If you are looking for a fulfilling career that lets you improve lives and create bright futures with people in our community, consider applying for a position with Aldea! Aldea is the essential community partner for children and families in crisis and knows that in a family’s most critical moments, the company of a trusted professional can mean the difference between strength and suffering. Our staff are the foundation of all we do and creating a work environment that values and respects our staff is our priority.
Why work at Aldea?
Experience in a state of the art Council on Accreditation (COA) agency to ensure best practices and high quality services.
Be part of a team of passionate, collaborative, and dedicated professionals where staff input is highly valued.
Enriching training opportunities including potential for leadership development program participation and promotion.
What does Aldea have to offer?
19 Paid Holidays
Vacation accrue 20 days first year
A flexible work schedule that promotes the importance of work-life balance
Company cell phone and laptop to promote separation of work and home life
Commuter Assistance with personal mileage over 20 miles to work office from their home
Excellent benefits package to meet the needs of staff and their families including medical coverage (Aldea pays your deductible!) and dental, vision, life insurance and EAP at no cost to employees!
Generous retirement up to 5% employer match contributions after 6 months of service (includes free Financial Planning)
Position Description
Under the Chief Operating Officer’s direction, the Director of Philanthropy and Advancement leads Aldea’s fundraising efforts by cultivating relationships with donors, community partners, and key stakeholders. They collaborate with Executive leadership to design and implement comprehensive development strategies, executing various fundraising, marketing, public relations and community engagement initiatives. Success in this role requires exceptional communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to represent the agency as an extension of the executive office. The ideal candidate will be proficient in relationship building, fundraising, and stakeholder engagement, with a high degree of detail-orientation, discretion, and tact. The Director should be a dynamic, results-oriented professional passionate about the organization’s mission, with a proven track record in fundraising and relationship building. They should possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
Essential Duties:
1. Strategic Leadership and Planning
2. Major Gifts and Donor Relations
3. Fundraising Campaigns and Events
4. Corporate and Foundation Relations
5. Marketing and Public Relations
6. Data Management and Reporting
7. Additional Responsibilities
Qualifications:
1. Candidates must possess the skills necessary to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. A Bachelor’s degree is required, with a Master’s degree preferred; however, a comparable combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.
2. General knowledge and an understanding of best practices in human services, which may be gained through job experience, training, and lived experience.
3. Organized, detail-oriented, accurate, proactive, efficient, and able to grow a development program.
4. Experience with donor relations and ability to develop relationships with private and/or corporate funding sources. Grant-writing and program development experience desired.
5. Strong computer and applications skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office programs required (Outlook, Excel, Teams, PPT, Word) and programs such as Canva, Adobe, Classy, and Salesforce (preferred).
This position will perform duties from Aldea Solano and Napa offices.
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