Director of Development

The Director of Development is a curious, creative, and   professional representative of the Indy Chamber’s Strategy Team. This role supports the Development Unit in strategic planning and implementation for resource, external relationship building and works cross-functionally with other units   of the Strategy team. The Director acts as an organizer, connector, communicator, resource, partner, and project manager.

• Play key role in prospecting, networking, presentations, grant writing, proposals, and deliverables for Accelerate Indy. 
• Support strategic project management, stakeholder convening, and outreach for development initiatives and special projects.
• Assist in work planning, implementation, and tracking deliverables for Accelerate Indy investors and stakeholders. 
• Develop and write grant proposals to secure funding for various projects and initiatives. 
• Develops systems and processes with the Development team for strategic planning and implementation including tracking grant submission and report deadlines. 
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders for proposal information. 
• Collaborate with Finance team to support grant and investor reporting and compliance, including maintaining a calendar of grant deadlines and ensure timely submission. 
• Track and report on the status of proposals and follow up as needed. 
• Maintain strategic relationships with Indy region organizations, partners, and community stakeholders. 
• Stay informed on civic, community, and economic issues to align with Indy Chamber initiatives. 
• Support Accelerate Indy Council, Indy Partnership Council, and Business Ownership Initiative Board priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent post-secondary credential and/or 5-7+ years’ experience in Fundraising/Grant Writing, Economics, Business Development, or Public Affairs /Public Policy 

Preferred Competencies

• Deadline Choreographer. (You have excellent time management skills and can juggle multiple requests to meet multiple deadlines). 
• Fundraising Phenom. (You have demonstrated familiarity with regional and national funder networks and are skilled at identifying alignment with Indy Chamber strategy). 
• Syntax Sorcerer. (You have magical command over sentence structure and grammar rules). 
• Autonomous Innovator.  (You take initiative). 
• Solution Architect and Efficiency Orchestrator. (You identify the problem and seek the solution).
• Communication Dynamo. (You are an effective communicator).
• One with Words (You’re a concise and impactful storyteller – Through grant writing, reporting, and corporate proposals).
• Works well   with others. (You demonstrate effective interpersonal skills, are excited about collaboration, and work well in a team environment and as part of a team). 
• Presentation Poise. (You are comfortable leading presentations for small and medium-sized audiences).
• Insight Explorer (You can gather and analyze data and information and draw conclusions. (You think logically and analytically).
• Research Maverick. (You can conduct research from an objective perspective).
• Agreement Guru (You can negotiate and influence others).
• Satisfaction Savant (You demonstrate customer service orientation with both internal and external stakeholders).
• Issue Anticipation Specialist (You are proactive in anticipating and alerting others to problems with projects or processes).
• Precision Perfectionist. (You pay attention to detail and accuracy).
• Microsoft Office 365 Prodigy. (Specifically, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Planner). Bonus Points! (Graphic Design, Prompting AI - Microsoft CoPilot/ChatGPT, Adobe Suite, DocuSign, Formstack, Power Automate, Salesforce/CRM)
• Lover of Indy. (You’re involved in your community outside of work and aware of Indy region developments in business, sports, arts, culture, and politics).

Red Envelope Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.