603 Legal Aid (603LA) and New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) seek an experienced fundraising executive to direct the Campaign for Legal Services (“the Campaign”), our joint fundraising effort. The Campaign Director will lead fundraising and communications for 603LA and NHLA, two highly-regarded nonprofits that collaborate closely to provide civil legal aid to people with low income in New Hampshire. As the Campaign Director, you’ll raise both money and awareness, ensuring that 603LA and NHLA can continue to assist thousands of Granite Staters when they need free legal help to meet their most basic human needs.
This position is based in the Concord, NH offices of 603LA and NHLA, with regular local travel around New Hampshire. At present, both organizations allow employees to elect to work on a remote basis two days a week after an initial training period, provided all responsibilities may be successfully performed on a remote basis. 603LA and NHLA will provide you with the equipment and supplies necessary for remote work from your home as needed. The remote work must be performed in New Hampshire, unless you have obtained permission to work out of state. For this role, we expect in-office time to be split 50/50 between the 603LA and NHLA offices. The Campaign Director reports to the 603LA and NHLA Executive Directors and will supervise a newly-created Communications Coordinator position.
Duties:
* Partner closely with the 603LA and NHLA Boards of Directors, the Campaign Leadership Council, and the Executive Directors to set revenue goals and design fundraising strategy
* Develop and execute a comprehensive donor-centered fundraising program with a focus on the acquisition of leadership gifts of $1,000 or more
* Build relationships in New Hampshire’s legal and business communities and solicit corporate sponsorships
* Maintain a personal portfolio of donors and support the 603LA and NHLA Executive Directors’ in management of donor portfolios
* Lead communications, marketing, and media relations on behalf of the Campaign, 603LA, and NHLA, including supervising a Communications Coordinator position
* Work closely with accounting and administrative staff to maintain high-quality recordkeeping and budgeting systems
Position Salary/Benefits:
This is a full-time position; the employer of record will be NHLA, which is the Campaign’s fiscal agent. Full-time is defined as 37.5 hours per week. This position is considered exempt for the purpose of federal wage/hour law.
The anticipated salary for the position depends on prior fundraising and other relevant experience, expected to range from $80,000 per year (for a candidate meeting the minimum qualifications described above) to $95,000 (for candidates with substantially more experience) per year. The position is eligible for the NHLA employee benefits package including medical/dental insurance, retirement plan, and generous paid time off.
If you meet most, but not all, of the minimum qualifications described above, please do apply, but note that the salary will be adjusted accordingly.
Qualifications and Competencies:
* At least 7 years of fundraising experience within a $500,000 or greater annual campaign, including at least 2 years of senior-level experience
* Nonprofit Board experience, either as a Board member or as a staff member engaging directly with the Board
* Personal comfort with soliciting at least four- and five-figure gifts
* Knowledge of and experience with strategies, tactics, and best practices for management and growth of fundraising campaigns
* Understanding of donor management systems (the Campaign uses Raiser’s Edge) and excellent attention to detail in the maintenance of donor records and reporting
* Excellent written and oral communications skills
* Knowledge of nonprofit communications and marketing, including press strategy
* Eagerness to work in a fast-paced environment with occasional evening and weekend hours for Board meetings and events
* The highest standard of professionalism and integrity
* Enthusiasm about 603LA and NHLA’s complementary missions
By 5 PM on Friday, October 25, 2024, please send your resume with a cover email summarizing your interest in the position and your qualifications to: [email protected]. A separate cover letter is not required in addition to the cover email. Applications that do not include a cover email, or are submitted other than by email, may not receive full consideration.
In your cover email, please feel invited to tell us anything that will help us communicate respectfully with you, including your pronouns, the pronunciation of your name, any communication access needs or reasonable accommodations requested during the hiring process, or any other relevant information. If you would like further detail about the hiring process, it is outlined further in our posting.
Application Process and Timeline:
603LA and NHLA will appoint an Application Review and Interview Committee including 3-4 staff members and the NHLA Human Resources Manager.
We expect the Committee to conduct first interviews with no more than 6 candidates. First interviews are 45 minutes in duration and typically scheduled between 9 AM and 5 PM on weekdays. We can accommodate other scheduling preferences if necessary. Candidates selected for first interviews will receive a list of the interview questions at least 24 hours in advance. No other questions will be asked at the interview, but it is possible that not all questions will be asked if we run out of time. We will leave at least 10 minutes for candidate questions at the conclusion of the interview. For candidates who speak a language in addition to English, a portion of the interview may be conducted in that language, with interpretation provided for other participants as needed.
The Committee will identify no more than 2 finalist candidates for second interviews. Second interviews are 60 minutes or shorter in duration and typically scheduled between 9 AM and 5 PM on weekdays. We can accommodate other scheduling preferences if necessary. The 603LA and NHLA Executive Directors will conduct the second interviews, possibly with the participation of additional 603LA and NHLA staff and Board members. Questions are not provided in advance for second interviews. We will leave at least 10 minutes for candidate questions.
After the second interview, we will ask a finalist candidate to provide 3 references and a brief writing sample of no more than 10 pages , ideally demonstrating fundraising and/or communications experience. We will contact the 3 references as quickly as possible, asking all references the same questions. Candidates with disabilities who wish to request reasonable accommodations should they be offered the position are invited to request them, in writing, at this stage of the process.
Based on information gathered in the entire hiring process, we will make an offer to 1 candidate with specific salary and benefits information. (We appreciate that salary and benefits information is important to candidates, and welcome questions about those topics at any stage of our hiring process.) The offer is contingent on completion of a criminal record background check, however not all criminal records are disqualifying.
Once a candidate has accepted the position, we will notify all candidates who interviewed that they have not been selected. Please note that 603LA and NHLA do not expect to receive thank you notes from candidates selected for first or second interviews and does not place any weight in the hiring process on receiving (or not receiving) thank you notes.
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