Company: OneWorld Now!
Title: PT Development Manager
Salary: Part-time 20 hours/week, $21-25k annually
Location: Seattle, WA

About OneWorld Now!

OneWorld Now! (OWN) is a youth development nonprofit with almost 20 years of experience providing language instruction, leadership development, and study abroad opportunities to primarily low-income youth of color in the Seattle area (and now, with online programming during the pandemic, to youth across the country).

As part of our year-long after-school program, students can earn high school world language credit by studying Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, or Russian twice a week after school. They can also opt to participate in twice monthly Leadership workshops and (during non-pandemic times) apply to study abroad in South Korea, Morocco, or Russia.

OneWorld Now!’s vision is that all youth have access to transformative international education opportunities. To help ensure this, all OneWorld Now! programs are priced on a sliding scale based on family size and income.

OneWorld Now! is committed to using a framework of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to support its youth, staff, and community and to consistently assess and improve its organizational structures and programming.

About the Role

OneWorld Now! is seeking an energetic, organized, and dedicated individual to join our staff as the Development Manager. This new position will work closely with the Executive Director to strengthen our fundraising efforts, with a particular focus on individual giving. Through this work, the Development Manager will play a key role in helping us fulfill our mission of developing the next generation of global leaders.

The OneWorld Now! office is currently working remotely due to the pandemic. When in-person work resumes, this position will be based at our office in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District. Applicants must be based in the greater Seattle area.

Main Responsibilities:

DONOR CULTIVATION AND STEWARDSHIP

• Cultivate, maintain, and grow individual donor engagement. Ensure robust and timely donor appreciation.
• With Executive Director, identify 5-10 major donor prospects in the first year and develop individual cultivation and solicitation strategies.
• With Executive Director, set annual strategy and goals for individual giving (including campaigns and events).
• Write appeal emails and letters.
• Work with our Alumni Committee to develop strategies for increasing giving and engagement from program alumni.
• Collaborate with our Deputy Director to organize and manage the donor database (Little Green Light), including entering, acknowledging, and recording all donations and donor information (donor stewardship).

OTHER FUNDRAISING TASKS (as time allows)

• Work with our Executive Director and Board to launch a Fund Development Committee.
• Identify prospects and appropriate opportunities for building relationships with private, public, and corporate philanthropy.
• Support some grant management activities including tracking opportunities and deadlines, writing and submitting grant proposals, and managing reporting requirements.
• Assist with the design and execution of donor engagement events in collaboration with the Executive Director and Fund Development Committee.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Address racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other discriminatory practices.
  Work toward racial equity through undoing institutional and structural racism.
• Support overall office functionality and organization.
• Participate in staff meetings and retreats.
• Serve as an excellent ambassador for OneWorld Now! at all times both formally and informally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Understand the importance of youth development work in creating positive social change.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• At least two years of experience working in a fundraising role, preferably with a focus on individual giving.
• Strong storytelling skills, with an ability to clearly communicate the importance and impact of an organization’s mission.
• Familiarity with, or interest in learning about, principles of Community-Centric Fundraising (https://communitycentricfundraising.org/).
• Passionate commitment to racial, social, and economic justice; familiarity with or interest in frameworks of social justice education and anti-racism work.
• Sensitivity to and respect for diverse cultures and different communication styles.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to effectively manage time.
• Familiarity with Zoom, Google Workspace, and MailChimp.
• While this position will begin remotely, it will be in-person once health conditions allow, so candidates must be located in the greater Seattle region.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Previous experience with alumni engagement.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of OneWorld Now! target languages or cultures (Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, or Russian) and/or languages commonly spoken in Seattle (e.g. Somali, Oromo, Vietnamese).

Individuals who reflect and have strong ties within the diverse communities of Seattle are strongly encouraged to apply.

Commitment

This is a 0.5 FTE position, averaging 20 hours/week. Distribution of hours will be flexible, with a required weekly all-staff meeting and a required bi-weekly Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conversation for all staff. Rare evenings or weekends may be required to support events.

Location

All staff are currently working remotely until further notice.  This position will begin as a 100% remote position but will move to in-person when health conditions allow. Our office is in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District.

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary range is $21,000-$25,000 annually. Generous benefits package with health insurance (medical, dental, and vision, with a 50% employer contribution), retirement, and paid time off policy.

Reports to:

OneWorld Now! Executive Director, Jordan Goldwarg

Initial deadline

February 21, 2021. Desired start date is April 1, 2021.

To apply:

Please upload your cover letter and resume at

https://oneworldnow.formstack.com/forms/development_manager

OneWorld Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from people of color, multilingual and multicultural individuals, and LGBTQ+ individuals.  Assistance and/or reasonable accommodations during the application process are available to individuals upon request. To request assistance or accommodation, please contact sarah@oneworldnow.org .