Vice President (VOLUNTARY POSITION)

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Reporting to Executive Director/President of Avyanna Inc, the Vice President position is one of the most vital roles in our organization. This position is for a high-level, results-oriented candidate with excellent skills for this newly-created position. Someone with the utmost integrity and leadership ability, who can extend out into our community. This position would require roughly 8-10 hours per week of time commitment. This role works closely with the board to carry out mission and goals of Avyanna.

Responsibilities:

• Support Executive Director, Treasurer and Event Coordinator on all major fundraising initiatives
• Collaborate with the Executive Director and Treasure to develop and implement Avyanna’s financial strategy
• Actively work to develop and implement a comprehensive development strategy to include corporate, foundation, government grants, etc.
• Have primary responsibility for development and execution of all proposals; write and archive all proposals with a long-term relationship-management approach
• Oversee research funding sources and trends, with foresight, to help position Avyanna’s major funding changes or trends
• Monitor all donor information; provide and present statistical analysis to board and senior leaders
• Develop and implement a stewardship program aimed at cultivating deeper ties with donors
• Monitor and report regularly on the progress of the development program
• Identify, develop, and mentor the development team

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years (preferred) of experience in VP role, Senior Management or other related role
• Goal and team oriented, a positive attitude with a good sense of humor, great people skills, with strong written and oral communication skills (bilingual in Spanish is a plus); must be able to balance a broad, organization-wide view along with narrow, departmental-specific perspectives
• Great organizational skills with proficiency in producing timely paperwork, adherence to policies and procedures, and managing expenses with Treasurer and activities within budget
• Proficient computer skills with independent operation and utilization of Microsoft Office software programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher
• Ability to effectively multi-task to meet deadlines without supervision and set achievable deadlines for others
• Proven, effective personnel management
• Experience in advance level, policy and procedure development, and development of business plans and program implementation strategies