The Senior Vice President of Advancement is a key member of RFKCA's Executive Leadership Team and a strategic partner to the President & CEO. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the SVP works closely with the executive team and the Board of Trustees to advance the organization's philanthropic goals and strengthen relationships with donors, community leaders, and strategic partners.

This is a leadership role for an accomplished major gifts fundraiser and senior manager who is energized by building meaningful donor relationships and creating a sustainable culture of philanthropy. The SVP will lead the organization's comprehensive advancement team efforts with a clear emphasis on expanding and strengthening its major gifts program. Marketing and communications, annual giving, special events, and community engagement will serve as integrated strategies that cultivate prospects, deepen donor engagement, and support long-term philanthropic growth.

The SVP will personally lead the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of the organization's highest-capacity donors while developing strategies to identify new prospects and significantly expand the major gift pipeline. Working closely with the President & CEO, Board members, and other volunteer leaders, the SVP will help position RFKCA for transformational philanthropic growth by building authentic, long-term relationships with individuals, foundations, corporations, and community partners.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the SVP will collaborate across the organization to align fundraising priorities with strategic and programmatic goals, ensuring that advancement efforts help fuel the agency's continued growth and mission impact. The SVP will also strengthen Board engagement in philanthropy by partnering with Trustees on donor cultivation and solicitation, supporting their fundraising leadership, and helping develop a pipeline of future Board members from the organization's major donor community.

RFKCA has made a significant investment in the future of its advancement program by engaging Copley Raff, Inc. to conduct a comprehensive organizational assessment. Copley Raff identified key opportunities to strengthen fundraising capacity and developed a strategic roadmap for future growth. The incoming SVP will have the opportunity to build upon this work, implement priority recommendations, and lead the organization's next phase of philanthropic growth. The current interim SVP, part of the Copley Raff team, will support the transition and onboarding.

The SVP also serves as a visible ambassador for RFKCA, representing the organization throughout the community while fostering relationships that increase awareness, engagement, and philanthropic investment in the organization's mission.

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position with an annualized starting salary range between $155K to $170K, commensurate with experience and qualifications. RFKCA also offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package which includes health, dental, and vision insurance, employer-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 403b plan with employer match, and generous paid time off. This is an in-person leadership role based in Lancaster, MA, with substantial time spent in the field cultivating and stewarding relationships with major donors, prospects, and community partners in support of the organization's philanthropic goals.

RFKCA is an equal opportunity employer and views diversity, inclusion, belonging, and cultural competence as vital guiding principles in its work. RFKCA welcomes and encourages applications from visible minority group members, Indigenous persons, members of the LGBTQ community, persons with disabilities and others who may contribute to the diversity of the organization and reflect the diversity of the communities served.

With a mission to promote meaningful and sustained well-being, RFK Community Alliance (RFKCA) provides high-quality care and support to people and families facing complicated challenges. As a multi-service agency, RFKCA offers a wide range of programs serving educational, developmental, behavioral health, and mental health needs across the lifespan - from infants to seniors.

RFKCA embraces the core values of Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence, Learning, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Hope. Through programs including adoption, adult services, behavioral health, community services, education, youth justice transformation, and residential care, RFKCA serves individuals and families throughout Massachusetts and the nation.

RFKCA grew out of two organizations – the Doctor Franklin Perkins School, founded in 1896, to educate and care for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and RFK Children's Action Corps, founded in 1969, to carry on the legacy and life of the late Senator Robert F Kennedy helping children facing challenges without privilege or a voice. RFKCA is a non-partisan, mission-focused human services organization focused on the care and services for people facing significant challenges. Highlights of RFKCA's work includes:

RFKCA has approximately 530 staff members and an annual budget of close to $50M. Its main office is in Lancaster, Massachusetts with programs serving individuals in Eastern, Central, and Western Massachusetts, as well as across the United States.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• Educational Assistance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Retirement Plan with generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program