Philanthropic Advisor

Job Description

TITLE:               Philanthropic Advisor  

REPORTS TO:  Director of Development & Impact Investing

STATUS:           Regular, Full-time, Exempt

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Philanthropic Advisor works to deepen and broaden the professional advisor network across our five-county (Onondaga, Madison, Cayuga, Oswego, and Cortland) service area, as well as implement the Community Foundation’s development program. The Philanthropic Advisor will also lead the cultivation and facilitation of nonprofit agency funds for the Community Foundation.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cultivation of Charitable Gift Planning Services

• Engage with prospective and existing donors and their advisors to create funds and deliver the Community Foundation’s lifetime giving services
• Work with donors on endowment fund building as well as legacy planning
• Function as a point of contact for advisors for charitable planning resources

Professional Advisor Outreach

• Create and maintain relationships with professional advisors
• Plan and coordinate annual professional advisor programs, including presentations, continuing education events, and networking events
• Schedule appointments, prepare meeting materials, and coordinate follow-up actions to advance the strategic goal of growing the professional advisor referral network

Nonprofit Agency Fund Relationship Management

• Build relationship with existing and prospective nonprofits agency fundholders
• Deliver tailored presentations to nonprofit boards and leadership teams regarding agency fund options, investment strategies, planned giving and long-term sustainability
• Provide responsive support to existing agency fundholders, onboard new agency partners, and lead the annual agency fund grant notification and disbursement process

General Development Support & Administrative Coordination

• Assist the Director of Development & Impact Investing with development projects, initiatives, and strategic goals
• Participate in internal meetings as requested and provide regular updates on development activities
• Maintain accurate and timely information within the CSuite constituent database
• Collaborate closely with philanthropic services team, finance, grants, and communications teams to support seamless donor, professional advisor and agency fund operations
• Perform other duties as assigned to further the Community Foundation’s mission
• Some work outside traditional office hours is required for meetings and events

PREFERRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Deep interest in and commitment to the Central New York area, its people and their concerns.
• Commitment to be guided in all work by the vision of diversity, equity and inclusion that has been established by our staff and board
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a related field is required; experience could include areas like non-profit organizations, charitable giving, customer service, professional advisor client services, financial management, grantmaking, project management, and/or sales development
• An ongoing commitment to training in both areas of soft skills and technical skills to maintain and improve current skills and knowledge
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Customer service and listening skills, follow-through and problem-solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, time-management, communication, networking and development skills with diverse constituent groups, with a demonstrated attitude toward inclusiveness
• Computer proficiency including knowledge of Microsoft Office, and a willingness to learn all appropriate Community Foundation software
• Superior attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate several activities at one time

TIME REQUIREMENT: This is a full-time exempt position requiring 37.5 hours per week. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some flexibility. Tuesdays through Thursdays are designated in-office days. Staff that choose to work a hybrid work schedule may choose to do so on Mondays and/or Fridays, dependent on management approval. Occasionally, early, late or weekend hours are required for development related internal and external events.

SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary range is $70,000 - $80,000 for this officer level position within the Community Foundation. Employee benefits include health insurance, annual vacation and sick days, 12 paid holidays, term life insurance, additional disability insurance, parking, 401(k) retirement savings program with employer contribution and match, optional flex spending accounts for medical or dependent care expenses and other benefits as outlined in the employee handbook.

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a letter of interest and resume to careers@cnycf.org or visit our website https://cnycf.org/about-us/our-people/careers/ Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.