Location: Philadelphia

Department: Operations Team

Type: Full Time (2-3 days a week in office)

Min. Experience: Mid-Level

This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship.

Who We Are

CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. For seven decades, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact.

CCS provides tailored support to more than 600 nonprofit organizations annually. With over 500 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and the world, we have the capacity to help local and international organizations achieve outstanding results.

A Career at CCS

Our people are our greatest strength. The collective sum of the individual experiences, backgrounds, knowledge, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation of excellence.

Whether it’s in one of our regional offices or on the ground with our clients, you will have direct access to leaders in the field, expanding your opportunities to learn and build your network for future success. We invest in the training, tools, and support necessary for growth throughout your career and encourage peer collaboration in a lively and engaging environment.

Our team reports that the best aspects of working for CCS are the relationships with colleagues, leading nonprofits, and philanthropists; the performance-based career paths; and the diversity of projects and assignments.

The Role

CCS Fundraising is seeking a professional to support the strategy, coordination, and execution of marketing and business development efforts. Areas of focus include supporting executive relationship building, executing targeted and mass business development communications, and the creation of content to support new and developing business relationships. This is not a sales or lead-generating position.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support with projects in the sales, marketing, and overall operations pipeline
• Manage the development and preparation of sales proposals, presentations, and other supporting materials including drafting, designing, editing, and ensuring distribution of materials
• Work with the Executive Leadership Team to strategize and implement follow up and next steps for individual institutions in the sales pipeline process
• Assist in the planning and execution of CCS events, e.g. create content (such as webinar presentations, learning and development curriculum), compile invitation lists to ensure key audience inclusion, manage event logistics, and execute day-of event
• Partner on development and implementation of mass marketing campaign, e.g. draft outreach language, create and update outreach lists, and help execute mass marketing outreach for contacts and prospects
• Compile research on nonprofit organizations and relevant industry trends to inform sales and marketing activity
• Manage participation in conferences, submitting speaking proposals for executives, developing content as appropriate, and coordinating logistics and follow up
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with associations, professional groups, and thought partners
• Develop and maintain reports related to sales, staffing and business development
• Maintain and update key business development and marketing contacts and distribution lists
• Track and advise strategy and operations expenses against budget

Qualifications

The firm seeks talented professionals passionate about impacting the nonprofit sector. Ideal candidates will possess excellent project management, writing, communication, research, and design skills to contribute to the development of sales materials and resources in a fast-paced corporate environment.

• Bachelor's degree required, Master’s degree a plus
• Minimum of three to four years of relevant experience in business development, marketing, communications, nonprofit operations
• Exceptional communication skills; verbal, writing and proofreading
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to successfully lead and manage projects from inception to conclusion
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Creative presentation design experience
• Advanced research skills
• Prior experience with RFPs, proposals, client relationship management databases, Canva and/or other graphic design programs are a plus, but not required.

CCS offers competitive benefits, a dynamic training program, resources, career advancement, mentoring, and networking opportunities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage a diverse pool of candidates to apply.

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