Development Director
The Cahaba River Society (CRS) is seeking a creative, self-‐directed and collaborative fundraising professional who is skilled in donor cultivation, fundraising strategy, team management, and communications. This person will be the team lead at CRS responsible for growing our strength, partners, and impact. CRS supports work-‐life balance, is family-‐friendly, welcomes diversity, and shares a passion for rivers and nature.
Candidates with the following will be preferred:
- Strong commitment to environmental conservation and the mission and goals of CRS
- 5-‐8 years of successful fundraising experience in multi-‐faceted development programs or equivalent combination in closely related field
- Strong donor/supporter cultivation skills and track record
- Ability to organize and manage diverse activities
- Ability to motivate staff members, Board, and volunteers and effectively organize and
support their fundraising activities - Ability to tell CRS’ story in impactful communications, online and direct mail appeals,
presentations, grant proposals, and one-‐on-‐one. - Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets (Microsoft Office Suite), database (CRS uses
Watergrass/Sales Force-‐based), and some graphic design (Adobe products) required. Proficiency in
Marketing and social media is a plus
Read more about responsibilities and qualifications in the job description here.
Who We Are: Cahaba River Society leads our community to restore and protect the Cahaba River watershed and its rich diversity of life. The Cahaba is our drinking water source and a spectacular natural recreational resource and biodiversity treasure, with more fish species per mile than any other river in North America. Our service area – the diverse “peopleshed” of those whose lives are interrelated with the river, stretches from the Birmingham metro area to Alabama’s rural Black Belt region. Learn more at www.cahabariversociety.org.
Join Our Team: This is an enjoyable and rewarding career opportunity with a respected, effective environmental nonprofit that has a 35-year track record for river protection, volunteerism, water/nature equity, and environmental education. You would work within a supportive and talented team of 7 full-time staff and a diverse, highly skilled Board of Directors.
Benefits of this job: Starting salary range is $70,000- $80,000 depending on qualifications. We offer generous vacation and also flex time to offset some weekend and evening work. Most work will be at the office, with some hybrid work from home and enjoyment of time on the river. Cahaba River Society pays full cost of the single rate of health insurance (currently $5.9k value), offers a matching 403B retirement plan and low-cost dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, and funds professional development and training, and is a family-friendly workplace.
To apply: Read the full job description here. Send resume and cover letter telling us more about your specific qualifications and why working in this position would be meaningful to you, by November 30, 2024, to Kelly Samples at [email protected], with “Development Director” in the subject line.
Non Discrimination Policy: The Cahaba River Society is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment for any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, gender, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, religion (creed), disability, or military status. We also will not discriminate in selection of volunteers and vendors or provision of services.