Senior Director of Development

Room to Grow

Senior Director of Development leading fundraising and external engagement strategies for Room to Grow. Collaborating with CEO and managing a cross-functional team to achieve growth goals.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and development for a cross-functional team of six direct reports.
Cultivate a collaborative and accountable team culture.
Set clear performance expectations, provide consistent and actionable feedback, and conduct regular check-ins and performance reviews.
Partner with the People & Culture team to support hiring, onboarding, professional development, and performance management practices.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO in shaping overarching fundraising, brand & communications priorities.
Ensure team efforts are integrated, well-coordinated, and aligned with organizational goals and department priorities.
Lead a department accountable for the fundraising and brand activities that sustain Room to Grow's approximately $6M annual operating budget.
Oversee fundraising operations, systems, and workflows to support strong execution, donor stewardship, data integrity, and cross-functional coordination.
Develop and manage the External Engagement expense budget.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of progressive experience in fundraising, external relations, nonprofit advancement, or a related field, with demonstrated success in a senior management or leadership role.
Proven track record leading and developing high-performing teams, including managing multiple direct reports across distinct functional areas.
Strong people management skills, including setting clear expectations, providing coaching and feedback, fostering accountability, and building a collaborative, values-driven team culture.
Demonstrated breadth of fundraising and external engagement experience across multiple functions such as individual giving, institutional fundraising, development operations, corporate partnerships, communications, and related functions, with the ability to coach and support team members across multiple workstreams.
Strong operational and project management skills; able to manage multiple priorities across teams and maintain clear alignment, follow-through, and accountability.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with staff, senior leaders, Board members, donors, and external partners.
Experience using fundraising data and performance metrics to monitor progress, inform decision-making, and drive accountability.
Experience managing fundraising operations systems, including Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.
Experience in a small or growing nonprofit environment, with comfort operating in a highly collaborative and hands-on setting.
Experience working closely with a CEO and/or Board of Directors on fundraising and communications planning, reporting, and relationship management.
Familiarity with the New York City and/or Boston philanthropic landscape preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

8+ weeks of paid time off per year (holidays, vacation, sick time, personal/self-care time)
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA
403(b) retirement savings with matching program
Wellness reimbursement up to $250 per year
So much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

fundraisingexternal relationsnonprofit advancementindividual givinginstitutional fundraisingdevelopment operationscorporate partnershipscommunicationsproject managementdata analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingteam developmentaccountabilitycollaborationinterpersonal skillscommunicationrelationship-buildingperformance managementstrategic thinking