{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f0ec61009b2c7d99b8a283f0","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f0ec61009b2c7d99b8a283f0","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f0ec61009b2c7d99b8a283f0","title":"Development Director","description":"POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY:\nThe Development Director will join The Hidden Genius Project as a senior leader with\nresponsibilities primarily centered on securing the organization’s long-term growth and\nsustainability through fundraising and development. The Development Director will drive activities that attract, maintain and increase the organization’s resources via grant development, donor stewardship, relationship management, and a host of strategic activities.\nMAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:\n\nOrganizational Leadership—Maintain effective organizational culture consistent with the values of The Hidden Genius Project\nTeam management and development—Manage Development Associate, relevant\nconsultants towards effective goal attainment\n\nFunder Cultivation and Engagement—Cultivate positive relationships with relevant\nstakeholders Drive meetings with current and prospective funders, and host high-leverage site visits\n\nDonor Stewardship— Manage, execute, and monitor Donor Stewardship Plan to drive\nsustained engagement and contributions. This includes managing Development Associate\nand/or interns to support order fulfillment\n\nEngagement of Board of Directors and Local Champions—Identify respected and\ntrusted partners to offer advocacy, guidance, and key relationships to support effective\noperation of the site. As appropriate, establish a local Advisory Council to champion The Hidden Genius Project’s mission.\nGrant Submission Oversight—In close collaboration with the grant writer, Development Associate, Chief Programs Officer, and Chief Executive Officer, own all aspects of proposal preparation including writing, editing, gathering supporting information and attachments, and submission\nDonor Reporting Oversight—In collaboration with the greater team, manage processes to regularly maintain Genius-level and program-level outcomes in an easily accessible format and help support the curation of grant, financial, donor and annual reports\nStrategic Communications— Work in sync with Communications Team to develop and deploy pertinent communications assets utilizing established brand guidelines, in support of outreach and donor stewardship opportunities;. Lead dynamic storytelling about program participants and associated impacts\nStrategic Data Analysis— Analyze institutional donor information, contacts and grant\nrecords in Salesforce, to inform prospecting, stewardship, and broader revenue generation activities\n\nTargeted Financial Reporting—Work with the Development Associate and Chief Finance and Operations Officer to ensure budgets and financial reports are produced according to funders formats and submitted as required by donors\nCorporate and Institutional Partnership Cultivation—Work closely with Director of\nStrategic Initiatives to develop and nurture corporate partnerships, donations, and other\nopportunities to advance the organization’s efforts\n\nIdentify prospective donors to support annual revenue and/or Growth Campaign\nOther duties, as assigned by manager\nQUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:\nRequired\n\nExcellent leadership abilities\nHigh comfort level with technology\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills.\nExcellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.\nExcellent organizational skills and attention to detail.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nIntense commitment to the life success of Black males and boys and men of color\nAbility to prioritize, organize, and delegate effectively\nAbility to multitask and manage multiple high-stakes objectives\nAbility to receive feedback and engage in continuous self-improvement\nAbility to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly-changing work environment\nAbility to build positive relationships across constituencies and sectors\nMinimum of 8+ years of experience in workforce development, postsecondary access, or some other area of program Alumni relations, community engagement, or related roles.\nMinimum of 4+ years management and supervision experience\nDesired\n\nExperience with direct service social impact programs coordination and direct service\ndelivery\n\nExperience supporting fundraising activities (including grant writing, prospect research and donor stewardship)\nProficiency with Microsoft 365 (Office) suite and/or Google Drive suite\nFamiliarity with Salesforce and/or other data management systems\nFamiliarity with Asana and/or other workflow management/productivity systems\nROLE OVERVIEW:\n\nRole Location: Oakland, California (may also be located at one of our sites)\nReports to: Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer directly, has regular contact with Chief\nExecutive Director\n\nStatus: Exempt\nSchedule: 40 hours per week, (in office hours required); working evenings and weekends, as needed\nBENEFITS OF THE ROLE:\n\nDynamic, fun work environment\nExcellent opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of numerous young people\nEntrepreneurial organization; implement your own ideas and immediately see the effects.\nOpportunity to meet and interact with multifarious individuals in the technology industry\nOpportunity to play a fundamental role in building a national organization\nOpportunity to innovate in building effective models for holistic technology instruction\nPotential for mobility as organization grows and scope of needs increases\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS:\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:\n\nThe employee may occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; the\nemployee may frequently stand, walk, or sit; the employee may regularly grasp objects, talk and/or hear.\n\nThe employee will occasionally lift up to 50 pounds; the employee will regularly lift up to 10 pounds\nTravel across the United States and internationally, as needed","company":"Hidden Genius Project","rawCompany":"hidden genius project","city":"Oakland","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:34:51.871Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-2033.00","title":"Fundraising Managers","slug":"fundraising-managers"},{"code":"13-1131.00","title":"Fundraisers","slug":"fundraisers"},{"code":"11-9151.00","title":"Social and Community Service Managers","slug":"social-and-community-service-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"813410","title":"Civic and Social Organizations","slug":"civic-and-social-organizations"},{"code":"813211","title":"Grantmaking Foundations","slug":"grantmaking-foundations"},{"code":"813319","title":"Other Social Advocacy Organizations","slug":"other-social-advocacy-organizations"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Development Director","description":"POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY:\nThe Development Director will join The Hidden Genius Project as a senior leader with\nresponsibilities primarily centered on securing the organization’s long-term growth and\nsustainability through fundraising and development. The Development Director will drive activities that attract, maintain and increase the organization’s resources via grant development, donor stewardship, relationship management, and a host of strategic activities.\nMAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:\n\nOrganizational Leadership—Maintain effective organizational culture consistent with the values of The Hidden Genius Project\nTeam management and development—Manage Development Associate, relevant\nconsultants towards effective goal attainment\n\nFunder Cultivation and Engagement—Cultivate positive relationships with relevant\nstakeholders Drive meetings with current and prospective funders, and host high-leverage site visits\n\nDonor Stewardship— Manage, execute, and monitor Donor Stewardship Plan to drive\nsustained engagement and contributions. 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As appropriate, establish a local Advisory Council to champion The Hidden Genius Project’s mission.\nGrant Submission Oversight—In close collaboration with the grant writer, Development Associate, Chief Programs Officer, and Chief Executive Officer, own all aspects of proposal preparation including writing, editing, gathering supporting information and attachments, and submission\nDonor Reporting Oversight—In collaboration with the greater team, manage processes to regularly maintain Genius-level and program-level outcomes in an easily accessible format and help support the curation of grant, financial, donor and annual reports\nStrategic Communications— Work in sync with Communications Team to develop and deploy pertinent communications assets utilizing established brand guidelines, in support of outreach and donor stewardship opportunities;. 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