Senior Director of Philanthropy

The Opportunity: Poe Center for Health Education

The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education (Poe Center) is in Raleigh, NC. The Poe Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of North Carolina youth through health education. Since opening in Raleigh in 1991, the Poe Center has educated more than 1.7 million participants from 95 counties. Health educators partner with schools and organizations across the state to provide health education to children and adults. Poe’s field trip destination in Raleigh is a one-of-a-kind- immersive experience featuring unique teaching spaces. Health educators can provide programs onsite or offsite directly at a school or organization; programs are also available online. Over 87% of program participants report positive behavior changes after a program with the Poe Center.

The Position: Senior Director of Philanthropy

The Senior Director of Philanthropy works with the leadership team, development staff, Board of Directors, and volunteer leaders to achieve our major gifts, capital fundraising, and planned giving program goals. The Director is responsible for identifying and cultivating relationships with prospective major gift donors. This involves building and managing an extended portfolio of team assignments and strategies in preparing and asking for charitable support and guiding presentations of the Poe Center’s mission and visionary goals to invite philanthropic investment. The Senior Director of Philanthropy will report to the Executive Director.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Executive Director and Major Gifts Cabinet on major gift proposals.
• Partner with the communications team to develop gift cultivation and solicitation presentation materials with tailored templates adaptable for major gift prospects.
• Supervise the training of board members, staff, and volunteers on fundraising principles and techniques.
• Oversee the development and management of budgets for fundraising activities.
• Track and assess major gifts fundraising metrics to ensure effectiveness.
• Supervise the design and implementation of a comprehensive annual development plan, in close collaboration with board committees.
• Work with the Board of Directors to develop strategic plans.
• Support the grant process, including identification, submission, and deliverables.
• Supervise staff and leadership teams responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating donor cultivation, recognition, and revenue events.
• Conduct annual evaluations of development campaign activities to measure success and identify areas for improvement.

Qualification Requirements:

• Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, goals, and values
• Expert thinker and team player with proven leadership, business, organizational, and management skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of revenue sources for non-profit organizations, such as individual giving, corporate contributions and sponsorships, foundation funding, grants, planned giving, and other donation methods.
• Demonstrated success in building interpersonal relationships with donors, volunteers, board members, and staff.
• Proven success in fundraising planning and implementation.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience securing major gifts and managing a portfolio of major donors ($10,000+) and prospects.
• Proven ability to manage development teams and volunteer leaders responsible for creating, organizing, and executing effective donor cultivation, recognition, and revenue events.
• Outstanding ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while working collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
• Dynamic, energetic, and tenacious approach to promoting programs.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive computer and typing skills, including proficiency in donor database management and Google Suite programs.

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Poe Center for Health Education has engaged Capital Development Services (CapDev) to conduct a national search for this position. Candidates are required to submit a cover letter and a resume. All materials will be kept confidential. Application materials will be reviewed as received.

Additional inquiries may be directed to [email protected].

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Substance Use Prevention Specialist

Full time (40 hours per week) with benefits
Reports to the Substance Use Prevention Assistant Director

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Substance Use Prevention Assistant Director, the Substance Use Prevention Specialist provides collaborative substance use prevention efforts in target communities, collaborates with other community and regional partners, and provides educational programming to children, youth, families, and community leaders.

This position facilitates and implements prevention strategies including environmental, community based process, recurring education, referrals, and information dissemination.

This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with benefits.

Qualification Requirements:

• A Certified Prevention Specialist preferred
• Experience in health education, youth empowerment, community coalition work, policy advocacy, community mobilization, and/or substance use prevention community strategies.
• BA or BS required
• Computer literacy including G Suite, experience with online reporting systems and data management required.
• Demonstrated excellence in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated excellence in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills in Spanish preferred.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement substance use prevention education programs with fidelity including deliverables, evaluation, data collection and management, and reporting.
• Conduct merchant education.
• Facilitate youth empowerment meetings and guide youth environmental management strategies.
• Facilitate strategic community planning processes.
• Implement environmental and community-based strategies.
• Implement social marketing campaigns.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Proficiency in the use of educational and office technologies, including, but not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to make independent decisions and manage various responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to develop clear, concise program goals, objectives, work plans and reports.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member in a diverse workplace.
• Deliver required data within the deadlines and upon request.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to travel and work non-traditional hours.
• Adherence to the policies and procedures.

The Organization: The mission of the Poe Center for Health Education is to educate and empower North Carolina children, youth, and their families to make choices that increase positive health behaviors.

Application deadline: Open until filled

Interested parties should send resume and cover letter to:

Margaret Thomas Bailey MA, Substance Use Prevention Administrative Coordinator
[email protected]

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Occasional Health Educator*

Reports to: Equity Director or Kitchen Senior Specialist
Openings available in the following focus areas: Nutrition, Exercise Science, Cooking, and Gardening

*An Occasional Health Educator has no set number of hours. The hours may vary greatly from one week to the next, depending upon the needs of the Poe Center, our admission numbers and your flexibility and availability.

Position Summary:

The Occasional Health Educator delivers consistent, high quality health education to children Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade and adults.

The Poe Center has programming for six broad health education topics: general health, family life, dental health, substance use prevention, mental health and nutrition/physical activity. This position would serve in all program areas with a primary focus on nutrition, exercise science, and garden-to-table education.

The Occasional Health Educator is also responsible for day-to-day responsibilities related to the delivery of instructional programs at the Poe Center and offsite, including teacher training, community outreach and development and maintenance of resource materials.

The Occasional Health Educator will also assist in the research, design and development of health education curriculum, evaluation instruments and supplemental materials.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• A thorough understanding and mastery of the principles of education.
• Strong teaching skills. (learner-centered, experiential, popular education)
• Experience teaching or facilitating youth.
• Ability to make independent decisions and manage various responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Proven organization and time management skills.
• Ability to develop clear, concise program goals, objectives, work plans and reports.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member in a diverse workplace.
• Knowledge of health and nutrition, food access, food systems, basic cooking practices and/or exercise science.
• Strong communication skills, including oral, written and interpersonal.
• Experience in curriculum design and development, education, technical writing, and evaluation.
• Demonstrated excellence in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills in Spanish preferred.

Qualification Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of two years of practical education/teaching experience in learner-centered training environments.
• Proficient in the use of educational and office technologies.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of prevention best practices, health education, experiential learning techniques and the art of teaching.
• Demonstrated experience in program implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrated excellence in written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to relate to participants (Pre-Kindergarten – 12th grade and adult.)
• Willingness to be flexible and adapt as needed in the Poe team environment.

The Organization: The mission of the Poe Center for Health Education is to educate and empower North Carolina children, youth, and their families to make choices that increase positive health behaviors.

An ideal candidate will demonstrate the Poe Center’s five core values:
We value DIVERSITY and honor all people without biases of any kind.
We value PROACTIVITY. We strive to be innovative leaders and experts in our field taking initiative to demonstrate best practices through an open and collaborative environment.
We value INTEGRITY in our internal and external relationships committing to carry out our mission in a trustworthy, professional, and ethical way.
We value COMMUNICATION. We speak and write with timely clarity and coherence. We listen and seek to understand and learn from others in order to function with maximum efficacy.
We value RESPECT. We acknowledge and recognize the dignity of all individuals trusting in their best intentions.

Application deadline: Open until filled.

Interested parties should send resume and cover letter to:

Rachel Pohlman, Nutrition Director
[email protected]