Head of Development (Remote)

Job Description Are you a natural connector who enjoys engaging conversations, building relationships, and helping people contribute to a critical, shared mission? We're looking for a driven and strategic leader with 5+ years of experience fundraising and turning relationships into meaningful impact to lead Sisu’s Development Team. Our ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and an excellent communicator who is passionate about ensuring unhoused youth have the shelter and support they need to pursue the life they want. The DD directly manages all donor relations and grant-seeking activities, and has indirect responsibility for volunteer relations and supporting broad communication efforts.

works in close partnership with the Community Relations, Finance, and Program Directors; and supervises the Development and Volunteer Coordinators. In addition to these internal roles, Sisu also employs the services of a grant-writing contractor, capital campaign advisors, and a PR partner. The DD will work in conjunction with each, but has direct supervisory responsibilities for the grant writers and capital campaign consultants. Sisu’s board of directors is a key partner in our resource development efforts, and the DD will provide regular education and training to ensure directors are prepared to be advocates for Sisu in our city.
We advocate for youth.
We are all in for youth. Young people who are unhoused, who do not have identity documents, those with justice involvement, those who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and those who are experiencing mental health crises all deserve a safe place to sleep. Our DD must believe that young people have autonomy and the ability to succeed.
The one constant at Sisu is change - we are nimble and flexible; we figure things out and make them work for the benefit of the youth we serve.
We build inclusive communities .
We are proud to be an organization where youth, staff, volunteers, and donors of every kind find belonging. This highlights two important things: we often work in a remote/hybrid format, and we are in the middle of a capital campaign.
Remote/hybrid work environment:
Ideal candidates are tech-savvy and comfortable working from home, a coffee shop, OKCNP, or a shared office on campus since we do not currently have executive offices.
Work hours should align with typical business hours but can vary based on business and personal needs. Candidates should anticipate working remotely around 75% of the time and in person about 25%.
~ Capital Campaign: Sisu is aggressively pursuing funding to complete our campus and close out this campaign by summer 2027. Identify, cultivate, and steward individual donors, granting organizations, program officers, and corporate sponsors.

• Set a grant-seeking agenda and manage the grant writing consultant team.
• Co-lead the drafting, editing, and review of government grant applications, which are outside the contracted grant-writing team's scope of work.
• Serve as the lead for Sisu’s capital campaign.
• Supervise two development program staff.
• Represent Sisu across the philanthropic community and maintain an active, visible presence in the sector.