Job Development and Communications Manager

Development and Communications Manager

Worker's Justice Project (WJP) (workersjustice.org) was founded in 2010 to address the racial and economic injustices that low-wage immigrant workers face in New York City by building collective power to win institutional change. WJP runs two long-standing worker's centers in Brooklyn. We promote justice and opportunity for low-wage immigrant workers in New York City by pushing for systematic enforcement and expansion of workplace protections, which include labor and occupational health and safety standards while advocating for industry-specific efforts to improve working conditions. WJP also offers skills-building training to workers in health & safety and industry-specific areas, and we educate immigrant communities about their rights in the workplace and how to exercise those rights.

WJP is a fiscally sponsored project of TSNE (www.tsne.org).

Responsibilities

The Development and Communications Manager (DCM) provides critical capacity and expertise to support strategic fundraising and community engagement efforts to further the vision, mission, and values of WJP and its Divisions such as Los Deliveristas Unidos, Liberty Cleaners, and Construction Workers.

This position will be involved in all aspects of fundraising and communications at the organization, including but not limited to grant writing, donor relations, special events fundraising, press relations, website management, and management of social media platforms, electronic newsletters, and print materials.

Essential Functions

In collaboration with the senior management team, this position will help develop and implement fundraising and communication strategies that strategic objectives, mission, and vision, amplify the organization's message and campaigns and generate critical resources for WJP's work. Major responsibilities include :

• Collaborate with the Director of Development and Communications to manage and grow a portfolio of major and principal gift prospects, moving them through the stages of cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Take ownership of developing donor-specific strategies, meeting preparation, and timely follow-up;
• Ensure regular communication, reporting, and renewals of support with donors and funders;
• Work with the Development and Communications Director to cultivate relationships with new potential donors, partners, and supporters through a variety of engagement strategies and networks, as well as examination of existing donors who may have greater capacity. Build a pipeline of planned giving prospects;
• Oversee the production of prospect / donor briefings, ensuring they are completed on time with input from appropriate staff leads;
• Track development operations, including funding pipeline and forecasting, revenue reporting, and database use and implementation;
• Research of funding opportunities and evaluate potential sources;
• Assist efforts to develop, execute and manage WJP's multi-year fundraising plan;
• Draft and finalize grant proposals, letters of interest, and foundation reports;
• Strengthen donor trust, deepen relationships, and increase donor retention by ensuring that donors are thanked in a timely fashion and have a clear sense of the impact of their gifts;
• Develop and execute WJP's annual fundraising Gala and other fundraising events by outreaching to and soliciting sponsorships, and overseeing the event promotion, logistics planning, and planning of event program and messaging. May include collaborating with a third party event-planning contractor;
• Track and update all donations, funder and donor prospects, and fundraising efforts using WJP's database (PowerBase);
• Provide support in government grant management by drafting proposal narratives for all government grants and working with the Development and Communications Director to submit applications (city, state, federal) in a timely manner.

Communications

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those for this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to :