Development Specialist

City of Virginia Beach Director of Libraries is in search of a full time Development Specialist. The City offers a generous benefits package, which includes health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans, maternity/paternity and parental leave, holidays and paid-time-off.                                                                                      

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Development Specialist duties include but not limited to.

• Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the Development Specialist will create and implement a comprehensive development plan for the Virginia Beach Library Foundation to provide supplemental funding for programs, projects, and services at the Virginia Beach Public Library.
• The successful candidate in this position will plan and coordinate grant applications: liaise with library staff, subject matter experts and community partners.
• The position develops, implements, and oversees a comprehensive giving program that supports Library operations, transformational projects, capital needs, and the endowment.
• Build relationships, engage, and implement recognition programs for targeted partners, organizations, corporations, and individual donors.
• Liaises with the Virginia Beach Library Foundation Board of Directors, coordinates meetings, agendas, projects, and correspondence.
• Implement marketing and public relations strategy and tactics in support of cultivating donors, sponsors, grants, and awards.
• Manage ongoing communication with potential and existing donors/sponsors.
• Manage the donor database, maintain records and create reports on fundraising projects.
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of mailings; plan and implement mass mailings; and comprise, edit, and prepare all correspondence and proposals to prospects and committed donors.
• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping of Foundation, including checking account and money market accounts; work with auditors on annual audit; track contributions; and manage donor and prospect database and data entry.
• Lead special projects, events and initiatives of the Public Library, and act as liaison to the Library foundation for committees and fundraising.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced collaborative and deadline-driven environment.
• May supervise support staff and volunteers.
• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.

The City offers a generous benefits package such as health, dental and life insurance, retirement, and savings plans. Other key benefits include:

• Maternity/paternity and parental leave
• Leave donation program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistant Program
• Professional Development

The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.