Advancement Officer (25 hours per week)

Position Overview

Founded in 1968, Youth Enrichment Services (YES) is a thriving non-profit organization providing Boston youth with year-round outdoor programs and leadership development opportunities. We are seeking a professional Advancement Officer to join YES’s growing fundraising team. This is a part-time (25 hours per week) hybrid position.

This is a new position at YES and will fulfill a critical function and contribute significantly to the organization’s fundraising activities with a focus on stewarding individual supporters and creating a meaningful leadership donor program. The individual will be a key member of the Development team and help achieve YES’s philanthropic goals as outlined in the organization’s Strategic Plan. We are seeking candidates who have prior experience with individual donor cultivation, stewardship, and creating effective and meaningful leadership donor programs. We are seeking candidates who are seeking a part-time opportunity, enjoy working in a fast-paced, small team environment, and connect with the YES mission to make a difference in the lives of Boston young people.

The Advancement Officer will be responsible for individual donor stewardship and cultivation, in conjunction with the Senior Director of Development and Executive Director. The individual will be responsible for a specific portfolio of donors to proactively cultivate, steward, and solicit; implement strategies to increase overall giving levels of annual donors; further develop the organization’s leadership donor and major gifts program; increase individual donor engagement and cultivation at events; support targeted events for prospective donors, including capital campaign activities; work in collaboration with the Executive Director, development consultant, and other development team members to develop, refine, and implement annual fundraising strategies. The Advancement Officer will be a meaningful contributor in helping YES secure both annual and multi-year commitments from individual donors at the $10,000+ level, build a pipeline of mid-level donors, and working collaboratively to identify and solicit prospects for YES’s Capital Campaign currently underway.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement overall strategies that align with YES’s current Strategic Plan for individual donor engagement, solicitation, cultivation, stewardship, and follow up with the goal of increasing the number of gifts, donors, and revenue at the $10,000+ level.
• Manage a portfolio of donors, leadership volunteers, and prospects
• Serve as an externally facing fundraiser, in partnership with the Executive Director, to take existing relationships to the next level
• Manage internal donor tracking in Raisers Edge NXT and other internal systems
• Partner with the Senior Director of Development and Special Events Manager to support and strategize on small-scale cultivation events focused on leadership level donors (e.g. YES Executive Engagement Breakfast and house parties hosted by board members)
• Support meeting or exceeding revenue goals for projected derived from individuals

Qualifications & Competencies

• At least 5 years of previous experience in Development with a focus on individual giving
• Able to work in a fast-paced, small shop environment
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
• Masterful at prioritizing tasks/projects as well as time management
• Professional and mature with an ability to work well with different personality types
• Takes initiative and manages time well
• Previous experience with Raisers Edge NXT
• Proficiency Microsoft 365 including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to keep pace and be flexible with the changing needs within the department and/or organization.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to commute to YES’s Boston office currently located in the South End and understanding that there may be occasional evening and weekend work.

The above job description and qualifications are not meant to be all-inclusive. Additional responsibilities and qualifications may be added at any time by the Senior Director of Development and/or Executive Director.

Deadline to apply is November 30. Please submit resume with a cover letter to [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.