Status:             Full-Time - Exempt
Reports to:      Chief Executive Officer
Supervises:     Senior Manager of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Development Communications and Data Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator, interns, and consultants

Project Exploration Background:Project Exploration is an innovator in the field of youth science in out-of-school time, seizing after-school, weekend, and summer opportunities to engage young people’s sense of wonder and curiosity.  Project Exploration works to ensure communities traditionally overlooked by science—particularly minority youth and girls—have access to personalized experiences with science and scientists.  In its first decade, thousands of students have experienced immersive, relationship-based programming, doing real science with real scientists.  In 2009, Project Exploration received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.  Earlier this year, an independent 10-year research study validated Project Exploration’s model, demonstrating that students in our programs have higher interest in science in out-of-school settings and are inspired to reach for new levels of academic and career achievement. This summer, Project Exploration was named one of the two best STEM summer learning programs in the country by the National Summer Learning Association.

Summary: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and supervising three full-time staff, the Director of Development and Institutional Advancement sets the department’s strategic agenda for Project Exploration’s fundraising efforts and builds the organization’s capacity to achieve and exceed its revenue goals.  In this context, the Director of Development and Institutional Advancement will design and execute an integrated plan to increase funding to support expanded programming levels year over year.  The Director of Development and Institutional Advancement is a key member of the senior leadership team of board and staff ensuring Project Exploration delivers on its strategic plan.

Responsibilities:

Fundraising

• Work closely with the CEO and Senior Director of Programs to set fundraising strategy consistent with our programmatic goals
• Increase and diversify revenue streams to help build programmatic and organizational capacity
• Identify and cultivate individuals capable of making gifts of $10,000 and above

• Solicitation of  major gifts ($5000 +)
• Identify opportunities and effectively execute strategies for enhancing relationships with the philanthropic community and potential partners
• Provide support to the solicitation efforts of the CEO in fulfilling his/her fundraising responsibilities
• Lead the department’s efforts to secure large ($100,000+), multi-year grants
• Work closely with marketing and program staff to expand sponsorship opportunities
• Support the CEO, Board, and staff in on-going stewardship

Board Management

• Provide staff support to the Board of Directors including managing their solicitation activities, identifying new board candidates, and staffing Project Exploration’s Nominating and Development committees
• Develop and implement Board member events and oversee ongoing cultivation and education programs for Board and high-level volunteers

Department Management

• Lead, develop, manage, and evaluate development team staff and fundraising volunteers
• Develop and manage departmental income and expense budgets
• Develop staff, intern, free-lancer, and/or consultant job descriptions and workplans
• Supervise the timely submission of proposals, budgets, updates, and end-of-year reports to corporate, foundation, and/or government funders

• Review and approve all grant proposals, sponsorship materials, and department publications
• Serve as a member of Project Exploration’s senior staff
• Recommend policies and procedures regarding fund raising
• Prepare proposals, reports, and collateral supporting materials for volunteers and the CEO, and Project Exploration’s senior staff when needed
• Supervise the administrative work of staff to ensure development records are reconciled with accounting records, timely acknowledgments are sent, donor and prospect files are maintained, and the database is maintained

Special Events

• Create and execute high-level cultivation and stewardship events
• Work with volunteers to design and execute Project Exploration fund raising events, including its signature Dinner with a Dinosaur gala that raises more than $250,000 in gross revenue annually, and other events as required
• Develop innovative ways to expand net proceeds

Other duties as assigned

• Work schedule includes occasional evening and weekend work

Qualifications

• 7-10 years relevant experience at a management level in development and fundraising activities with a not-for-profit organization, including demonstrated success in capital and annual campaign development, soliciting and securing major gifts from both private and public sources, institutional planning, and significant experience working with Board(s) of Directors required 
• Minimum 5 years proven staff and department management experience required
• BA/BS required; advance degree preferred
• Proven ability to lead a fundraising effort that brings in $1.5 million+ annually (in addition to other factors, performance is evaluated based on the ability to reach fundraising goals)

• The individual must relish working in a dynamic environment that is mission—and values—driven

• Capable communicator with strong interpersonal skills, common sense, and a warm, outgoing personality.  This is extremely important given the very diverse nature of the organization and the communications aspects of the position, both internal and external 
• Successful candidate must be able to take initiative and build and maintain strong rapport and positive relationships with targeted individuals and groups of varied backgrounds

• Strategic thinker, possessing solid problem solving, analytical, planning, and organizational skills
• Multi-tasker, able to work in a fast-paced environment, deal with emergent issues, and juggle multiple projects

• High-energy individual who is self-motivated, and a confident, capable presenter, both verbal and written.
• Team player who can establish strong working relationships and work effectively with others, both outside and within the organization. Must have outstanding communications skills, including listening skills, and be able to maintain the confidentiality of privileged information
• Strong operational manager with Budget, P&L, and Raiser’s Edge experience. Able to use Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other similar software

Send resume and cover letter to jobs@projectexploration.org and please reference Director of Development in the subject line.  

Status:            Internship, Paid, Part Time
Reports to:     Senior Manager of Marketing and Technology

Core Responsibilities

• Assist with production of web content
• Coordinates materials for print production
• Completes revision edits for print material projects
• Researches keyword sets for SEO campaigns, organic search rankings
• Compiles and analyzes web analytics, Adwords and CPC programs.
• Works with web presence to maximize organic SEO and AdWords/CPC campaigns, developing landing and promo pages as needed.
• Converts digital video in-house as needed
• Assists with management of marketing campaigns and PR on Social Media channels
• Provide administrative support as necessary

Database Coordination

• Work with respective departments and mailing list service to coordinate contacts

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a college degree in marketing and communications, or web design, with a focus on internet marketing is preferred.
• Portfolio with samples of both print and web-related marketing pieces

Skillset

• Experience with Dreamweaver, managing CMS systems and blogs (Ruby, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress et al), PHP/MySQL, Flash, AJAX and
• Experience with InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Prepress skills are a plus
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Proven ability to multi-task in a high-energy environment
• Outgoing, work effectively with others, and able to proactively troubleshoot and take initiative on assigned tasks
• Experience with Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications 

Hours: Part-time, flexible, 10-15 hours per week, $8.25/hr
Internship starts immediately

Send cover letter, resume, and references to:
jobs@projectexploration.org please reference Marketing and Production Intern in the subject line.