Chief Development Officer

LaunchCode
St. Louis, MO
Job Description
Role Overview

Lead fundraising for Hire Human, a national AI upskilling and job placement initiative, and own fundraising strategy, major giving, and grant relationships.

What You Will Do

Design and execute a multi-year national fundraising strategy, lead major giving, own grant strategy, and manage a small team for donor relations and grant support.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidate has an established network of donors, foundations, and funders, and wants to create a national fundraising function from scratch.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated track record of personally closing six- and seven-figure gifts or grants
  • Experience building or scaling a development function, ideally in a lean or startup-like environment
  • Deep network of existing funder, foundation, and major donor relationships
  • Comfort operating with significant autonomy and limited layers of support
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including grant writing and donor-facing presentation
  • Passion for AI, continued learning and workforce development

Benefits

  • 12 paid holidays and accrue 25 days of Paid Time Off per year
  • 100% employer-funded medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees and 75% employer-funded premiums for dependents
  • 401k contribution match up to 6% after 6 months, immediate vesting
  • 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave after 1 year
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