Manager of Development & Partnerships

About Us

Invictus Bakery is a nonprofit bakery in Brooklyn and Staten Island that provides job training and employment opportunities for people on the autism spectrum. Through hands-on training, we empower individuals of all abilities to build skills, gain confidence, and reach their full potential in the culinary arts.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

Working alongside our Executive Directors, they will be charged with the following scope of work:

Development and fundraising (80%)

• Foundation grants – research and identify prospects, assist in building relationships, and collaborate with the Grant Writer on final report submissions
• Corporate sponsorships – research and identify corporate prospects for contributions including in-kind, assist in building relationships, write and submit proposals and any subsequent required reports
• Individual gifts – research and identify prospects, assist in building relationships, develop solicitation strategies
• Donor communications – develop materials to share the work and vision of our organization, including collaboration with our Events Coordinator for occasional newsletters
• Stewardship – develop strategies to engage donors and sponsors including support for occasional events, maintain detailed records

Revenue-generating partnerships (20%)

• Direct sales to locally-based businesses – identify and assist with outreach to new corporate partners for the sale of our delicious baked goods

Other Responsibilities:

Additionally, the Manager of Development & Partnerships will be responsible for:

• Attending planning meetings with the Core Team and facilitating related tasks;
• Attending quarterly Board meetings to present fundraising reports when requested;
• Tracking outreach efforts; and
• Working collaboratively with the team for bi-annual fundraising events.

General Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in nonprofit fundraising and development
• Strong computer skills including (but not limited to) the use of the Google Drive and Microsoft Office
• Commitment and sensitivity to neurodivergent people or other underserved populations

Minimum Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel locally
• Primarily sedentary work involving ability to communicate through the use of the phone and computer
• Ability to process complex information through spoken language
• Ability to convey ideas through oral communication

Minimum Mental Qualifications

• Strong reasoning and analytical skills
• Basic mathematics
• Excellent communication, documentation, and organizational skills

Compensation & Work Structure

Salary: $60,000 (exempt)

Hours: ~20 per week, flexible schedule

Location: Primarily remote with occasional in-person meetings and events

Accessibility Statement

Invictus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as requested to ensure that employees have the support required to perform essential job functions.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Invictus is committed to fostering and cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Invictus’ diversity initiatives are applicable to our practices and policies on recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; and promotions.

All employees have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times and exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during work, at work functions on or off the work site, and at all other company-sponsored and participative events.

Employees who believe they have been subjected to any kind of discrimination that conflicts with the company’s diversity policy and initiatives should seek assistance from a supervisor or member of the management team.