Managing Director – Development
National Alliance to End Homelessness
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,000 - $166,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Shape the organization’s fundraising vision, focusing on high-value donor and institutional partnerships
- Supervise and mentor the Senior Manager of Individual and Institutional Giving and manage relationships with fundraising consultants
- Personally manage relationships with major donors and national institutional funders
- Lead cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for major gifts and grants
- Develop tailored engagement strategies for prospective funders
- Provide strategic direction for corporate fundraising at the national level
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience and training
- 8–10 years of progressive fundraising experience, including success securing six- and seven-figure gifts from major donors and foundations
- At least 3–5 years of experience supervising development professionals and/or consultants
- Deep commitment to ending homelessness.
- Demonstrated success identifying, cultivating, and soliciting new foundation funders in alignment with organizational goals.
- Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional proposal development, engaging senior programmatic and communications staff in funder strategy.
- Experience supporting and deploying executive and senior leaders (e.g., CEO, COO, VPs) in donor and funder engagement.
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills, with experience developing proposals, cases for support, and donor communications.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
- Proficiency in donor CRM platforms (e.g., CiviCRM, EveryAction) and fundraising analytics.
Benefits
- A hybrid work environment
- Competitive salary
- Employer-sponsored health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Financial support for professional development and wellness activities
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave, along with a generous holiday schedule
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsstorytellingrelationship managementcollaborationstrategic thinking