{"id":40969,"date":"2017-02-13T05:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T09:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=40969"},"modified":"2017-02-13T05:49:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T09:49:50","slug":"job-chief-development-officer-japan-society-new-york-ny-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/13\/job-chief-development-officer-japan-society-new-york-ny-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Chief Development Officer &#8211; Japan Society (New York, NY, USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>, an ALT currently living in Toyota City<\/em><em>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>P<\/b><b>osition:<\/b>\u00a0Chief Development Officer<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Posted by:\u00a0<\/strong>Japan Society<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Locati<\/strong><strong>on:\u00a0<\/strong>New York, NY, USA<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Contract: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Full-time<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here&#8217;s a job via Idealist:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japan Society seeks an innovative and hands-on Chief Development Officer to lead and expand Development efforts, <\/span>including:<span style=\"color: #000000\"> securing major gifts, maintaining productive relationships with Board members, and overseeing all fundraising efforts directed toward individuals, foundations, members, corporations and other potential funding sources. The CDO will work closely with the President of Japan Society, the Vice President of Finance and Administration, and the Board of Directors, as well as Program Directors, to fulfill ambitious fundraising goals, which include a combined annual goal of $7 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">The main areas of responsibilities include:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Board Development and Relations: Develop and grow relationships with the Board of Directors, and draw upon their talents and resources to enhance fundraising and community relations. Coordinate communications with the Board and Board sub-committees; organize and prepare materials, reports and financial briefings for regular Board Standing Committee meetings with a focus on strategies and outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fundraising: Direct fundraising efforts, including establishing a strategic plan for fundraising and development activities, and ensure that goals are established and met. Provide hands-on oversight of Corporate, Government and Foundation, Individual Giving, and Membership functions, as well as the Society&#8217;s annual dinner and other special events. Build and cultivate a portfolio of high net-worth donor prospects, and design and implement in-person meeting plans to ensure that the President and Development staff meet with donors and potential funders on an ongoing basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leadership: Manage a direct staff of six and <\/span>overall<span style=\"color: #000000\"> staff of 17. Lead, motivate, and mentor Development staff, and maintain excellent collaborative working relations with program staff and other staff across the Society. Work with the Media and Marketing team to ensure Japan Society&#8217;s public face \u2013 online and through the media \u2013 is consistent with achieving the Society&#8217;s mission and fundraising goals. Partner with the President and the Vice President of Finance and Administration, playing a significant role in overall strategic planning and policy formation for the Society.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Ideal Candidate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The ideal candidate will be an active, hands-on leader and team-builder with outstanding managerial, communication and relationship-building skills. The CDO must have a proven track record in fundraising, with demonstrated success in strengthening <\/span>board<span style=\"color: #000000\">, corporate and donor relations, and achieving measurable results in revenues generated or funds raised. The CDO will have a highly collaborative approach to working across all internal units of Japan Society, and the executive presence, commitment to the Society&#8217;s mission, and knowledge of Japanese culture, to serve as an ambassador of the Society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Qualifications:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher, and a minimum of ten years senior-level managerial experience with expertise in strategic planning, board relations and development, fundraising, program-building, people and budget management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Managerial experience in a non-profit institution required<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Strong track record in corporate giving including memberships and sponsorships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience with individual giving in the art world is a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Superior written and verbal communication skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge of Japanese business etiquette, customs and culture, and international issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge and experience in fundraising ethics, research and cultivation practices, including proposal writing, gift processing, prospecting, and reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Demonstrated ability to network and build external relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ability to manage staff and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external partners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Willing and able to travel, and attend evening and weekend events<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Spoken Japanese language ability is a plus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>To Apply:\u00a0<\/strong>Email your letter of interest and resume to the Director of Human Resources at<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:jobs@japansociety.org\" target=\"_blank\">jobs@japansociety.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Japan Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. Visit our website at<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japansociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.japansociety.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. Position:\u00a0Chief Development Officer Posted by:\u00a0Japan Society Location:\u00a0New York, NY, USA Contract: Full-time Here&#8217;s a job via Idealist: Japan Society seeks an innovative and hands-on Chief Development Officer to lead and expand Development efforts, including: securing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aEN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40971,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40969\/revisions\/40971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}