Director of Development

Located in either TX or MO (would require heavy travel to TX if you are located in MO)

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. Guided by Christ’s love, we empower children, young adults, and families by nurturing their strengths, resilience, and faith. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God. 

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations in Texas, Missouri and Louisiana. In all of our programs, we seek to provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee’s contribution).

Status: Exempt

Working Conditions: This position has the option of working from a home or office location. Development activities are carried out in a variety of settings. Some functions are performed in a home office or PCHAS office environment while others occur in a donor’s home or place of business. Travel is required to meet with friends of PCHAS and the position’s supervisor and to attend board meetings and semi-annual training retreats.

Position Summary: The Director of Development develops and implements PCHAS’ strategy for raising major gifts from individuals, churches, church related groups, and family foundations primarily in support of the agency’s Annual Fund. The position supervises the Development Officer’s (DO) Team, which consist of either a Development Officer (DO) or a Senior Development Officer (SDO) in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, St. Louis and Springfield. This position serves on the Development Department’s Leadership Team, plus the agency’s Foundation Team and Management Council. This position reports to the Vice President of Development, and assists with staff training, budgeting, and other special assignments. In collaboration with the Vice President of Development, the Director of Development will provide leadership and oversight for the agency’s planned giving program. This role collaborates closely with Volunteer Services, Marketing & Communications, Program leadership, and Foundation teams to strengthen donor experience, community partnerships, and mission awareness.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises the DO Team which secures major gifts from assigned individuals and churches for the agency’s annual fund, which includes its capital maintenance projects.
• With the VP of Development, supports DO’s and SDO’s who secure gifts for new or existing named endowment funds.
• Co-plans with the Vice President of Development and other members of the Development Leadership Team, the Development Department’s semi-annual training retreats.
• Actively hires, trains and supervises development officers and senior development officers, making sure their professional development plans are kept up on an annual basis.
• Prepares updates for the Board of Trustees regarding key outcome measures and engagement.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• A college degree in literature, management, marketing, or a field compatible with the general skills required to accomplish the tasks of the position is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated 5-7 years of work experience and documented success in the areas of major gifts, planned gifts, volunteerism and special events is strongly preferred.
• Certification as a professional fund-raiser is desirable but not required.

Other Requirements: Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings. As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the state of your employment and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Christian Commitment: Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.

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