Senior Director of Development

Overview

Salary: $115,000-$120,000
Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm- In-person 3 days per week
We seek a dynamic and experienced Senior Director of Development to join our team and lead development efforts to support and sustain our impactful work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of individual donors, institutional funders, and prospects through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies.
• Personally solicit major gifts and oversee grant opportunities to support annual and strategic fundraising goals.
• Develop and execute strategies to increase donor retention, engagement, and philanthropic investment.
• Collaborate with the Chief Advancement Officer on campaign planning, fundraising priorities, and donor strategy.
• Prepare donor proposals, briefing materials, reports, and stewardship communications as needed.
• Supervise and support potentially three direct reports: Database Specialist, Event Manager, Grant Writer.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and mission-driven team culture.
• Provide coaching, goal setting, and professional development opportunities for staff.
• Ensure strong cross-functional coordination among development operations, events, grants, and communications efforts.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Chief Advancement Officer in advancing organizational fundraising goals.
• Partner with marketing & communications colleagues to align donor messaging, campaigns, storytelling, and engagement strategies.
• Contribute to annual planning, budgeting, and reporting for Advancement initiatives.
• Utilize data and fundraising metrics to evaluate performance and inform strategy adjustments.
• Oversee fundraising and stewardship events in collaboration with the Event Manager and broader Advancement team.
• Represent the organization at donor meetings, community events, and public-facing opportunities.
• Support board and volunteer engagement in fundraising activities where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive fundraising experience, including major gifts and institutional giving.
• Demonstrated success managing donor portfolios and securing philanthropic support.
• Experience supervising staff and leading cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong relationship building, communication, and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with donor databases/CRM systems and fundraising analytics, Raiser’s Edge preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills preferred.
• Experience working closely with executive leadership and boards preferred.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail preferred.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach preferred.
• Commitment to the organization’s mission and values.