Chief Philanthropy Officer

ROOF ABOVE

Roof Above is NC’s most comprehensive homeless service provider.  Our mission is to unite our community to end homelessness, one life at a time.  Focusing on individuals experiencing homelessness, Roof Above offers everything from street outreach to shelter to Rapid Rehousing to Permanent Supportive Housing. Roof Above’s services and programs reach more than 1,400 individuals every day across 9 campuses in Charlotte.  Roof Above was born through the merger of Urban Ministry Center and Men’s Shelter of Charlotte in 2019. Our current team is more than 230 team members.

PHILANTHROPY OVERVIEW

• Private philanthropy will provide $9.6 million (42%) of Roof Above’s $22.7 million in revenue in FY26 (government contracts and rental income are other primary revenue sources).

• Roof Above deeply values a relational approach to fundraising.  We currently anticipate more than half of our dollars raised (53%) will come from individual donors, with corporations (22%), foundations (19%), and congregations (6%) each playing a key role.

• The Philanthropy team is comprised of 16 team members (inclusive of Chief Philanthropy Officer) and is responsible for fundraising, communications, and volunteerism.

• Roof Above utilizes the Virtuous software for our donor information management.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Chief Philanthropy Officer has the primary responsibility of ensuring Roof Above has the philanthropic resources needed to carry out our mission.   Working in close partnership with the CEO this position is charged with developing and executing the strategy to generate nearly $10M/annually needed in private fundraising to sustain our operations.  Beyond fundraising, this position also oversees communications and volunteerism functions, ensuing all three functions are aligned to engage and inspire the community to support our mission.

Roof Above’s Chief Philanthropy Officer serves as a key organizational leader and as a member of Roof Above’s Executive Team, helping make key decisions and shaping critical communications for the organization.  In addition, this role serves as the key staff liaison to the board’s fundraising work and attends Board meetings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Strategy: Develop and lead the strategy that will support the growing financial needs of the organization for annual operating, as well as special fundraising campaigns, such as capital campaigns.  Strategy should be both data-driven and be rooted in our value of relationships.

Philanthropy Leadership: Lead the philanthropy team to ensure team shares a common vision, leverages strengths to achieve goals and has the proper procedures and policies in place.  The philanthropy team’s work primary divides into three key buckets.

• Fundraising: Ensure appropriate donor cultivation, stewardship, and communication that matches Roof Above core values, as well as appropriate donor data processes and management to support these goals.  Fundraising will include events, appeals, grants, major donor cultivation, planned-giving, corporate & faith community giving and designated campaigns. 
• Community Engagement/Volunteerism: Ensure aligned outreach to the community to share about our work and invite community to participate in our mission. Support a variety of means to invite the community to be part of our work through individual and group volunteer activities that align with our core values and mission. 
• Communications: Ensure Roof Above “voice” is clear and mission-aligned.  This includes everything from social media and news media to donor-targeted communications.  In addition, the philanthropy team is responsible for education and advocacy efforts of Roof Above, in close collaboration with the CEO and executive team.

Donor Relationships: This position will be responsible for a portfolio of key major donors.

Organizational Leadership: As a member of the Roof Above executive leadership team, the Chief Philanthropy Officer is a key steward of Roof Above’s mission and organizational culture.   

Supervision: The Chief Philanthropy Officer oversees a high performing department of 15 team members including 6 direct reports (Community Engagement Officers, Development Officer, Director of Communications, Director of Philanthropy Operations, and Senior Development Officer).

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree required and at least five years of senior-level Development experience, with a proven track record of success, innovation, and progressive accomplishments in fundraising.  Experience with capital campaigns and planned-giving preferred.
• Commitment to the mission of Roof Above and role of philanthropy in carrying it out
• Experience managing and coaching a team, developing other fundraisers, and nurturing a culture of philanthropy
• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills to build relationships and communicate effectively with key stakeholders and diverse audiences
• Enjoys people and can build trust and rapport with donors, volunteers, staff, board members and those we serve
• Highly self-motivated and ability to take initiative
• Embodies a growth mindset
• Embraces curiosity, with deep listening skills and high emotional intelligence
• Maintains the highest possible standards of integrity and adheres to the Donor Code of Ethics
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office.  Experience with Virtuous a plus.
• Strong strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills
• A valid N.C. driver’s license, clean driving record, and ability to be insured on the agency’s automobile policy is required

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This position will office out of the Day Services Center.  The schedule for this position is typically Monday – Friday during normal work hours, but evening and occasional weekend work may be required.  The environment can be fast-paced and demanding.

TO APPLY

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and application through our website at www.RoofAbove.org/join-our-team

OUR VALUES:

Roof Above seeks team members who embrace our core values:

Heart for the Work 

• We choose this work and embrace this place.
• We practice radical compassion.
• We each do our unique part to end homelessness.

Solution-Oriented

• Grounding ourselves in what we know, we imagine what is possible.
• We are intentional about getting the right people involved and we move towards effective action.
• We are exhaustive in our search for solutions.

Bring Our Best

• We practice self-care, self-awareness, and safety.
• We recognize what we need to let go of to move forward.
• We exercise diligence and grit.

Value Others

• We honor the profound worth of each life and our work reflects it.
• We meet people where they are and approach others with genuine curiosity.
• We know we can’t do it alone.  We are stronger and smarter together.

Roof Above is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees