Employment Opportunities​

Thank you for your interest in joining our staffing team at Savannah Station!

​We are now hiring for the following job posting.  Please send resume and references to Andi Holland, Executive Director at [email protected].

Community Engagement Manager

​The Community Engagement Manager is a key member of the leadership team who is charged with ensuring the design and implementation of a comprehensive, strategic, and successful marketing and fundraising plan is in place to obtain the needed philanthropic support for the growth and sustainability of Savannah Station TRP.

Responsibilities Include (but not limited to):
 
Fundraising:

• With the Executive Director (ED), prepares, implements, and monitors an annual comprehensive and strategic Fundraising Plan that meets the financial and relationship building needs of Savannah Station including fundraising initiatives, special events, grants, corporate and individual solicitations, sponsorships and gifts-in-kind support.
• Provides detailed plans of action for all approved fundraising programs including budgets and goals. Works with the development committee and staff to analyze the programs and plan for future activities.
• Makes direct, face-to-face solicitations, and assists the board and other staff with their solicitations.
• Prepares cases for support for grants and campaigns.
• Tracks and reports on progress of fundraising programs throughout the year using analytics.
• Plans, reviews, implements, and evaluates donor appeals to ensure retention/cultivation of current and new donors and cultivates gift-in-kind solicitations. Creates a structured approach to the steps of the donor cycle including identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of all donors.
• Researches, identifies, and engages both donors and prospective donors, maintains on-going relationships and encourages long-term support of Savannah Station’s mission and culture, with optimum results.
• Work directly with ED to leverage established relationships and to cultivate new development sources through networking and relationship-building.
• Development and coordination of all donor acknowledgement and recognition programs.
• Ensures the preparation of all content and materials needed for approved fundraising.
• Oversees effective systems for tracking and cultivating donors, and prospects through SSTRP’s database.
• Assists the ED in helping with major donor related responsibilities (ex. Identifying and scheduling meetings with donors for major asks.
• Prepares development committee reports.

 
 Fundraising Events:

• Works with the development committee and contract vendors to execute well thought out and highly successful fundraising events.
• In collaboration with the ED, development committee, brainstorms and fills chair and honorary chair positions for fundraising events.
• Conducts analysis of all major fundraising events.

 
Marketing:

• Makes presentations to audiences both large and small, with varied demographics and purposes.

• Creates and executes a marketing plan including all marketing initiatives.

 
Social Media/Digital Marketing and Publicity

• Maintains the webpage—ensuring current and consistent information and quality control (article links, stories, and events) are posted regularly.
• Responsible for all social media/digital marketing and publicity initiatives; planning and implementation.
• Ensures quality control, excellence and professionalism of the organization’s digital messaging and updating of information across digital platforms.
• Social media initiatives with both mass and targeted communications.
• Creation of the quarterly newsletters and annual report. Ensures creativity, quality and branding are the cornerstones of these publications. Ensures all photos are approved before publishing.

 
 QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will be very organized, analytical, solution oriented, self-motivated and possess the ability to work both independently and with a diverse and productive team while displaying a positive attitude. This person will be talented at building relationships, listening to donors and prospects and able to analyze the fundraising efforts.  Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work within deadlines and under pressure, as well as adhering to confidentiality is vital.  Attention to detail and a passion for excellence are necessary to fit into the Savannah Station culture.  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

• A minimum of 2 years of nonprofit fundraising experience with a successful record of accomplishment in building donor relationships including closing gifts in the five and six-figure range.
• Extensive experience in spearheading fundraising events, galas and auctions.
• Possess the ability to build and maintain relationships efficiently. Exceptional interpersonal skills. Ability to interact comfortably with individuals at all levels.
• Must be comfortable creating and implementing expense and revenue budgets, and systems that support revenue tracking and generation. A significant degree of data analytics for understanding donor trends and track records.
• Possess excellent communication skills, both in writing and speaking.
• A collaborative and collegial work style is necessary.
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit when it comes to attracting new donors. 
• Possess the confidence and poise to work effectively with individuals of significant wealth.
• Be organized, prepared, detail-oriented and possess a great deal of integrity.
• Able to juggle multiple projects at one time.
• Must have the ability to empathize with donors and clearly communicate Savannah Station’s mission.
• Must be proficient in computer skills including use of Microsoft Office, and donor databases.

General

• Upholds the mission, vision and values of Savannah Station as well as an attitude of philanthropy.
• Must represent Savannah Station in a professional manner with character and integrity both on-site and off-site.
• Adheres to all PATH International standards.
• Abides by all Savannah Station’s regulations, policies and procedures.
• Attends meetings and special events as a Savannah Station representative and serves on committees as assigned.