SENIOR WRITER, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Location: Atlanta, GA | Full-time
Pay range: $81,083.95 - $113,112.11 annually. Starting salaries are based on candidate experience, education, knowledge, skills, and the cost of labor where the job is based.
About CARE
As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people globally. We focus on our mission and vision, guided by the values of equality and excellence. We seek dedicated individuals who align with our mission and are passionate about making it a reality through collaboration, learning, innovation, and delivering results.
About the Role
The Senior Writer, Resource Development is a strategic storyteller responsible for developing compelling, donor-centered communications that inspire transformational philanthropy in support of CARE's mission. As the lead writer supporting the Major & Principal Gifts team, this role creates high-impact proposals, stewardship reports, impact narratives, donor briefings, campaign materials, and executive communications that engage high-net-worth individuals, donor-advised funds, and family foundations.
Working closely with fundraisers, country offices, technical experts, marketing teams, and executive leadership, the Senior Writer translates complex humanitarian and development initiatives into persuasive, donor-focused narratives that strengthen relationships and secure significant philanthropic investment. This role requires exceptional writing, editorial judgment, strategic thinking, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, emotionally compelling, and donor-ready content.
The ideal candidate has experience operating in a fast-paced environment, can balance multiple priorities, respond quickly during humanitarian emergencies, and consistently delivers work that reflects CARE's voice, values, and fundraising priorities.
Responsibilities
- Lead development of sophisticated proposals, concept notes, grant applications, reports, and donor communications supporting Corporate Partnerships, Institutional Funding, and Foundations to meet revenue goals.
- Translate complex humanitarian and development initiatives into compelling donor investment opportunities.
- Partner with relationship managers to develop customized donor and corporate partner strategies and build narratives that align with priorities.
- Collaborate with country offices, technical experts, finance, and grants teams to develop competitive funding proposals.
- Develop proposals from concept through submission, including originating new narratives where no existing content exists.
- Craft donor stewardship reports and executive briefings for donor webinars.
- Serve as editor for Impact Magazine, including development of editorial content, layout, coordinating interviews, and working on photography with the marketing team.
- Develop messaging for bi-annual donor campaigns focused on key priorities.
- Support executive donor engagement with email development, video scripts, and website updates.
- Ensure consistency of voice across donor communications.
- Support AI management workflows and produce emergency proposals and appeals under compressed timelines.
- Develop rapid-response donor updates and support innovation in fundraising communications.
- Strengthen writing capacity across country offices and contribute to knowledge management hub.
- Attend collaborative team meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree (English/Journalism).
- 8+ years of writing experience or equivalent.
- Exceptional long-form and short-form writing ability.
- Experience writing for sophisticated donor audiences.
- Demonstrated success developing winning fundraising proposals.
- Experience translating technical information into compelling narratives.
- Excellent interviewing and storytelling skills.
- Editorial leadership experience.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Understanding of donor psychology.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted writing tools while maintaining editorial quality.
- Experience working across diverse global cultures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in international NGOs.
- Experience supporting campaigns exceeding $1M.
- Experience working directly with executive leadership.
- Experience writing for ultra-high-net-worth donors.
- Knowledge of philanthropic trends.