Director

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

📋 Description

• Oversee 4–5 client teams while mentoring junior staff members.

• Create and execute thorough institutional fundraising strategies in collaboration with clients.

• Set both short-term and long-term fundraising objectives, along with prospecting priorities and systems for cultivation and stewardship.

• Manage deliverables related to prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, and grant calendar.

• Supervise professionals in early-career development.

• Draft select proposals, reports, letters of inquiry, and concept papers.

• Guide clients on fundraising strategies, grant writing, financial matters, program evaluation, budget creation, measurement and evaluation, and organizational planning/sustainability.

• Ensure accurate Salesforce records and facilitate high-quality grant calendars and data analysis.

• Identify fundraising challenges and collaboratively devise solutions and contingencies.

• Present complex issues, objectives, and ideas in an accessible manner to client stakeholders.

• Report progress towards client objectives to a dedicated Supervisor.

• Contribute positively to Elevate’s culture, equity, inclusion commitment, and company values.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of four years of relevant experience or equivalent experience with the specified key tasks and responsibilities.

• Proven expertise in institutional fundraising.

• Capability to coach clients on fundraising strategies, grant writing, financials, and program evaluation.

• Ability to supervise junior staff and manage 4–6 client teams effectively.

• Extensive experience in institutional fundraising strategy across at least two issue areas or funding landscapes.

• Exceptional, strengths-based writing capabilities.

• Knowledge of program design to guide competitive funding proposals.

• Proficiency with budgets, basic program evaluation, and standard grant attachments.

• Ability to identify aligned funding opportunities and assist in funder cultivation.

• Experience in maintaining Salesforce records, grant calendars, and data analysis systems.

• Standard team management skills, including conducting 1:1s, task delegation, oversight, and providing timely feedback.

• Strong skills in problem-solving, consulting, professional communication, prioritization, information processing, attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous learning.

• Proficient with Dropbox, Salesforce, Google Groups, and Elevate’s standard tools and systems.

• Legally authorized to work for Elevate in the United States.

• Must be available to work for Elevate in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work schedule.

• Health insurance: Elevate covers over 94% of the medical premium, 80% of the dental premium, and 80% of the vision premium for employees only.

• 15 vacation days.

• 8 sick days.

• 12 company holidays.

• 24 hours of voting leave and civic engagement leave.

• Winter Break, typically observed between December 24 and January 2.

• Summer Break, generally the first week of July.

• 4-week (21-day) paid sabbatical after six years of full-time service.

• 401(k) retirement plan with a 2% employer match after the first year.

• Reimbursement for personal cell phone and home internet expenses.

• $200 initial office setup stipend plus an additional $100 annually.

• $500 annual professional development stipend.

• Access to a free internal training program.