Operation Andrew Group

Director of Development

Operation Andrew Group

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Job Summary

Who We Are: Operation Andrew Group seeks to unite the Body of Christ as we partner with the local church to love God and our neighbors. To live out this mission, we bring churches together in three key initiatives:

  • Education Initiative: United4Hope (U4H) facilitates church and public-school partnerships to see our students thrive and our communities transformed.
  • Pastor Engagement Initiative: United4Pastors is a community of pastors for pastors. Healthy and thriving pastors work toward building healthy and thriving churches, and healthy and thriving churches are crucial to building a Nashville where all our neighbors can thrive.
  • Young Adult Mentoring: Oak Project exists to unite generations through mentoring relationships to shape faith-filled leaders.

 

JOB OVERVIEW

The Director of Development is responsible for ensuring that Operation Andrew Group identifies, cultivates and maintains a broad, deep and sustainable base of support from individuals, churches, corporations and foundations to ensure the long-term sustainability of our ministry and programs. This role will include strategy and plan development, direct, personalized relationships and communications with donors and support to other staff and board leaders in the development efforts. This position reports to the President.

Job Responsibilities

  • Collaboratively develop and implement the development plan that will generate financial support from current and potential individual, church, foundation and corporate donors.
  • Within an assigned portfolio of current and potential donors, cultivate, solicit and steward donors to raise an increasing level of financial support and ensure their long-term support of Operation Andrew Group; develop and implement personalized engagement plans for each assigned donor.
  • Support and equip Operation Andrew Group board and staff leadership to engage in and support fund raising efforts including cultivating, soliciting and stewarding individual donor relationships.
  • Nurture a culture of stewardship throughout Operation Andrew Group.
  • Work with communication and publications team to create engaging, cohesive development collateral and donor cultivation pieces as well as determine incentive and recognition options.
  • Help coordinate and manage donor related cultivation and solicitation events.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree plus three or more years of progressive work responsibility in fund raising or sales
  • Formal fundraising certification such as CFRE, FAHP, or equivalent non-certified training preferred but not required
  • Able to work independently and apply an entrepreneurial approach
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to a diverse group of internal and external audiences
  • Willingness to work non-traditional hours
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Able to establish trust and work collaboratively with Operation Andrew Group constituents, stakeholders, donors, staff and board members
  • Believer in Jesus and active in a local congregation

Additional Information

Benefits

  • Work with a collaborative, dynamic and compassionate team in an organization with a stellar culture and community impact
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Paid time off (accrue 13.33 hours per month)
  • Retirement plan with match
  • Life insurance
  • Voluntary long term disability, short term disability, accident, additional life, vision and dental

How to Apply

Email Resume and Cover Letter in one document to info@operationandrew.org

Details

  • Date Posted: July 2, 2025
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Job Function: Fundraising / Revenue Development
  • Service Area: Children / Youth
  • Start Date: 09/01/2025
  • Salary Range: competitive salary based upon experience
  • Working Hours: 40 hrs/wk; M-F, 8:30am with some weekend work as required - 4:30pm