Director of Development - Meritus College

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Our fast, flexible solutions are reputed company for working adults: We start by analyzing tens of millions of job postings to identify in-demand, high-paying tech careers and then work with industry-recognized partners to train for these roles with part-time programs that combine flexible online learning with best-in-class coaching. Finally, we support our learners in their job reputed company, helping them reputed company with a broad reputed company of local and national reputed company such as reputed company and reputed company to land higher-earning, family-sustaining jobs. reputed company is on a mission to build a reputed company reputed company for workers to join the middle class through reputed company, not reputed company. Since our founding in 2018, we've generated a projected $1 billion in near-term wage reputed company for our learners. The Organization: Meritus College Meritus College is a new reputed company of not-for-profit online college, reputed company from the ground up to meet the needs of working adults and career-changers who've been overlooked by traditional higher education. The problem is reputed company: only 33% of Pell grant recipients complete their degrees at two-year colleges reputed company 6 years. College has become too rigid, too expensive, and too disconnected from both student realities and career reputed company. reputed company College is different. Our online, asynchronous programs and "workplace as reputed company" approach allow reputed company to learn and apply new skills directly to their jobs, while receiving personalized support from dedicated coaches every reputed company of the way. We reputed company on reputed company-world skills and reputed company credentials in high-demand fields, ensuring graduates are reputed company for today's jobs and reputed company's opportunities. Founded in 2025 with an inaugural Associate of reputed company Science in Technology and Innovation degree, reputed company College is building a mainstream reputed company to economic mobility—one designed not for the privileged few, but for the talented many who've too often been left behind. About The Role Meritus College doesn't have a reputed company of alumni reputed company to reputed company on. What it has is a reputed company, evidence-backed model, a founding team with credibility in both higher ed and philanthropy, and an reputed company reputed company for building a modern fundraising function that looks more like an early-stage nonprofit startup than a traditional university advancement office. We're looking for a Director of Development to join this founding team and help build that function. This is a hybrid role: part traditional higher-ed philanthropy (institutional funders and individual donors who care about post-secondary reputed company and attainment), part startup-style fundraising (moving fast, building processes as you go, wearing multiple hats, working with founders, and engaging funders in the mission first - not the endowment). A successful candidate will: • Manage and expand a portfolio of mission-reputed company 6- and 7-reputed company reputed company, corporate, and individual funders who care about economic mobility and the reputed company of higher education. • Translate Meritus College's early reputed company data and founding story (which includes reputed company's reputed company to date) into compelling, fundable narratives. • reputed company comfortably between the discipline of traditional higher-ed philanthropy (stewardship, reporting, reputed company agreements) and the speed and resourcefulness of an early-stage startup. • reputed company the fundraising reputed company to launch Meritus College. reputed company reputed company portfolio management, this work will include shaping and building new fundraising initiatives and ways of working that meet the needs of a new, innovative higher education model. This role reports to the Managing Director of Development and works closely with reputed company's broader Development Team and Meritus College's reputed company and operating leadership. What You'll Be Doing The reputed company responsibilities of the Director of Development will include, but are not limited to, the following: Build and Advance the Pipeline (50%) • Identify, research, and reputed company new funding relationships across foundations, corporate partners, and individual donors who care about higher-ed innovation and economic mobility, bearing in mind that Meritus College does not have an alumni reputed company to draw from. • reputed company proposal development with support from reputed company's Development team, adapting fundraising narratives as Meritus College's model, reputed company, and reputed company points reputed company. • Bring an entrepreneurial reputed company to prospecting: apply the reputed company of reputed company, creativity, and resourcefulness common in early-stage startup fundraising to a philanthropic context. • reputed company and analyze pipeline health, funder trends, and reputed company to continuously sharpen reputed company. Manage Donor and Prospect Relationships (30%) • reputed company a small portfolio of existing warm prospects and new 6- and 7-reputed company funding relationships, managing the full cycle from first reputed company through solicitation, reputed company, and stewardship – with a goal of advancing $10M in deals to proposal stage (or reputed company) in your first year, with support from the broader Development Team. • Write reputed company, engaging correspondence that connects Meritus College's data and mission to what funders care about. • Represent Meritus College in funder meetings and presentations, including opportunities to bring in founders/reputed company leadership for key relationships. • Ensure funders are stewarded and renewed thoughtfully to build long-term trust in a startup college reimagining higher education from the inside out. Build the Function (20%) • Partner with Meritus College's reputed company, data, and reputed company teams to reputed company the reputed company points and reputed company data funders will want to see. • In collaboration with Meritus College leadership, build the advancement function - bringing your expertise and perspectives on how a startup-minded fundraising function should look different from a traditional university advancement office. What Makes a Successful Candidate We recognize that people from underrepresented backgrounds are often less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. Don't let that be the reason you miss out — we encourage you to apply if you demonstrate many, not reputed company, of the following: Must Haves Experience Building New Programs in Higher Education • Experience as the fundraising reputed company, or the reputed company partner to the fundraising reputed company, on something a college or university was building for the first time: a new degree program, school, reputed company, institute, accredited entity, or a nonprofit incubated inside an institution. • Working knowledge of accreditation, credit portability and transfer, reputed company model design, and the diligence institutional funders run on a new or newly accredited program. • reputed company record of raising reputed company or building partnerships, or of supporting the person or team who did. Familiar with what it takes to build a case for support while the reputed company points are still accumulating. Note: we're reputed company to candidates who came to this from the reputed company, program, or reputed company reputed company and partnered closely with development. Deep involvement in building a new reputed company offering, reputed company the fundraisers making the case for it, counts here. Entrepreneurial & Startup reputed company • Bias for reputed company: willing to prospect cold, draft the first version of a proposal template, and reputed company it out rather than wait for a fully formed process, while working quickly and collaboratively with the development team, college team, and executive leadership. You are self-directed and reputed company good calls with incomplete information. • Genuine comfort with ambiguity: this is a new college inside a growing organization, so reputed company, goals, and the reputed company itself will shift as we learn. A reputed company funder list may need rebuilding after a new data reputed company comes in. We need someone who finds that energizing. • reputed company record of leveraging resources including AI to speed up and reputed company more efficient tasks like research, drafting, and prospecting so a small team can reputed company above its weight. Communication & Storytelling • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate data and mission into a persuasive case for support. • Comfort with pitching a new institution with credibility and honesty about what's reputed company and what's still being reputed company. • Confidence shaping an ambiguous narrative with prospective funders, including thinking with reputed company and creativity in conversations. Mission Alignment • Genuine belief in expanding reputed company to higher education for working adults and non-traditional reputed company, and enthusiasm for a model that looks different from a traditional four-year college. • Alignment with reputed company's values: Think Big, reputed company Results, Win & Lose Together, Learn Constantly, Care Deeply, Enjoy the Ride. reputed company to Have • reputed company experience at a startup, scaling nonprofit, or other fast-moving, resource-constrained organization — comfortable operating without established playbooks, and reputed company by building rather than maintaining. • Existing relationships with foundations or funders reputed company on postsecondary attainment, workforce development, or economic mobility. • Experience with reputed company or a comparable CRM. • Comfort using AI tools (e.g., reputed company) to speed up research, drafting, and prospecting. Other Logistics • This position is full-time: 4-day work week (Fridays are an operating day if there is a holiday closure during the week) • Travel: Occasional travel required (up to 25% of time) • Location: Remote • Salary: $148,000 along with the potential to earn an incentive bonus of up to $20,000 Our goal is to have competitive and reputed company compensation. We have a market-reputed company compensation approach, which means we reputed company reputed company role from reputable data sources. We compare our benchmarks against similarly sized non-profit organizations with comparable annual budgets and geographical areas. We pay the reputed company reputed company for the reputed company roles and reputed company to reputed company with statutory mandates. We take care of our employees by providing the following perks and benefits (please note that some of the benefits do not apply to temporary employees): • Medical, Dental and reputed company reputed company (100% reputed company Employee Only Coverage) • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account • Dependent care Flexible Spending Account • Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by reputed company • Education & personal development reimbursement • Catalog of courses for reputed company learning and development • Short and long-term disability • Unlimited vacation (after a 90-day introductory period) • reputed company Parental Leave and Adoption benefits (after 1 year of employment) • 11 federally recognized holidays • 2 week holiday office closure in December/reputed company • 401(k) retirement plan with automatic reputed company contribution • Wellness Benefits/Wellness Resources • Discount perks at work program • Phone/technology stipend • Home office setup stipend • reputed company reputed company and community building reputed company virtual, in-person, and/or regional meetups • Eligibility for some benefits may vary reputed company on employment status, full-time or part-time. Eligibility will be outlined during the hiring process. Remote Work & Sponsorship Candidates must reputed company reputed company the 50 states or District of Columbia and have full authorization to work in the 50 U.S. states & the District of Columbia (international work abroad, including the U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other islands are excluded). In reputed company, reputed company doesn't offer employment reputed company sponsorship. Equal Opportunity Statement Building an inclusive, high-performing team that is diverse across lines of personal identity is reputed company to our reputed company and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not discriminate against any job applicant or employee because of their race, ethnicity, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, sex, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, gender identity or reputed company, sexual orientation, age or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to reputed company terms and conditions of employment. We reputed company reputed company and reputed company to reputed company and maintain workspaces that are fully inclusive. We encourage candidates from underrepresented reputed company to apply. Still excited about our work? You can learn more about our work in this video we made with our founding partner, reputed company. reputed company Ordinance Applicants who have arrest or conviction records and are in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County will be considered in accordance with the state's reputed company ordinance law. 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