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About El Paso   In 2018, IDEA launched 4 schools that support our promise of college for all students in the El Paso Region. El Paso has consistently been rated as one of the safest cities in the United States of America for over 20 consecutive years. In addition to this ranking, El Paso was also selected as a 2018 All-America City, earned the Governor's Achievement Award, and was named the fifth-best small city in America.   Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a school of 150 students in Donna, TX to the fastest- growing family of tuition-free, public charter schools in the United States. In 2019, we will grow to 6 schools serving El Paso and Socorro.    By 2022, IDEA will operate 173 schools in 10 regions educating a hundred thousand students on their road to and through college.     Role Mission:  As El Paso, Texas is currently one of IDEA’s fastest growing regions, the Regional Director of Development is charged with cultivating, navigating, and maintaining the external relationships for the fundraising needs to support the ambitious expansion plans of the region. The Director of Development – El Paso is responsible for meeting ambitious fundraising targets that will enable regional growth. These goals are met  through:  a) solicitation of major gifts from foundations, individuals and corporations in the El Paso and national organizations interested in supporting educational equality in the region; and b) targeted donor acquisition and stewardship through a diverse portfolio of events, meetings and school tours. In addition, the Regional Director of Development will also cultivate and sustain regional board relationships in partnership with El Paso’s Executive Director.    This role  will be supported by a development operations team  charged with  ensuring the appropriate infrastructure is in place to execute best-in-class  fundraising  operations  across IDEA’s regions.  Through the development operations team, the Director of Development will have events, data analysis,  communications,  gift processing and grant reporting support .  The Director of Development will report to the Vice President of Regional Development and sit on a team of fellow regional fundraisers who share best practices, collaborate and have fun together.   A masterful communicator ,  relationship builder  and fundraiser,  the Director of  Development is  passionate about educational equity in  El Paso ,  well - versed in making six and seven figure asks, and is a strategic planner and executer.       Accountabilities:     1.  Raise $ 800,000  in funding to support  the El Paso  region by June 30, 2020.      Lead stewardship with IDEA’s largest funders in  the El Paso region .    Develop funding path for renewals and prospects ;   and build relationships with  local individuals, corporations and foundations to support IDEA with major gifts.    Plan and lead  regional tours ,  working with  the development operations team and the regional  schools’ teams to prepare for funder and prospect visits.           2 .  Ensure 100% of board members give financially; and 100% of board members experience at least one programmatic touchpoint.   Create individualized annual plans for each board member    Manage all  El Paso  regional board correspondence, meeting schedules, agendas and presentations, working with  El Paso  Executive Director to plan 4 regional board meetings a year with 90% attendance    Develop and execute recruitment strategy to add additional, qualified advisory board members   Build a sustainable coalition of El Paso  donors with a strong belief in IDEA’s mission and willingness  advocate on behalf of IDEA .     Champion board and community partnerships for the region    Set strategic goals around the number of new, lapsed and u pgraded donors needed in FY20 and beyond to create a healthy, sustainable donor base long-term        4.  We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:     Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college     Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them    Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly    Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes    Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change    Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization    Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes    We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.         Knowledge and Skills:      Ability to synthesize multiple facts, data points, and stories into compelling narrative explaining IDEA’s educational vision  in El Paso  to others.    Superior writing ability and attention to detail.     Comfort and confidence engaging with individuals from all backgrounds within  EL Paso  in order to explain the IDEA story and vision.     Knowledge of the  El Paso  philanthropic landscape including various philanthropic organizations   and business development organizations.          Qualifications: ​      Bachelor’s degree  required,  Master’s degree preferred     5 years of experience in a development, advocacy, fundraising, grant writing, grant management or similar role  in El Paso   Proven track record of personally achieving success     Bilingual (Spanish)- preferred    Belief in IDEA’s mission and an understanding of what it takes to achieve the goal of college for all children