Associate Director - Major Gifts
Description:
• Search for Common Ground is the world’s largest nongovernmental peacebuilding organization, building trust and collaboration.
• The Associate Director, Major Gifts (West Coast) will create a major donor program.
• Report to the Director of Development, leading major gift fundraising for conflict resolution work in Israel and Palestine.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward qualified prospects and donors at the $10,000 and above level.
• The candidate can be based on the West Coast but must travel frequently to the Los Angeles Metro Area.
Requirements:
• BS/BA with a minimum of 11 years experience securing major gifts and cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropic donors.
• Demonstrates a proven track record serving in a development leadership position and closing major gifts of five, six, and seven-figures from individuals and family foundations.
• Has documented experience with launching and building new fundraising campaigns.
• Demonstrates comfort with Jewish culture and Jewish philanthropy, with an interest in conflict resolution and Israel/Palestine.
• Works collaboratively with senior managers and colleagues sharing senior expertise; builds teams for successful implementation of projects and programs.
• Effectively influences vendors, organizations, professional associations, partners, funders, and Search's network of experts critical to the area of purview.
• Makes decisions on existing information when it may not be complete.
• Adapts to the personal style and preferences of colleagues to assess their needs and preferences; tolerates ambiguity.
• Articulates Search/function program/project goals and objectives within and external to Search; develops program objectives, indicators, and results; and participates in strategy development for the team.
• Creates standards across functions globally within Shared Services teams with the ability to create a best fit that considers international norms and compliance while supporting an organizational culture for work.
• Overcomes obstacles, including personal biases, by following Search's ethics code in complex situations, displayed in activities as ethical principles and values that guide professional interactions.
• Assesses risks and opportunities in a complex environment and convenes discussions to lead to a favorable outcome.
• Establishes tools to monitor the quality of work and verification of information.
• Has knowledge of project management tools, including technology as resources, and applies delegation skills to support the development of others, as well as the building of efficiency and reduction of stress.
• Supports employees in their efforts to achieve job goals (e.g., by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer).
• Engages with Shared Services teams, cross-functional teams, and colleagues to produce innovative solutions.
• Uses analysis (costs, benefits, risks) to manage within a global standards and best practices framework.
• Guides colleagues, Shared Services teams, and cross-functional teams and direct reports toward learning resources to broaden their skill sets and understanding and continue to grow in both breadth and depth of knowledge of organizational functions, standards, and objectives.
• Remains alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquires relevant knowledge and skills that will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understands the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conducts yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.
Benefits:
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• Search for Common Ground is the world’s largest nongovernmental peacebuilding organization, building trust and collaboration.
• The Associate Director, Major Gifts (West Coast) will create a major donor program.
• Report to the Director of Development, leading major gift fundraising for conflict resolution work in Israel and Palestine.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward qualified prospects and donors at the $10,000 and above level.
• The candidate can be based on the West Coast but must travel frequently to the Los Angeles Metro Area.
Requirements:
• BS/BA with a minimum of 11 years experience securing major gifts and cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropic donors.
• Demonstrates a proven track record serving in a development leadership position and closing major gifts of five, six, and seven-figures from individuals and family foundations.
• Has documented experience with launching and building new fundraising campaigns.
• Demonstrates comfort with Jewish culture and Jewish philanthropy, with an interest in conflict resolution and Israel/Palestine.
• Works collaboratively with senior managers and colleagues sharing senior expertise; builds teams for successful implementation of projects and programs.
• Effectively influences vendors, organizations, professional associations, partners, funders, and Search's network of experts critical to the area of purview.
• Makes decisions on existing information when it may not be complete.
• Adapts to the personal style and preferences of colleagues to assess their needs and preferences; tolerates ambiguity.
• Articulates Search/function program/project goals and objectives within and external to Search; develops program objectives, indicators, and results; and participates in strategy development for the team.
• Creates standards across functions globally within Shared Services teams with the ability to create a best fit that considers international norms and compliance while supporting an organizational culture for work.
• Overcomes obstacles, including personal biases, by following Search's ethics code in complex situations, displayed in activities as ethical principles and values that guide professional interactions.
• Assesses risks and opportunities in a complex environment and convenes discussions to lead to a favorable outcome.
• Establishes tools to monitor the quality of work and verification of information.
• Has knowledge of project management tools, including technology as resources, and applies delegation skills to support the development of others, as well as the building of efficiency and reduction of stress.
• Supports employees in their efforts to achieve job goals (e.g., by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer).
• Engages with Shared Services teams, cross-functional teams, and colleagues to produce innovative solutions.
• Uses analysis (costs, benefits, risks) to manage within a global standards and best practices framework.
• Guides colleagues, Shared Services teams, and cross-functional teams and direct reports toward learning resources to broaden their skill sets and understanding and continue to grow in both breadth and depth of knowledge of organizational functions, standards, and objectives.
• Remains alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquires relevant knowledge and skills that will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understands the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conducts yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.
Benefits:
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