Regional Major Gifts Director (5449)

## ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

The Salvation Army for the North and South Carolina Division has an opening for a **“Regional Major Gifts Director in the Greenville, SC area.**

The Salvation Army operates in communities across the United States. We are committed to meeting human needs wherever we can by providing food distribution, disaster relief, rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking efforts, housing for the homeless, basic needs assistance, children’s programs, and many other programs.

**Employee Benefits**

The Salvation Army recognizes that peace of mind is important to our employees and their families. Because of this, we offer a competitive salary, company automobile, home office setup (computer, cell phone), health, dental, and life insurance coverage, retirement, professional development, training, reimbursed travel expenses, and paid time off!

**Key Responsibilities:**

This position is responsible for raising funds through major gifts generated from individuals, corporations, and foundations for a designated geographical area of a Salvation Army Division.

• Raise funds to enable the Mission of The Salvation Army by aggressively developing and nurturing current and prospective donors including individuals, foundations and corporations.
• Respond to inquiries and communicate with donors, advisory organization members, Salvation Army staff and Officers.
• Be responsible for designing, revising, and implementing a giving plan for every donor in their portfolio in order to reach an annual production goal.
• Travel often throughout the assigned territory of Western North and South Carolina – **(preferred living location is Greenville, SC or Asheville, NC).**

**Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:**

Manual dexterity. Ability to sit, walk, and stand on a frequent change basis in order to perform the duties of this position. Ability to lift objects weighing between 25-50 lbs. Ability to travel throughout the Division, by automobile, on a regular basis to work with donors/prospects, and professionals in their communities. Travel may include overnight trips; Travel requirements may be up to 60% of work time.

Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts with noise, dust, dirt, and the like. Work is also performed in a home office setting, and, in a variety of multiple Corps and Area Command offices.

## WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU

• A bachelor’s degree (preferred but not required) from an accredited college or university (preferably in a related field of study) **AND** three years’ experience performing related fundraising, marketing and/or sales work is required (and major gift fund-raising experience is preferred) **OR** any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Ability to research, solicit, and secure funds from individual, corporate, and foundation relationships.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience developing relationships with the expressed purpose of causing a prescribed action outcome.
• Ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date donor records (salesforce, donor perfect or any CRM).

• **Bona-fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ):**
• This position requires an active Christian faith in harmony with Salvation Army doctrine and practice.
• Candidates should recognize that The Salvation Army is a Church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
• **License/Certifications:**

Valid State Driver’s License

• CFRE or ACFRE desired.
• **Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled**