Director of Development

About the Role

Jerusalem Peacebuilders seeks a strategic Director of Development to expand philanthropic support for its interfaith youth leadership and teacher training programs in the United States and the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities

• Fundraising Strategy and Growth
• Design and implement a comprehensive development strategy aligned with organizational priorities and annual fundraising goals
• Build and manage a strong major gifts and grants pipeline, expanding beyond existing networks to engage high net worth individuals and new funders nationally
• Identify and research new revenue opportunities aligned with JPB’s educational and peacebuilding programs
• Establish clear metrics and track progress toward defined fundraising goals
• Major Donor Cultivation and Stewardship
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of high-capacity donors and funders
• Develop tailored engagement strategies aligned with JPB’s multipartisan mission
• Partner with senior leadership in high level donor meetings and relationship building
• Ensure consistent stewardship and impact reporting
• Campaigns and Communications
• Lead targeted mini campaigns tied to program priorities
• Manage and mentor a communications intern to strengthen donor messaging and outreach

Key Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional fundraising experience with track record of securing gifts and grants at the six-figure level
• Proven ability to design and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with organizational priorities
• Experience building and expanding prospect pipelines beyond established relationships and institutional networks
• Ability to set clear revenue goals, develop forecasts, and track performance against measurable benchmarks
• Experience strengthening fundraising systems, donor tracking, and reporting infrastructure in a growing, complex organization
• Comfort representing an organization externally with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and institutional partners
• Experience leading targeted campaigns tied to strategic programmatic growth
• Strong cross-cultural fluency and deep sensitivity to Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Druze communities
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a lean, entrepreneurial environment
• Experience collaborating across program, communications, and leadership teams to align fundraising with mission delivery
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally