Associate Director – Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Switzerland.

📋 Description

• Develops, executes, and oversees effective multi-year strategies and plans for the cultivation and solicitation of gift prospects.

• Understands and applies intricate principles for formulating donor strategies.

• Establishes strong relationships with a portfolio of new and existing donors and prospects.

• Cultivates donors from annual contributions to major or planned gifts.

• Responsible for making direct requests to both global and local priorities to satisfy funding requirements.

• Discusses assets adeptly and identifies opportunities for gifts of assets or other non-cash contributions, including planned gifts and trade lands.

• Integrates blended gifts and gifts of assets in proposals directed to donors.

• Possesses a solid understanding of organizational budgets and effectively utilizes this knowledge to construct proposal budgets.

• Has insight into charitable giving, particularly concerning private foundations, operating foundations, and Donor Advised Funds.

• Collaborates across chapters and programs while managing a referral network.

• Supports chapter leadership as a moves manager when appropriate.

• Manages assigned trustee relationships and/or engages with volunteers.

• Required to utilize the Conservancy’s donor database.

• Willing to travel frequently and on short notice, working long hours and weekends as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience.

• Proven experience in building and maintaining long-term relationships with constituents, such as major donors and corporations.

• Demonstrated experience in soliciting and securing gifts of $75,000 or more, including planned gifts.

• Experience in managing and tracking multiple prospects and donors simultaneously.

• Familiarity with fundraising principles and practices.

• Experience, coursework, or other training in current and emerging trends in charitable giving, particularly in capital campaigns, major gifts, and planned giving.

• Multi-lingual skills and multicultural or cross-cultural experience are valued.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Life insurance.

• Disability coverage.

• Employee assistance program.

• Flexible work environment.