Vice President, Development & Strategic Partner...

ORGANIZATION: BranchED ROLE: Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships LOCATION: Remote (Atlanta, GA preferred) TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS: 20% time SALARY: $116,000 - $145,000 ABOUT BRANCHED BranchED is a professional services organization and a collective of faculty, teachers, and leaders advancing educational excellence by expanding individual capacity, enabling supportive relationships, boosting institutional effectiveness, and collaborating with communities. We believe every student deserves access to caring, adaptive, and well-prepared teachers; every teacher deserves high-quality preparation and ongoing professional learning that equips and empowers, and every person benefits when we create a higher standard of education together. We are committed to achieving programmatic transformation leading to improved outcomes for educators who, by extension, benefit all students by preparing them to maximize their life possibilities. BranchED is at an inflection point. As part of a long-term impact and sustainability strategy, the organization is launching a mission-aligned initiative built around its AI-driven simulation platform to accelerate teacher performance. BranchED is also expanding its core nonprofit offerings through multi-year philanthropic investments and fee-for-service engagements. Over the next three to five years, BranchED aims to grow revenue from $10M to $15M, while increasing its institutional reach from 300 to 500+ partners and serving preservice and in-service teachers each year. To learn more about BranchED, visit: BranchED’s Values: • People First: We invest in people and honor their voice and multiple narratives in teaching, leading, and serving with excellence, love and respect. • Intentionality: Keeping at the forefront the ideas of those impacted, we strategically use a collaborative design process to interrogate research, data, and best practices to understand, act, and reflect on how to best solve problems • Inclusion: We respect the beautiful complexity of culture, appreciate difference as an asset and embrace the central importance of identity in building strong educator preparation programs • Collaboration: We strive to intentionally and openly communicate points of intersection and connection between our work with the team, our partners, and the providers and communities we serve • Agency: We strive to give our team members individual meaning and control of their work while also embracing joint ownership of our collective mission and interdependent • Curiosity: We believe that approaching opportunities with an open mind, a healthy sense of humor, a strong desire to learn something new and an appreciation for good surprises bring joy to work and authenticity to relationships • Growth: We promote brave spaces for continuous improvement and self-development for ourselves, our partners, and the providers and communities we serve. ABOUT THE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ROLE The Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships (VP) leads the organization’s external presence and partnership strategy—overseeing brand, communications, and institutional partnerships to elevate visibility, engagement, and revenue. This role aligns storytelling with strategy: ensuring the organization’s mission, programs, and impact resonate across audiences, including funders, partners, and the broader public. In addition, the VP drives growth in individual and corporate giving by cultivating relationships, partnerships, and philanthropic investments that expand the organization’s reach and long-term sustainability. The VP also provides strategic oversight of development operations, ensuring that fundraising systems, data, and stewardship processes are efficient, accurate, and support relationship-based fundraising. The role manages a team of several staff and key contractors around communications, events, and grant writers. RESPONSIBILITIES Individual and Corporate Giving Strategy and Execution (25%) • Develop and lead a comprehensive strategy to grow individual and corporate giving, aligning philanthropic investments with brand partnership opportunities and organizational priorities. • Cultivate and steward relationships with high-net-worth individuals, corporate leaders, and partners to drive major gifts, sponsorships, and long-term commitments. • Design and oversee integrated campaigns that connect storytelling, marketing, and donor engagement to deepen loyalty and increase lifetime value. • Partner with the CEO, Board, and Development leadership to identify, solicit, and close transformational gifts and partnerships. • Build a culture of generosity and partnership across the organization—bridging marketing, programs, and development to deliver exceptional donor experiences and measurable impact. Brand, Marketing & Communications (25%) • Lead the design and execution of a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy that builds awareness and trust am