Responsibilities

• Strategy, Vision & Leadership
• - Help shape organizational strategy and annual fundraising and communications plans
• - Advise the Executive Director on fundraising and communications
• - Manage the department's annual budget and long-term goals
• Fundraising
• - Manage a major gifts portfolio while supporting the organization’s institutional relationships
• - Set annual fundraising goals and oversee workflows to achieve them
• - Support board fundraising, staff the Development Committee, and help recruit new board members
• - Supervise grant writing and guide prospecting for new grant funders and individual donors
• - Develop a planned giving program and a stewardship strategy across donor levels

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus 7+ years of experience in fundraising, grant writing, communications, project management, media relations, or marketing – ideally in Washington, DC
• Experience creating and stewarding donor and partner relationships that lead to financial support
• A track record of leading teams and driving organizational growth and change
• Experience working across diverse communities
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills, with sharp attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams, and CRMs; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and WordPress is a plus
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Amharic, or Chinese is a plus.

Preferred

• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and WordPress is a plus.
• Fluency in Spanish, French, Amharic, or Chinese is a plus.

Benefits

• robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K with 4% match, holidays and paid closures, paid leave, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid parental leave, pre-tax SmarTrip contributions, and more.