Job Description:

Director of Development
Job Category: Advancement
Requisition Number: DIREC001041
May 16, 2024
Full Time
~' '~to~' '~Ardmore, OK 73401, USA

If interested in applying for this position, please contact Ernest Taylor at Beech Hill Group, etaylor@beechhillgroup.com, (404) 307-8441.

Job Summary

Directly responsible for successfully creating, leading, and implementing an integrated development strategy, comprising a complement of both public and private sources. Develop new relationships and maintain existing relationships to build the organization's visibility, impact, and diversify its financial resources. Raise private sector funds to support Noble’s initiatives and lead the development and implementation of organization- wide strategies to increase the organization’s fundraising capacity. Identify, organize, and coordinate fundraising activities for Noble with an emphasis on unrestricted funding sources and new opportunities to obtain ongoing and increased support from corporations, foundations, public agencies, private organizations, and individuals. Work closely with Marketing Communications to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan designed to support Noble’s development activities.

In coordination with the President and the governing body, lead efforts to cultivate and solicit major gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and others.

As a member of the Noble Leadership Team, work with fellow Leadership Team members to establish and execute strategy, manage resources and budgets, and integrate teams, departments and development to support the Noble mission and strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction and oversight including:

Develop and implement short and long-range goals to diversify funding resources in collaboration with the president, the governing body (the board of directors of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation) and Development team to further advance Noble’s mission and purpose, including but not limited to:

• Provide strategic direction for and ensure the creation and progress of Noble’s resource development plan in collaboration with the president and governing body, while ensuring alignment with Noble’s strategic and business plans;
• Set aggressive but achievable annual and rolling 3-year resource development goals and lead efforts to raise such amounts through private sources and/or public sources;
• Develop and manage all solicitation efforts, including annual appeals, identifying grant funding opportunities, donor targeting, event planning, major and planned giving, endowed giving, and bequests with an emphasis on increasing sustainable unrestricted, private revenue;
• Create and implement strategies for identifying and cultivating new sources of corporate and foundation financial support;
• Build, implement, and participate in each step of the donor pipeline by leading the organization’s strategy for cultivating and retaining individual donors of all levels, including major donors and annual donors in coordination with the governing body and Noble staff;
• Prepare monthly analytics and reporting for the president, Leadership Team and governing body, which synthesizes the financial progress and trends of fundraising activities;
• Build and grow a national network of corporations, foundations, public agencies, private organizations, and individuals;
• Keep up to date on current development and fundraising programs, practices, and procedures used in the nonprofit sector;
• In collaboration with Marketing Communications and Information Technology, evaluate and drive the use of new technology funding platforms, including social media and electronic platforms aligning the organization's website and online tools for supporters; and
• Ensure donor database integrity by managing data in the accounts, confirming entry and accuracy with all supporting documentation.

Lead the creation and implementation of a development strategy, including but not limited to:

• Communicate with the governing body when requested by the president;
• Serve as an ambassador and spokesperson for Noble, articulating our mission, purpose, and operations to external audiences;
• As needed, educate and train members of the governing body, members of the Leadership Team and the organization in donor cultivation and professional fundraising techniques;
• Offer leadership and motivation to those carrying out development
• Partner with the president, members of the Leadership Team, and members of the governing body, as appropriate, on solicitation calls, meetings, and the When appropriate, personally conduct major gift solicitations;
• Collaborate with Marketing Communications,
  • Providing strategic oversight to all donor materials, including case-for-support materials and the like, and strategic support on the full range of external stakeholder communications;
  • To implement a marketing plan designed to support Noble’s fundraising activities, including identifying potential media opportunities and stories to support Noble’s fundraising goals and activities;
  • To ensure external communications have consistent messaging and branding and are aligned with organizational messages;
• Partner with Accounting to sustain efficient, effective and transparent financial tracking and reporting processes;
• Plan and coordinate the goals and activities of the Development staff;
• Effectively manage the Development budget and income forecasts;
• Train and mentor the Development team to provide additional breadth, build capacity and create a team of qualified, engaging contributors.
• Develop clear processes and collaborate with other departments within the organization to create and understanding of and appreciation for the development function; and
• Foster and environment of cohesiveness and

Solicit and prepare grant proposals, public and private, in collaboration with Noble staff (ranches, research, producer guidance), and with Accounting, to secure additional sources of funding to grow and enhance Noble outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Research and evaluate funding announcements to identify those that align Noble’s operational priorities using in-house decision-making tools, including Noble’s Strategic Product Team;
• Coordinate effective proposal development, including collaborating with proposal writers and relevant departments to set timelines and deliverables to complete all stages of proposal development, including identifying sources and collaborators, preparing budgets and other related elements in concert with Accounting, securing appropriate signatures, and competing proposal submission by due dates;
• Organize current grants by funding source, complying with the life cycle activities, and updating relevant staff;
• Coordinate effective proposal development, including setting up timelines and deliverables for grant applications;
• Work with project leads to compile necessary information for reporting on awarded grants;
• Maintain an up-to-date database for all proposed and awarded grants documenting on-going status, tracking, and reporting; and
• With Accounting, oversee the organizing, maintaining and archiving grant files per document retention

Non-essential Duties

Responsible for routinely checking email correspondence and associated attachments. Other duties as assigned.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Passion for Noble’s purpose to save our nation’s grazing lands by promoting land stewardship through management, building soil health and keeping farmers and ranchers on the land.
• Demonstrated fundraising success from a variety of fundraising streams, and in particular, major
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing effective fundraising
• Proven track record of meeting annual organizational fund development
• Proven track record of developing successful partnerships with external individuals, companies, and
• Proven donor communications
• Strong strategic planning, project management and budget management
• An ability to listen and discern the needs of partners and balance the needs of Noble to make solution-based recommendations.
• Exceptional tact and interpersonal engagement and networking
• Strong executive presence, able to effectively articulate complex organizational messages at the most senior levels including with executive and board-level teams.
• Strong market and customer orientation, able to translate customer, donor, audience and market insights into effective brand and marketing messages.
• Managing communications with stakeholders, managing customer’s expectations for deliverables, and implementing an effective project governance system. Demonstrated effective stakeholder management; adept at influencing without authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communications Ability to frame issues in ways that are relevant to internal and external audiences.
• Ability to seek and integrate feedback from others on an ongoing

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Strongly Preferred

• Subject matter expertise and experience in holistic management of S. grazing lands, and specifically, grazing land management, livestock management and grazing management.
• Deep relationships within and knowledge of the grazing animal industry and its entire value Experience in (public) grants management, budget planning and execution and reporting.
• Supporting team-based operations in an Agile
• Helping teams achieve a high level of performance and quality, holding teams accountable for their work, removing obstacles, and mentoring less experienced team members.
• Defining a project’s schedule and scope while balancing this with timely and regular value deliveries and organizing and leading project status meetings.

Pre-employment/Post-offer Requirements

Criminal background check

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements below refer to regular, daily activities.

Stationary position Move, Traverse - over 2/3 of the time

Activate, Use, Prepare, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position - 1/3 to 2/3 of the time over 2/3 of the time

Communicate, Converse, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information - over 2/3 of the time

Weight Requirements

Maximum load required to push or pull in a workday:	1 - 10 lbs	Less than 1 time per day	1 -2 days per week
Average load required to push or pull in a workday:	1 - 10 lbs	Less than 1 time per day	1 -2 days per week
Maximum load required to lift in a workday:	1 - 10 lbs	Less than 1 time per day	Less than 1 day per week
Average load required to lift in a workday:	Less than 1lb	Less than 1 time per day	1 -2 days per week

Vision Requirements

Vision Requirements Close vision - Clear vision at 20 inches or less

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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