Senior Vice President, Development

PHA Mission:

To transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity.

Organizational Background:

Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is the premier national nonprofit transforming the food supply in pursuit of food and health equity. Founded in 2010 in coordination with Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative, PHA seeks partnerships that have the greatest impact on reducing health disparities and develops evidence-based, scalable approaches that drive equity-focused, systemic changes across entire sectors. Over ten years, we have partnered with more than 500 corporations, convenience store chains, hospitals, early childhood education centers, food banks, and SNAP-Ed implementing agencies, among others, in pursuit of our vision that every family, no matter their zip code, has affordable access to good and nutritious food.

Alongside the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, we have made a commitment to add 100 million servings of vegetables, fruits, and beans to the marketplace by 2025. We have made significant progress towards that goal, providing 34 million servings to-date through evidence-based programs such as Good Food for All, Healthy Hunger Relief, Pass the Love, and Veggies Early and Often, and far-reaching corporate partnerships throughout the country.

Position Summary:

PHA is seeking an experienced, dynamic development professional to oversee all fundraising activities.

The right candidate will have the drive and leadership to meet the organization’s annual income goals along with the vision to strategically grow PHA’s funder base.

We are seeking a candidate with a demonstrated track record of success in generating revenue for a food + health equity mission focused organization.

The candidate we seek will thrive when given the space, trust, and support to secure revenue in a highly collaborative environment.

Interested candidates must be committed to systemic food system change that centers access, affordability, and positive health outcomes in line with our programmatic work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set strategic direction for all fundraising efforts and implement a comprehensive development plan to meet annual fundraising goals.
• Build meaningful relationships with key funding sources including individual donors, foundations, corporations, celebrity ambassadors and government agencies.
• Cultivate corporate relationships and secure additional commitments while deepening and sustaining existing ones.
• Experience working in partnership with senior leaders, staff, partners, and board of directors.
  
• Serve as a member of the executive leadership team, driving the goals and vision for the organization.
• Collaborate with the communications team to integrate fundraising into all relevant messaging points, specifically into the digital fundraising and individual giving programs.
• Work with program staff to identify new foundation prospects, sustain existing foundation partners, and expand revenue streams.
• Prepare, review, and submit funding proposals that are relevant, competitive, and attractive in collaboration with a larger inter-departmental team.
• Build a pipeline of income across fundraising efforts, and regularly report on progress to the team, and quarterly to the Board of Directors.
• Prepare quarterly income reports, projections, and meet annual revenue goals.
• Directly supervise the fundraising team, including a Director of Corporate Partnerships, providing regular feedback and professional growth opportunities.

Core Competancies

• Demonstrated track record of fundraising success.
• Proven ability to create and edit compelling written and visual materials with skill and eye toward persuasive writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively “make the ask” of donors.
• Thrives as a leader who is part of a collaborative team.
• Commitment to food and health equity.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years proven success in fundraising and developing meaningful relationships with donors.
• Proven track record of fundraising for a similar budget size of $7-$10M annually.
• Established ability to work across donor spectrum of individuals, foundations, corporations, and government.
• Experience and comfort working in a remote work environment for a national organization with a wide-reaching platform and reputation.
• Staff management experience.
• Knowledge of food systems, health equity, and systems change approaches.

Staffing:

The Senior Vice President, Development reports to the President & CEO and is a member of the organization’s executive leadership team. The position directly supervises the fundraising team, including a Director of Corporate Partnerships.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $160,000 to $170,000, commensurate with experience. Partnership for a Healthier America has a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401K with an employer match
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid time off during the last week of the calendar year
• 11 paid Federal holidays
• The ability to work remotely full time.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@ahealthieramerica.org with “Senior Vice President, Development” in the title.

Partnership for a Healthier America is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PHA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, PHA ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.