Kitchen Table Advisors (KTA) fuels the economic viability of sustainable small farms and ranches through practical business advising and trusted relationships. Our vision is that regenerative farmers and ranchers are thriving leaders of a vibrant, community-based economy that is rooted in equitable distribution of power and resources. Kitchen Table Advisors’ work aims to both directly support farmers and ranchers, as well as shift the ecosystem in which they operate, to be more supportive of their agricultural practices and their lived experiences. We focus our efforts on land, markets and capital, which we see as key levers of change as small sustainable farms and ranches strive towards long-term economic viability.
 

Salary Range: $110,000 - $117,000
 

Total Rewards Include: Professional development stipend, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and employer-matched 401k. Flexible working schedule, generous vacation, and leave policies.
 

Work Location: Serving Northern and Central California’s surrounding counties including, but not limited to: Yolo, Solano, Sacramento, Sonoma, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Santa Clara, Madera, Stanislaus and surrounding areas. This role will require working from KTA’s Berkeley office at least 1 day per week. Applicants must be located in or willing to relocate to one of the regions that we serve.

Job Overview

As the Director of Development, you will lead the strategy and operations for Kitchen Table Advisors’ multi-faceted development efforts. You are responsible for, with the support of a three-person Development team, generating the financial resources to support a $4.5M annual operating budget. As part of the Organizational Resourcing team, you provide creative leadership with a focus on organization-wide development strategies, authentic relationship building with funders, and collaborative fundraising with programmatic partners that enables us to fulfill our organization’s purpose. You will play a key role in building the financial runway to allow us to achieve our mission of fueling the economic viability of a multi-racial next generation of sustainable small farms and ranches in Northern California. You will live our organizational values of equity, empathy, transformational leadership, ecological responsibility, and resilience. You will report to the Co-Executive Director of Organizational Resourcing and manage a three-person Development team.

For more details on job responsibilities and to apply, please head to our full job posting.

Qualifications

We recognize that each applicant will bring unique skills, knowledge, experiences, and background to this position. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives in our applicant pool, and will be looking for candidates who possess many, but not necessarily all, of the following qualifications and experience:

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in fund development across diverse revenue sources, collaborative fundraising, and program-centered storytelling.
• Proven ability to successfully fundraise amounts between $4M - $10M for a nonprofit organization.
• 5+ years of leadership and supervision experience, including experience working with independent, high-performing direct reports, and ability to effectively delegate.
• Strong networks and relationships with philanthropic and nonprofit partners, particularly in the sustainable agriculture and food systems community in Northern California.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully leverage data and analytics to support effective development strategies.
• Proactive, can work independently while staying connected to the organization
• Excellent listener and relationship builder, demonstrated success in managing relationships 1:1 and as a part of a larger network of contacts and point people.
• Ability to see the big picture and connect the dots, as well as get into the weeds on implementation
• Ability to stay organized, move multiple projects and priorities forward simultaneously, and constantly reprioritize
• Experience building trusted relationships with communities who have historically been excluded from resources and recognition within our food system
• Access to a vehicle and ability to drive to team events and conferences
• Ability to work nights and weekends, on occasion, as needed for events
• Preferred lived experience and/or cultural competency that enables understanding of diverse spectrum of clients
• English/Spanish bilingual preferred

Kitchen Table Advisors is a project of Multiplier, a nationally-recognized nonprofit headquartered in San Francisco, that accelerates impact for initiatives that protect and foster a healthy, sustainable, resilient, and equitable world (www.multiplier.org). The Director will be an employee of Multiplier.
 

Multiplier and Kitchen Table Advisors celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams and partnerships that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. To view our full EEO statement, please read the full job posting.