People & Systems is assisting Roca, Inc., an
innovative and growing at-risk youth organization in Massachusetts with their
search for a dynamic Chief Development Officer.
NOTE: Your information is NEVER shared with our client
without your permission. 100% CONFIDENTIAL application process guaranteed.
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO ROCA AS THEY HAVE ASKED
NOT TO BE CONTACTED BY APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION.
MISSION:
Roca is an innovative, nationally recognized organization
working with disengaged and disenfranchised youth in Chelsea, Revere, East Boston,
and Springfield Massachusetts. Utilizing a model of “transformational
relationships,” Currently, Roca intensively serves 795 young people. This
is expected to grow to approximately 1,800 young people by FY 2016. Roca
takes a unique approach to moving very high-risk young people out of violence
and poverty. Roca doesn’t wait for these young people to re-engage in society
on their own. Left to their own devices, most never will. Instead, we go out
and find them on the streets. We tell them the truth, teach them
to trust, and help them learn and practice the skills needed to transform their
lives and get on the path to achieving economic independence.
Roca has developed and operates an Intervention Model
designed to help the most high-risk young people break the destructive cycles
of poverty, violence and perpetual incarceration. The Intervention
Model pushes young people to identify, confront and overcome destructive
behaviors and learn the skills needed to re-engage and succeed in society,
education, and the economy. Roca’s Intervention Model is based
the combined principles of cognitive re-structuring, skills development,
motivational interviewing, and transitional employment. To the best
of our knowledge, Roca’s Intervention Model for very high-risk young people is
the only full-time, long-term, behavioral change intervention delivered on
the street, for this population, by a non-mandating authority.
Serving and supporting high-risk young people is at the core
of Roca, and every employee is fully committed to creating opportunities for
young in an effort to help them lead happy and healthy lives. Roca’s
organizational culture is described as extremely hard-working, collaborative,
and responsive.
OPPORTUNITY:
Are you a fundraising generalist with 7-10+ years of
experience, a sense of humor and an entrepreneurial spirit? Are you seeking
meaningful work with others who are serious about impacting the lives of people
in need? Do you possess that rare combination of skills which include the
art of people management AND the science of measured outcome delivery? As
the Chief Development Officer you will operate as the senior fundraising
professional for Roca in partnership with the Executive Director, the Chief
Strategy Officer, and a small team dedicated to increasing gifts from
institutions and individuals. You will help build the organization’s
first comprehensive individual donor program and oversee a successful
institutional giving program all while providing leadership to the department
as a whole. As the first official development leader for Roca, the
position requires fearless and demonstrated success in building diverse
development departments. For those few development generalists able to
successfully shift gears between the big picture and the smallest details, who
possess a track record for engaging donors of all kinds and giving capacities
through creative and solid fundraising skills/acumen, this may be your next
career move.
The top responsibility of this individual is to lead Roca
toward achieving their vision of organizational sustainability and to execute
revenue strategies to ensure Roca has the capacity to grow and increase its
impact in line with the organization’s strategic plan. Roca’s
budget in FY’12 is $7.7M and is projected to grow to approximately $16.5M by
FY’16.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The position requires a Bachelors Degree (Master's Degree
preferred), 10-15+ years of senior management fundraising experience and a
clear commitment to/energy for the mission. A strong strategic
capacity, excellent verbal and written communication skills, political acumen
and budgeting competency are a must. All candidates will be afforded the
opportunity (paid) to shadow senior management and the founder for several days
prior to making any career decisions.
HOW TO APPLY:
By applying, you are only sharing your resume with People
& Systems, not the hiring organization. Your information is NEVER shared
with our client without your permission. If selected, you will be given full
disclosure about the position/organization, allowing you to decide whether or
not you wish to proceed. All applications are 100% CONFIDENTIAL.
Send a resume and cover letter to: DEV@peopleANDsystems.com or search
for our position at www.nonprofitJOBMARKET.org.
