Vice President of Development

About the role

The Vice President of Development serves as the senior leader responsible for implementing and advancing the National Domestic Workers Alliance's fundraising strategy. Reporting to the Chief External Affairs Officer, the Vice President leads the organization's development team and is accountable for achieving annual fundraising goals across individual, institutional, and aligned revenue streams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief External Affairs Officer to implement a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with organizational priorities for the 501(c)3, (4), and PAC entities.
• Develop annual fundraising plans, revenue goals, and performance metrics.
• Lead efforts to diversify and strengthen revenue streams across individual, institutional, and aligned funding sources.
• Identify opportunities to increase philanthropic investment and long-term donor engagement.
• Provide strategic fundraising counsel to senior leadership.
• Directly supervise the Senior Director of Individual Giving, Senior Director of Institutional Giving, and Director of Development Content.
• Establish annual goals, performance expectations, and professional development plans for development staff.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and results-oriented team culture.
• Support leadership development among direct reports and emerging fundraising leaders.
• Ensure effective fundraising systems, processes, and reporting structures.
• Oversee donor database management, gift processing, forecasting, and revenue reporting.
• Maintain compliance with applicable fundraising regulations and fund restrictions.
• Develop regular reports and dashboards for organizational leadership.
• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Individual Giving, set the overall strategy for building, scaling, and strengthening NDWA’s individual program (annual fund, midlevel donor program, monthly sustainer program and major gifts program).
• In collaboration with the Senior Director of Institutional Giving, set the overall strategy for sustaining current funders and building on NDWA’s strong grants base.
• In collaboration with the Director of Development Content, provide guidance and strategic support in the development of high-quality, donor-facing materials—including concept notes, proposals, presentations, and research briefs—that articulate NDWA’s vision and impact.
• Partner with the CEAO, Executive Director and other lead staff in cultivating and stewarding key funder and donor relationships.
• Cross-functional partnership with Communications, Digital, Finance, and Program teams to align fundraising activities with organizational priorities.
• Partner with Communications and Digital teams to strengthen donor engagement and fundraising campaigns.
• Support organization-wide planning, retreats, and leadership initiatives.
• Represent NDWA with donors, funders, partners, and sector peers as appropriate (up to approximately 25% travel may be required).

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience, including successful leadership of major gifts and institutional fundraising programs.
• Minimum of 5 years managing fundraising staff, including experience supervising senior-level leaders.
• Demonstrated success securing and stewarding six-figure and multi-million dollar gifts.
• Experience leading development teams within complex nonprofit, advocacy, movement-building, or social justice organizations.
• Strong knowledge of fundraising operations, donor databases, revenue forecasting, and performance management.
• Experience managing fundraising programs within 501(c)(3) organizations; familiarity with 501(c)(4) and PAC fundraising structures strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
• Commitment to racial justice, worker power, immigrant rights, and equity-centered leadership.