Director of Development

About the role

Global Partnerships (GP) seeks a highly relational, highly organized Director of Development to help grow and care for the organization's base of aligned investors and donors, with particular focus on high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). This role is for a confident, values-aligned leader who builds trust easily, communicates with clarity and warmth, learns complex work quickly, enjoys process-driven environments, and takes pride in moving relationships forward with discipline and care.

Reporting to the Vice President of Investor Relations, the Director will strengthen how GP manages relationships across the full supporter journey: from early interest, to first commitment, to ongoing stewardship and growth. The Director will both support senior relationship managers – including the CEO, Chief Capital and Impact Officer, Vice President of Investor Relations, and board champions – and directly manage their own portfolio of supporters and prospects. In both capacities, the Director will help ensure that relationships are well understood, thoughtfully advanced, carefully stewarded, and positioned to grow over time.

The Director of Development is a new role at GP, created at a pivotal moment as GP seeks to diversify and materially expand the base of investors and donors. A typical day could include preparing an executive for an HNWI meeting; joining a second or follow-up conversation with a prospective investor; drafting warm, compliant next-step communication; updating an account strategy in the CRM; nudging a relationship manager on a promised follow-up; checking in with a current investor; and leading an internal planning meeting for an upcoming prospect gathering or supporter trip.

Responsibilities

• Support senior relationship managers (CEO, Chief Capital and Impact Officer, Vice President of Investor Relations, board champions) in managing and advancing investor/donor relationships.
• Directly manage a portfolio of supporters and prospects, ensuring relationships are well understood, thoughtfully advanced, and carefully stewarded.
• Prepare executives for meetings with high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).
• Participate in follow-up conversations with prospective investors.
• Draft warm, compliant next-step communications for supporters.
• Update account strategies in the CRM to reflect relationship status and next steps.
• Coordinate and follow up on promised actions with relationship managers.
• Check in with current investors to maintain and grow relationships.
• Lead internal planning meetings for prospect gatherings or supporter trips.

Qualifications

• Highly relational and organized with a focus on building trust and managing relationships.
• Confident, values-aligned leader who communicates with clarity and warmth.
• Ability to learn complex work quickly and thrive in process-driven environments.
• Experience in development, investor relations, or donor management, particularly with high-net-worth individuals.

Location

Seattle, Washington, USA

Remote work flexibility available.