We are seeking an Accounting Assistant to perform various accounting and related duties within the Financial Services department.

What you'll do:

• Timely and accurately input cash deposit entries daily and reconcile to bank records weekly to ensure all deposits have been entered into the general ledger.
• Timely and accurately input accounts payable invoices for the Financial Services department for payment. 
• Review invoices for appropriate documentation and approve them for payment within the payable system daily.
• Assist with the weekly check run including, but not limited to:
  
  • Ensuring all invoices have been approved for payment.
  • Resolving issues with the campus (e.g., coding, missing documentation, incorrect dates, etc.).
  • Creating review files to identify potential issues pre-processing.
  • Assisting with the printing of the checks and EFT notices.
  • Preparing checks/EFT notices for mailing and distributing/mailing them.
• Timely and accurately update outstanding checks listing monthly.  Weekly work with the campuses to resolve items on the listing and send out letters when appropriate.
• Assist with expense reimbursement reports and foster care family payments and timely and accurately process them for payment in accordance with established guidelines.
• Timely and accurately input wire transactions each week.
• Assist with administration of PaperSave including, but not limited to:
  • Setting up and training new users
  • Responding and initial troubleshooting of user issues
  • Escalating issues to PaperSave when necessary
  • Tracking and following up on issues escalated to PaperSave to resolution
• Timely and accurately input journal entries and regional checks.
• Assist with the completion of manual journal entries and file uploads during the monthly close process.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires in-depth understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge. Knowledge normally associated with work experience in the field of accounting. Involves ability to define problems, draw conclusions and make decisions dealing with abstract variables. Related college coursework preferred. High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) required. Prior related training and experience is required. Minimum 3-5 years prior related experience required. 
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to communicate clearly and make oneself understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to communicate using the telephone.
• Requires organizational skills needed to provide attention to detail and maintain routines.

Requires excellent professional writing skills needed to compose inter-office correspondence and correspondence to donors, vendors, and a variety of other individuals, groups, and business entities

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations to join our development team. As a Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, you will serve as the enterprise leader for corporate and foundation philanthropy across Buckner International and its subsidiaries. This role executes multiyear fundraising strategies, manages the organization’s most complex and high-value funder relationships with foundations, and advises executive leadership on revenue growth, risk, and opportunity. Through data-driven decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, and external leadership, the Director drives sustainable corporate and foundation revenue that advances Buckner’s mission and long-term priorities, totaling $1.5MM+ annually. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What You’ll Do
As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Serve as the enterprise lead for corporate and foundation relations across Buckner International and its subsidiaries. Own strategy for application, stewardship, execution, and results.
• Partner with the VP and CDO to set multi-year revenue strategies for corporate and foundation philanthropy aligned with organizational priorities in mind.
• Establish and be accountable for annual and multiyear revenue goals for corporate and foundation giving. Monitor progress and adjust strategy based on performance and market conditions.
• Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive foundation fundraising strategy, including annual, capital, and special initiatives.
• Serve as an organizational expert on foundation philanthropy trends, funding vehicles, compliance requirements, and competitive positioning.
• Advise the CEO, CDO, VP of Development, and senior leaders on high-value corporate and foundation relationships, including strategy for top-tier funders and complex or high-risk opportunities.
• Establish performance measures and dashboards to evaluate effectiveness, return on investment, and pipeline health. Present insights to VP, CDO, and CEO when important.
• Oversee foundation prospecting, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies across the organization with a focus on DFW.
• Personally manage a portfolio of the organization’s highest value and most complex corporate and foundation relationships at the major and principal level, primarily in DFW.
• Lead cross functional collaboration with program, finance, marketing, and operations teams to align funding strategies with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure the development of compelling, high impact proposals, agreements, and reports that reflect Buckner’s mission, outcomes, and strategic priorities.
• Serve as a senior leader in campaign planning and execution, including feasibility analysis and solicitation strategy for lead corporate and foundation gifts.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, ethical standards, and organizational policies related to corporate and foundation fundraising.
• Oversee budgets and resource allocation for corporate and foundation fundraising initiatives to ensure cost effectiveness and strong financial stewardship.
• Leverage and engage Board members, executive leadership, and senior volunteers in high level cultivation and solicitation efforts when appropriate.
• Represent Buckner externally with senior executives at corporations, foundations, and philanthropic partners to advance long term strategic relationships.
• Drive innovation in corporate and foundation partnerships, including multiyear commitments, strategic alliances, and complex funding structures.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and strategic use of CRM systems (Virtuous) and reporting tools to support executive decision making and organizational transparency.

What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team, we need you to come with the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required. 10+years proven experience required in the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospective donors.
• Requires experience in working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for case necessary to support solicitations.
• Requires proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and sustaining donor relationships.
• Current certification as a Certified Fundraising Executive preferred.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Requires proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising and public relations laws and regulations governing agency and employees.
• Requires in-depth ability to plan, administer, and report budgets.
• Requires ability to provide strategic and logistical planning and facilitate meetings. Requires ability to organize complex tasks and plans and to be detail oriented.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone; ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Requires recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Requires demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results. Strong business acumen required.
• Requires ability to function in a fast-paced, high volume, multi-faced, results-oriented work environment and to analyze issues, identify priorities, manage projects, and make decisions expeditiously.
• Requires experience developing, directing, and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Requires bias for fact-based decision making and action-oriented project management practices.
• Ability to minimize risk to the company and remove obstacles required.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
• Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to join our Children & Family Services Program. As a Senior Executive Assistant, you will Shine Hope as you support the CEO of Buckner and provide comprehensive administrative support, ensuring efficient office operations and serving as a liaison to staff. This role demands independent task management, strong organizational skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while supporting executive leadership in a faith-based environment. Join us as we shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Provide administrative support to the CEO, including maintaining the filing system, transcribing meeting notes, and answering calls in the CEO’s absence, initiating follow-up as appropriate.
• Independently manage tasks and projects; research, analyze data, produce monthly reports, and assist with budget preparation and reporting as assigned and required.
• Analyze the needs of the CEO’s office; develop and implement processes for efficient operation; be responsible for continued alignment with budget goals; demonstrate operational competence and ability to work independently.
• Greet guests of the CEO, providing hospitality support, including but not limited to welcoming, seating, and providing refreshments.
• Serve as a liaison between the CEO and other staff, donors, and external constituents.
• Effectively handle all types of communication, including internal and external constituents; provide correspondence support. Meet with the CEO regularly to discuss and follow up on communication and activities. Keep the CEO informed of communication and activities handled in his absence.
• Effectively maintain the CEO’s contact database by updating his electronic contact list accurately and in a timely manner.
• Coordinate meetings and travel for the CEO, including but not limited to arranging meeting space and room setup, meals and transportation, sending invitations, preparing agendas, uploading documents, and coordinating travel and lodging. Track appointments and other events.
• Plan, schedule, and organize all aspects of domestic and international travel for the CEO.
• Develop and maintain the departmental calendar for the CEO’s Office.
• Accurately and timely complete documentation and communication to register the CEO and other designated staff for various meetings and conferences as directed.
• Effectively handle all types of communication, including correspondence with internal and external constituents. Meet with the CEO to discuss and follow up on communication and activities.
• Provide hospitality support for internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to welcoming, seating, and providing refreshments.
• Order meals and refreshments for guests of the CEO, ELT meetings, and other requested events.
• Effectively manage department procurement tasks, including equipment, office supplies, floral arrangements, books, subscriptions, publications, renewals, and printing jobs. Research and purchase equipment, materials, and supplies while maintaining a budget. Prepare invoices for payment. Use discretion and sound fiscal judgment while managing Buckner resources.
• Prepare, audit, and process invoices and expense reports for timely payment.
• Review and process mail, faxes, emails, and other correspondence accurately and in a timely manner.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) plus related work experience required; Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of prior related experience supporting senior-level management required.
• Proficient ability to speak, read, and write Spanish is preferred.
• Requires the ability to hear and receive verbal instructions. Requires correct and accurate English grammar, punctuation, spelling, and proofreading.
• Requires the ability to work evenings and/or weekends on occasion, based on business needs.
• Requires sensitivity and adaptability to the cultures of the existing program locations.
• Requires organizational skills to maintain attention to detail and routines.
• Requires the ability to consistently demonstrate excellence in customer service while representing the team to internal and external constituents.
• Requires the ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires the ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Requires the ability to walk, stand, and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.
• Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.  

We are seeking a Missions Coordinator to join our Missions Team. As a Missions Coordinator, you will Shine Hope as you design and deliver high-quality donor, mission, and volunteer experiences across the United States, Latin America, and Africa. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Create, organize, coordinate and implement donor/mission/volunteer experiences in U.S., Latin America and Africa for a variety of external stakeholders including church groups, donors, organizations and volunteers.
• Understand the goals of each internal and external stakeholder and design travel experiences/ projects that meet those goals while aligning with the Buckner strategy.
• Collaborate with Church Engagement and Development teams to cultivate relationships with donors (churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals).
• Lead groups of donors, including high-net-worth individuals, during mission experiences and trip activities, ensuring a friendly, outgoing, and relational approach.
• Make real-time decisions to best serve trip participants, demonstrating confidence and empowerment.
• Collaborate with Major Gift Team members to understand and meet trip expectations for high-net-worth donors.
• Adapt mission experiences to meet the unique needs of donors based on the type of trip.
• Serve as liaison between mission experience participants and operations staff.
• Create and manage budgets for mission experiences, projects and travel.
• Use project management (PM) techniques and operate the PM system to track all phases of a donor and mission experience.
• Use the CRM system to capture and communicate relevant information.
• Travel as needed to lead mission experiences to international and domestic locations (typically 5+ trips annually. Varies year-to-year).
• Monitor and evaluate trip leaders.
• Liaison to the community; speaks in public on behalf of Buckner.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.)
• A minimum of 3 years prior related work experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, International Development, International Relations, Public Affairs, Community Development, or a related field preferred.
• Requires experience in diverse and international settings. Latin American experience preferred.
• Requires experience in cultivating donor relationships.
• Requires in-depth knowledge of social development and social change theory and practice.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English and Spanish.
• Friendly, outgoing, and relational; comfortable engaging and leading diverse donor groups, including high-net-worth individuals.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to communicate trip details effectively and promptly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including polished grammar and clear writing.
• Knowledge of high-net-worth individuals and their needs.
• Requires ability to provide strategic and logistical planning and facilitate meetings. Requires ability to organize complex tasks and plans and to be detail oriented.
• Requires ability to lead others, foster teamwork, relate well to others and meet people with ease.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone; ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Requires ability to hear and receive verbal instructions, answer phones, and communicate with people in situations with some background noise.
• Requires ability to work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change. Requires ability to work under minimal supervision; must be self-motivated and able to motivate others; ability to exercise excellent professional judgment.
• Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings to include but not limited to clergy, laity, institutional staff/faculty, various organizations, churches of all sizes, cultural identities, board and council members.
• Requires ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Requires excellence in customer service while representing Buckner both internally and externally. They must be able to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with both constituents and a variety of individuals, groups, and public.
• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications required.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
• Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Development Officer, Church Engagement to join our team committed to creating outstanding partnerships with our community. As a Development Officer, Church Engagement you will play an important role in developing, maintaining, and expanding strategic relationships between Buckner International and assigned churches, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Experience in fundraising in Houston, TX area required. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Manage an assigned portfolio of churches and entities primarily for the purposes of fundraising as well as partnering in the various aspects of Buckner. These entities include but are not limited to colleges/universities, religious associations and denominations, and other Christian non-profits.
• Develop, track, and implement engagement strategies for churches and non-profits in an assigned portfolio. This includes identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding relationships (including performing moves management) with churches, pastors, and key ministry leaders.
• Prepare and present appropriate written Funding Proposals that assist Buckner Development in reaching its annual fundraising goals.
• Connect with churches and non-profits in a consistent and strategic manner and deepen relationships.
• Promote and encourage churches and non-profits to participate in Buckner Volunteer Engagement and Buckner Missions opportunities both domestically and internationally.
• Identify individuals within churches and non-profits who have an affinity for Buckner and the estimated ability to support Buckner philanthropically and introduce them to the appropriate Development Gift Officer.
• Consistently increase in understanding of Buckner Children and Family Services (BCFS) and Buckner Retirement Services (BRS) service offerings in detail to effectively communicate the value added for churches, denominations, non-profits and networks.
• Collaborate across departmental lines and Regions to effectively engage churches and non-profits.
• Report and record all engagement activity with churches and non-profits in Buckner’s CRM. This includes telephone calls, emails, correspondence, and personal visits.
• Speak to groups, churches, organizations, networks, non-profits, and other related groups both domestically and internationally about the ministries of Buckner.
• Cultivate and monitor relationships with outside service providers, consultants, agencies, non-profits and organizations to develop relationships domestically and internationally to enhance the delivery of services to clients.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to monitor, assess, and help develop relationships with donors, churches, and ministry organizations.

 What you’ll bring:

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• A minimum of 1 years of prior related experience is required in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Requires 1 or more years of demonstrable experience in major gift work or church engagement work where relationships and/or individual efforts resulted in more than $300,000 of funds consistently on an annual basis.
• Prior experience preparing and presenting project proposals and prefers candidates that have worked in collaborative environments or initiatives thereby demonstrating they are able to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate within various stakeholders to meet fundraising goals.
• Strong sense of diplomacy and demonstrated success in developing strong collaborative relationships with organizational peers and outside colleagues.
• Poven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Strong communication skills including but not limited to negotiation, influence and consensus building in order to interface with employees at all levels within the organization as well as external vendors and agencies. This includes proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Experience in developing, directing, and managing multiple projects, as well as implementing strategic program goals.
• Recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Development Officer, Church Engagement to join our team committed to creating outstanding partnerships with our community. As a Development Officer, Church Engagement you will play an important role in developing, maintaining, and expanding strategic relationships between Buckner International and assigned churches, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Knowledge of the Northeast Texas and Houston regions would be preferred. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Manage an assigned portfolio of churches and entities primarily for the purposes of fundraising as well as partnering in the various aspects of Buckner. These entities include but are not limited to colleges/universities, religious associations and denominations, and other Christian non-profits.
• Develop, track, and implement engagement strategies for churches and non-profits in an assigned portfolio. This includes identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding relationships (including performing moves management) with churches, pastors, and key ministry leaders.
• Prepare and present appropriate written Funding Proposals that assist Buckner Development in reaching its annual fundraising goals.
• Connect with churches and non-profits in a consistent and strategic manner and deepen relationships.
• Promote and encourage churches and non-profits to participate in Buckner Volunteer Engagement and Buckner Missions opportunities both domestically and internationally.
• Identify individuals within churches and non-profits who have an affinity for Buckner and the estimated ability to support Buckner philanthropically and introduce them to the appropriate Development Gift Officer.
• Consistently increase in understanding of Buckner Children and Family Services (BCFS) and Buckner Retirement Services (BRS) service offerings in detail to effectively communicate the value added for churches, denominations, non-profits and networks.
• Collaborate across departmental lines and Regions to effectively engage churches and non-profits.
• Report and record all engagement activity with churches and non-profits in Buckner’s CRM. This includes telephone calls, emails, correspondence, and personal visits.
• Speak to groups, churches, organizations, networks, non-profits, and other related groups both domestically and internationally about the ministries of Buckner.
• Cultivate and monitor relationships with outside service providers, consultants, agencies, non-profits and organizations to develop relationships domestically and internationally to enhance the delivery of services to clients.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed to monitor, assess, and help develop relationships with donors, churches, and ministry organizations.

 What you’ll bring:

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• A minimum of 1 years of prior related experience is required in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Requires 1 or more years of demonstrable experience in major gift work or church engagement work where relationships and/or individual efforts resulted in more than $300,000 of funds consistently on an annual basis.
• Prior experience preparing and presenting project proposals and prefers candidates that have worked in collaborative environments or initiatives thereby demonstrating they are able to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate within various stakeholders to meet fundraising goals.
• Strong sense of diplomacy and demonstrated success in developing strong collaborative relationships with organizational peers and outside colleagues.
• Poven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Strong communication skills including but not limited to negotiation, influence and consensus building in order to interface with employees at all levels within the organization as well as external vendors and agencies. This includes proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Experience in developing, directing, and managing multiple projects, as well as implementing strategic program goals.
• Recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Senior Gift Officer to join our development team. As a Senior Gift Officer, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors and donor prospects capable of making commitments in the assigned region for all ministries and programs of Buckner International. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What You’ll Do
As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Design and implement strategies to build out a robust pipeline of donors to support Buckner Retirement Services benevolent care and chaplaincy programs, supporting the $2MM+ Buckner Retirement Center Philanthropic need.
• Cultivate current donors and work within the BRS communities to develop new relationships who have the potential to support at the Major Gift level.
• Work with Buckner Stewardship and Communications teams to refine materials focused on communicating the need for benevolent care and chaplaincy programs.
• Work alongside BRS community leadership to introduce Buckner benevolent care and chaplaincy programs to new and existing residents.
• Work with grants team to develop tracking and reporting metrics for number of seniors receiving care across the organization and in each community.
• Refine current communication strategies and case for support documents for each individual levels of giving across the organization – Mass, Mid-Rising, Major, Corporate and Foundation giving; to include specific donor impact and statistics.
• Work with the Church Engagement team at Buckner to develop appropriate strategies to engage church support for Buckner Retirement Services, especially around chaplaincy programs.
• With stewardship, develop a regular cadence of expressing gratitude, impact and real-world outcomes, as well as the ongoing need for support.
• Work with BRS community leaders and Dev. Operations to include residents in the Impact Advancement CRM system and work with Mass Comm to develop communication strategies with those residents.
• Collaborate to host Planned Giving and other relevant activities at the retirement communities.
• When possible, involve resident family members in the conversation about Buckner Retirement Services senior care programs.
• Experience with giving societies of donors who support Senior Care and Assistance desired.
• Develop and manage a strategic donor pipeline specific to Buckner Retirement Services.
• Cultivate and steward both current and prospective donors, with an intentional focus on entry level giving and long term relationship development.
• Develop and execute a phased engagement strategy for Mass, Major, and Corporate and Foundation donors.
• Ensure consistent communication of program impact and funding needs, including timely and appropriate donor acknowledgment.
• Collaborate with BRS community leadership to engage resident families through targeted events and experiences, including a family weekend.

What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• Requires ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and major donor prospects in the assigned area for all ministries and programs of Buckner.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Minimum 5-8 years prior related proven experience required in building and sustaining relationships with constituents that are engaged with an organization.
• Requires prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for case necessary to support solicitations.
• Requires proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive preferred.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing and knowledge of foundation grant writing processes.
• Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising and public relations laws and regulations governing agency and employees required.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to provide strategic and logistical planning and facilitate meetings. Requires ability to organize complex tasks and plans and to be detail oriented.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self understood effectively in face to face interactions; articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone; ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Requires recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Requires demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results. Strong business acumen required.
• Requires ability to function in a fast-paced, high volume, multi-faced, results-oriented work environment and to analyze issues, identify priorities, manage projects and make decisions expeditiously.
• Requires experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Requires bias for fact-based decision making and action-oriented project management practices.
• Ability to minimize risk to the company and remove obstacles required.
• Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
• Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Senior Gift Officer to join our development team. As a Senior Gift Officer, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors and donor prospects capable of making commitments in the assigned region for all ministries and programs of Buckner International. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What You’ll Do
As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through the accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Manage a donor development portfolio of individuals, churches, foundations, and other organizations, both donor and donor prospects.
• Develop and implement an annual development plan for donors and donor prospects assigned to the Gift Officer portfolio to identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Support the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors for capital fund drives and other organizational campaigns as assigned.
• Fully utilize tools and resources of Buckner to establish cultivation strategies and conduct calls and visits with individuals, foundations, churches and corporations, with Buckner staff or individually, to promote Buckner and its program needs.
• Make qualification calls and visits to individuals, corporations, churches, foundations and other organizations for the purpose of identifying and then cultivating relationships that could lead to donations to Buckner ministries.
• Prepare written proposals to support direct solicitations.
• Support Buckner events and activities in assigned geographical areas and travel to visit donors and prospects as necessary
• Utilize, as appropriate, program staff and Executive Directors in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors.
• Utilize Buckner International Board Members and Buckner Development Council Members and other volunteers in the cultivation and solicitation of donors and donor prospects.
• Championing a greater understanding and awareness of Buckner’s mission and ministry among donors/prospects by intentionally managing relationships internally and externally.

What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• The ability to successfully identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and donor prospects in the assigned area for all Buckner ministries and programs. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum of  5 to 8 years prior related experience in building and sustaining relationships with constituents engaged with an organization.
• Requires prior related experience working with necessary parties to develop and refine content for solicitations.
• Requires proven successful experience in identifying, cultivating, and sustaining relationships that lead to financial or other contributions to an organization.
• Current certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive is preferred.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and experience in proposal writing, as well as knowledge of foundation grant writing processes. 
• Proficient working knowledge of donor development, fundraising, and public relations laws and regulations governing agencies and employees.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Board Support Coordinator to provide relational and administrative support to the Board of Trustees through the Office of the General Counsel. As a Board Support Coordinator, you will Shine Hope as you serve through providing administrative and project support for the development and maintenance of mechanisms that support communications with the Board of Trustees. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Manage tasks and projects assigned by the Board Administrator and Director-Legal Department.
• Coordinate meetings for the Buckner Board of Trustees and its subsidiaries including but not limited to arranging meeting space, meals, transportation, sending invitations, assist with preparing agendas, board meeting calendars for the year and uploading documents to the e-tool, coordinating travel and lodging.
• Proficiently administer the on-line Board support tool and act in a super-user technical capacity to understand the capabilities and limitations of the tool as well as how to optimize its use for the development and upkeep of an e-Board Resource library in support of the Trustees.
• Proficiently negotiate and work with hotels and other vendors to facilitate arrangements for events as assigned. Secure contracts with vendors for services and lodging. Oversee performance of vendors in accordance with the contracted terms for service. Resolve issues immediately. Manage accounting matters related to contracted vendors.
• Attend meetings at various geographic locations to assist with location and event needs. Travel domestically and international as needed and requested to support the organization.
• Perform assignments, projects, and other duties as requested. Perform general office tasks as required.
• Work successfully as part of the Board support and administration and Legal team with responsibility for maintaining working relationships with co-workers and maintaining the utmost level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Provide telecommunications support including answering phones, taking messages, and timely and accurately routing messages and requests to the appropriate person. Accurately identify high priority callers and take immediate action to inform the department Board Administrator and Director and/or attorneys as necessary to properly manage routing of the caller and/or message to the appropriate individual.
• Meet regularly and as requested for staff meetings and Board experience and planning meetings.
• Timely and accurately submit hotel and travel invoices.
• Timely and accurately process Trustee reimbursement expenses and file in appropriate folders.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Requires in-depth understanding of business principles related to project management, office administration, and accounting as evidenced by the attainment of a Associates Degree in Business Administration or a related field of study.
  • Alternatively, requires a High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) plus a minimum of 5 years prior related experience.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years supporting C-suite personnel; prior related experience supporting a Board of Directors or Trustees required.
• Requires proficient understanding of project management, process design and procedures development and continuous improvement. Requires proficient ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions dealing with abstract variables.
• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications, including Boad Management Software, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Outlook, required. Ability to perform tasks using accounting software or other systems required.
• Requires ability to effectively negotiate contracts with vendors.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires a strong sense of diplomacy and demonstrated success in developing strong collaborative relationships with organizational peers and outside colleagues. Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings. Requires problem-solving skills.
• Requires recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Requires the jobholder to work nights and weekends as needed to meet business needs.
• Ability to use up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and /or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects.
• Ability to stand, walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.
• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires ability to travel to various geographic locations, both domestic and international, with some overnight stays. Requires ability to obtain and maintain the necessary documentation to travel internationally.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self understood in face-to face interactions; to articulate with extreme accuracy and precisions to give directions speak on the phone, etc.
• Requires ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Requires ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, trustees, vendors, residents, families, agency representatives, etc.
• Requires ability to effectively work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change; ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Requires ability to work under minimal supervision; exercise sound judgment and confidentiality.
• Requires recognition that the organization is a faith-based organization operating with a commitment to Christian principles.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.