Senior Vice President of Development

Summary

Join IRAP's senior management team as the Senior Vice President of Development, overseeing fund development and managing a $30M annual budget.

Requirements

• An enthusiastic champion for IRAP’s mission and values
• A development professional with demonstrated success of securing large gifts
• A “big picture” thinker with the ability to implement tactically
• A compassionate people manager who leverages individuals’ strengths and fosters collaboration
• A thoughtful relationship builder who develops rapport easily and fosters long-term connections
• A compelling writer, presenter, and communicator
• A well-organized and resourceful doer
• An action-oriented, dexterous, and flexible team member

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and lead a fundraising strategy that drives growth and sustainability
• Manage and grow a portfolio of individual and institutional major donors, leveraging the Founder, President, staff, and board in donor stewardship and retention
• Oversee the research, qualification, and management of a robust pipeline of donor prospects
• Create and implement plans for the diversification of funding types, such as expanding our non-U.S. supporter base, competing for more multilateral funding opportunities, and/or accelerating grassroots giving
• Play a hands-on role in increasing the currently 16-member board of directors’ fundraising capacity, recruiting new board members, and staffing the Development Committee
• Oversee seamless back-office operations, inclusive of high Salesforce utilization and consistent processes for donor data and moves management tracking, pipeline management, and reporting
• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Communications, oversee the creation of compelling written and online appeals, pitch decks, reports, and other donor-facing materials that leverage impact data, results, and stories
• Serve as a senior leader, department head, people manager, and champion for IRAP’s mission and values
• As a member of the senior management team, contribute to advancing the organizational strategic direction, prioritization, and goals
• Oversee all administrative duties of the department, e.g. budget creation, expense monitoring
• Supervise, coach, and support a 10-person team; ensure staff have clearly defined goals and work plans, as well as foster a team culture of accountability and collaboration

Benefits

• 100% employer covered health, dental, and vision plans
• Retirement options
• Extensive PTO (20 vacation days, 10 PTO days, 20 sick days, and 20 org-wide holidays)
• Comprehensive leave time for sickness
• Disability and parenting (5 months of parental leave)
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment
• Generous opportunities for professional development
• Equipment reimbursement for remote staff
• Wellness reimbursement