WITNESSUSA

Senior Development Manager

Description

Salary: USD 94,900 - 94,900

The Senior Development Manager (Strategic Partnerships) will join a small, ambitious team focused on growing revenue globally and establishing and deepening strategic partnerships.

Requirements

  • Lead on prospect identification, qualification, and portfolio growth
  • Systematically research and identify new, high-potential trusts and foundations, and corporate partners
  • Analyze the current institutional funding portfolio to identify 'warm' opportunities
  • Qualify prospects and existing partners based on their capacity, connection, and interest
  • Rigorously assess the prospect's programmatic fit
  • Lead regular meetings with the Director of External Relations to review pipeline progress
  • Actively seek out referrals and monitor sector news to uncover 'warm' leads
  • Commission external research to grow understanding of new markets
  • Lead the development of first-in-class cultivation strategies to engage and secure major support from a range of sources
  • Support the solicitation process for newly identified partnerships and major grant renewals
  • Support growth management and uplifts for existing partners
  • Champion a culture of learning and agility
  • Implement feedback loops that enable the improvement of internal ways of working
  • Actively support the development team on best practices for prospect research
  • Monitor emerging philanthropic trends, new foundation launches, peer fundraising strategies, and shifts in technology/human rights funding

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 401k Matching
  • Retirement Plan
  • Four Day Work Week
  • Generous Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Relocation Assistance

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