Director of Principal and Major Gifts

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

📋 Description

• Direct Compassion's strategy for Principal and Major Gifts through management and relationship teams.

• Supervise portfolio health, prospect evaluation, relationship cultivation, solicitation, and the stewardship of high-capacity donor connections.

• Manage fundraising initiatives, pipeline oversight, donor engagement, and the achievement of financial objectives.

• Offer expert advice on complex gift strategies, transformative philanthropic opportunities, blended giving discussions, and tailored donor investments.

• Enhance leadership capabilities through coaching, succession planning, talent evaluation, and professional growth.

• Utilize fundraising analytics, portfolio metrics, forecasting instruments, and donor insights to assess effectiveness and guide decision-making.

• Spearhead personalized donor engagement strategies, cultivation plans, proposals, and stewardship experiences.

• Foster cross-departmental collaborations to formulate donor engagement strategies and funding prospects.

• Oversee donor experiences, vision excursions, and impactful engagement events.

• Represent Compassion to current and potential principal and major gift donors.

• Manage annual budget preparation and departmental financial outlays.

• Travel up to 50% of the standard schedule as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Consistently exemplify a witness for Jesus Christ and exhibit Christ-like behavior.

• Commitment to child protection and adherence to Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline.

• Fifteen years of experience with a focus on principal and major gift fundraising strategy.

• Experience managing through various levels of leadership.

• Strong financial insight and revenue forecasting capabilities.

• Outstanding communication and executive presentation skills.

• Proven success in leading organizational transformations.

• Ability to cultivate collaborative partnerships across intricate organizations.

• Proficiency with donor CRM systems and fundraising analytics.

• Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized body in fundraising, philanthropy, leadership, or a related field.

• Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving abilities/MVR required, as operating a personally owned vehicle is a crucial job function.

• Equivalent education, training, and/or certification may be considered as a substitute for the experience and education specified above.

🏝️ Benefits

• Geographic differential may be offered in certain high-cost labor areas in the United States.

• Generous paid time off.

• 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan in addition to salary.

• Excellent healthcare coverage.

• Complimentary short-term professional counseling.

• Regular chapel services.

• Prayer groups.

• Department devotionals.