Development Officer II

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER II

Department: PCS

Report to: Director of OP and Acquisition

Educational or Certification Requirements:
• Associate degree or commensurate experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required/Preferred:
• Experience working with a diverse team and promoting a positive brand image
• Excellent communication skills
• Expertise with phone calls
• Extreme attention to detail
• Accuracy
• Problem solving
• Ability to multitask
• Familiarity with Church Hierarchy
• Proficiency with netForum
• Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Word
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills
• Ability to persuade individuals to engage
• Possesses interpersonal skills that allow him or her to interact with potential donors and the general public.
• Demonstrates creativity
• Possesses the ability to work well with limited or direct supervision
• Travel required (mostly domestic but international mission trip(s) possible)

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Book Tier 1 and Tier 2 Outreach priest (OP) speaking opportunities using a combination of strategies that include marketing support, direct solicitation through phone, and personal visits
• Ability to additionally maintain a calling portfolio and meet monthly goals as assigned by the Manager
• Assumes full responsibility for parish mission initiatives during low-demand seasons
• Researches and identifies prospective parishes and proactively initiates solicitations
• Ability to prioritize and manage several projects efficiently
• Assists in helping management in the development of fundraising goals and works to achieve and surpass these goals

• Utilize essential professional writing and interpersonal skills to communicate with pastors, secretary and other organizational staff. Meet or exceed the expected level of activity each week and month, i.e., number of calls, asks, personal correspondence, etc.
• Engage CCO Outreach Priests and other CCO staff and cultivate relationships with host pastors to build a referral network
Position Summary:
• In alignment with the overarching organizational strategy of revenue generation and donor acquisition, the Development Officer assigned to the Tier 1/Tier 2 (T1T2) Project is responsible for meeting or exceeding goals to secure new (first-time) opportunities in Tier 1 and Tier 2 parishes in specific targeted dioceses.

We are a Catholic ministry with an ecumenical staff of Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox believers working in unity to provide food, water, housing, education, orphan support, medical care, micro-enterprise, and disaster relief - and the love of our Lord Jesus Christ - to the poorest of the poor in more than 30 countries around the world. We strongly believe in unifying Christians in this mission of mercy, and we believe that creating a welcoming work environment for all Christian faiths is essential to achieving our ministry goals.

To apply, send your resume to [email protected] and put the job title in the subject line. along where you saw the posting.