Full-Time Development Director - Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield. Join our innovative, dynamic team! The Oliver Wolcott
Library seeks a full-time Development Director to lead, execute and
support all aspects of fund-raising at the Oliver Wolcott Library.
The Oliver Wolcott Library is located in historic and beautiful
Litchfield, Connecticut. It is a highly engaged, educated community. The
Oliver Wolcott Library is an innovative, dynamic and vibrant library.
We are well-loved in our community and have an excellent team of staff,
board trustees, volunteers and patrons. Each year, we raise more than
50% of our annual operating budget. The Development Director will help
to ensure that we have the funding needed to serve our community with
excellence. The Development Director reports to the Library Director
but also works closely with a number of volunteers and the Board of
Trustees.
The Library currently has two primary fundraising efforts: the
annual fund drive and our annual Festival of Trees held on the Saturday
after Thanksgiving. The Development Director will lead, plan and execute
all aspects of our Annual Fund Drive and Festival of Trees event. The
Festival of Trees is a highly complex fundraising event that includes an
online and silent auction, sponsorships, advertising revenue, and other
revenue areas. Last year, more than 800 adults attended. It involves
extensive understanding of how to plan and execute an event, analyze and
create reports and data, cultivate and engage donor contacts and
volunteers, creation and execution of marketing and publicity materials,
coordination of various committee tasks and assignments, and the
ability to work well under-pressure and with varied personalities and
groups. The Development Director will enter, maintain, manage, and
analyze all the data entry for and into our fundraising databases. The
Development Director will also work on planned giving initiatives. The
Development Director needs to know how to evaluate and assess annual
giving performance and overall revenue performance.
Qualifications include: B.A. or B.S. strongly preferred.
Demonstrated and proven fund-raising and event planning experience.
Strong leadership skills including ability to gracefully work with
varied personalities and constituencies to accomplish goals. Proficient
in data entry and donor database systems. Ease in working with common
technology tools. Experience with Constant Contact a plus. Excellent
written and communication skills. Excellent networking skills. Ability
to work independently and with minimal supervision. Ability to work with
frequent interruptions, work well under deadlines, and be detail
oriented. Ability to work with a flexible schedule and to effectively
manage time to ensure all goals and deadlines are consistently met.
Ability to learn and communicate the library's vision and the need for
library services.
For a full job description or any other details, please email awhite@owlibrary.org
Annual Salary of $50,000. Full-time position of 35 hours a week
with some evenings and weekends required. Excellent benefits. Position
requires working at the library. Note: This position requires working
the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the Friday through
Tuesday following Thanksgiving in order to support the Festival of Trees
annual fundraising event.
Instructions for Applying: Open until filled but first review of candidates will begin January 30, 2019. Email a letter of interest and resume to awhite@owlibrary.org or mail to Oliver Wolcott Library, Attn: Ann Marie White, PO Box 187, Litchfield, CT 06759.
