation’s education system is leaving millions of students—including an overwhelming number of students of color and low-income students—unprepared for college, career, and life. While research shows that classroom teachers are the single most important in-school factor in improving student achievement, their diverse voices are consistently left out of education policy decisions. For far too long, teachers have been treated as subjects of change rather than as agents of change.  

Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of 34,000 educators, united around a common set of values and principles for improving student learning and elevating the teaching profession. We work together to identify issues that impact our schools, create solutions to these challenges, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students access to a quality education.

What We Do

Our Theory of Change is grounded in two long-term goals that are inextricably linked: better outcomes for our students and the elevation of the quality and prestige of the teaching profession. We achieve these goals by changing policy at the district, state, and federal levels and transforming our teachers’ union to be more student-focused, democratic, diverse, and anti-racist. United around our Declaration of Teachers’ Principles and Beliefs, we are building a powerful movement to lead this change by:

• Organizing educators who share a common vision of equity and excellence in schools,
• Training and supporting teacher leadership, and
• Advocating for teacher-led recommendations at all levels of government, within teachers’ unions, and in the public conversation around education.

Educators for Excellence envisions an equitable and excellent education system that provides all students the opportunity to succeed and elevates the teaching profession. 

The Opportunity

E4E organizes anti-racist, student-focused educators to build their leadership capabilities and collective power through issue-based advocacy campaigns and support them to take on positions of leadership in their schools, districts, and most importantly, in their unions. Over our 10-year history, we have made incredible progress organizing teachers to take action to uplift their students and profession. Through E4E, tens of thousands of educators have signed on to a common vision for elevating the teaching profession and improving student outcomes; thousands of teacher members have successfully advocated for and won equity and excellence-focused policy changes in their local communities; and hundreds have trained for and taken on positions of elected and appointed leadership in their schools, districts, and unions. 

In the coming year, E4E’s programming must build on this momentum while pivoting to meet the moment of dramatic crisis facing our students and teachers. We will be guided by the urgent goal of shaping policy solutions to help students, particularly low-income students and students of color, recover from a year of interrupted and unfinished learning, health and social-emotional crises, and unrelenting racial trauma. We will do this by organizing and uplifting the collective voices of anti-racist, progressive educators, recognizing they have also faced significant personal and professional challenges to overcome. We know that our work is more urgent and important than ever during this unprecedented moment in our nation’s education history, and as a result, we are making strategic investments in our leadership team, infrastructure, and program model to continue to accelerate our efficacy and impact.

Educators for Excellence’s Growth Team is seeking a Regional Development Manager to manage the execution of all aspects of the organization’s donor portfolio in a particular region. The Manager will also contribute to evolving the team’s culture, systems, and workflows to meet the needs of this unique and unprecedented moment.

With chapters currently operating in Los Angeles, New York, Connecticut, Chicago, Boston, and Minnesota, E4E’s organizing culture is grounded in our passion for impacting educational systems and revolves around an innovative, roll-up-your-sleeves spirit backed by a shared commitment to continuous professional growth.

Job Responsibilities

Scope: What is the nature of the role?

The Regional Development Manager will work in close partnership with our chapter leaders to fundraise for designated regions and support efforts across the development team. Key responsibilities for the Manager will include:

Portfolio Management:

• In close partnership with the development & growth team leadership and local Executive Directors in Chicago and Minnesota, contribute to the vision-setting, design, and implementation of strategy for applicable chapter donor portfolio stewardship and growth.
• Own the execution of portfolio activities, including:
  • Collaborate with development leadership and chapter leaders to develop high-level cultivation plans to meet ambitious fundraising goals for each partner.
  • Support chapter leaders in front-line fundraising activities by preparing meeting materials, donor research, and ghostwriting correspondence.
  • Track, manage, and prioritize donor stewardship activities.
  • Strategize, write, and edit high-quality grant proposals and reports.
  • Develop and execute consistent communication touchpoints with partners.
  • Consistently identify, research, and qualify new prospects for the portfolio.
  • Manage all administrative tasks related to the portfolio, including data entry, grant agreement review, cash collection, and financial and other compliance activities.
  • Coordinate site visits and special events, as needed.
• Build strong relationships across designated chapters and national teams to support the execution of portfolio fundraising activities; work closely with organizer specialists as identified to advance fundraising activities and cross-functional collaboration. 
• Keep abreast of local content, context, and philanthropic trends and contribute to team and portfolio decision-making.

Staff Management and Development:

• Set and model high standards of performance and individual outputs as a team leader.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a diverse, inclusive, solutions-oriented, high-trust team and organizational culture.
• Facilitate learning sessions on chapter fundraising efforts and other relevant projects as needed within the Growth team, across the development cohort, in Town Halls, and with additional staff. 
• Lead and project manage various initiatives that will support fundraising efforts across #onedevteam cohort 

Cultural leadership: As a member of the Growth team, the Manager will be a champion of E4E’s Core Values and Commitment to Anti-Racism. This staff member actively embodies anti-racist practices in all aspects of their work and pushes the organization and their colleagues to continue to grow and improve within these values by modeling a strong and inclusive culture for their team and the streams of work they manage. The Manager will support a team culture where all people can thrive, grow, and develop in order to further the mission of E4E.

Qualifications

Experience: 

• 3-5 years of fundraising or related experience at increasing levels of responsibility.
• Experience fundraising in one of the portfolio communities preferred.
• Passion and commitment to E4E’s mission; experience working on issues relevant to our work.

Technical Skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Ability to produce and deliver clear, concise, formal, and informal oral and written communications to a variety of audiences.
• Exceptional organizational skills, high level of efficiency, and ability to manage operations and multiple projects at one time with precision.
• Comfort and fluency with SalesForce, G-suite, Slack, and presentation formats like PowerPoint preferred.

Transportation: Often works out of the office (or home office), with ~20% travel between chapter locations as needed 

• Time will be divided between office meetings with staff within the organization and self-directed execution of tasks.
• Must be able to work occasional weekends and evenings for fundraising and programmatic events and other priorities.
• Must be willing to work long hours when needed to reach fundraising deadlines.

Core Values: What beliefs do you embody? How do you approach your work?

• Dynamic Leadership: You think strategically, and set bold visions for our Northeast donor portfolio.
• High-Quality Work: You ensure all deliverables meet our standards of excellence.
• Achieve Ambitious Goals: You envision beyond the status quo.
• Adjust Course: You pivot effectively in a dynamic landscape.
• Communication: You listen actively and respond appropriately.
• Solutions Orientation: You have a deep belief in our mission and take part in finding solutions for the problems we identify.

Positional Skills – What can you do well? 

• Organizing, Planning, and Executing – Sense of urgency and demonstrated self-motivation, ability to work both independently and collaboratively to meet ambitious goals.
• Allocating and Managing Resources A practical ability to get things done; the ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people and systems.
• Cultivating Relationships & Collaborating – Excellent relationship-building and communication skills; a persuasive negotiator able to utilize relationships to mobilize others to action.
• Making Decisions & Demonstrating Judgment – Wisdom and good judgment; keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills to enable sound decision-making.

Functional Knowledge – What do you know a lot about?

• General knowledge of fundraising and grant writing best practices.
• General knowledge of one or more of the portfolio’s geographic regions is preferred.
• Fluency in education policy and political landscape preferred; alternatively, demonstrated capacity to quickly learn and deploy this nuanced content.
• Ability to craft compelling narratives that distill complex, “wonky” policy and advocacy priorities into emotionally resonant stories that are accessible for donors.
• Comfort working with various stakeholders, including senior leaders, teachers, donors, board members, and other partners.

Additional Information

Benefits

How to Apply

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Details

• Date Posted: September 14, 2023
• Type: Full-Time
• Job Function: Fundraising / Revenue Development
• Service Area: Education
• Start Date: 11/01/2023
• Salary Range: $69,000-$103,000
• Working Hours: full time exempt