Deputy Director, Development

The Nature Conservancy

Deputy Director developing fundraising strategies for conservation goals in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Working with senior management to secure financial resources for The Nature Conservancy.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Deputy Director, Development, will work towards meeting the strategic priorities of the BU by conceiving, developing, and managing development plans and strategies.
They focus on long-range strategic priorities, advance the Conservancy’s goals, and communicate a broad vision to others.
They establish and monitor activity level benchmarks and measures of success.
They manage the development and implementation of a strategic, integrated, and collaborative approach to maximize success, including organizing communications.
They facilitate strategic dialogues with clients and senior-level stakeholders, probing to identify key issues and requirements, negotiating and developing solutions, and synthesizing a plan of action tailored to audience.
They will direct diverse activities, develop complex practices and processes, project outcomes, and initiate changes in order to improve effectiveness and stretch the BU’s fundraising potential.
They manage priority vendor relationships.
The Deputy Director, Development, works closely with and manages relations with key stakeholders including senior management, internal teams, donors, and volunteers to achieve program goals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years related experience, including experience working at a senior level.
Experience managing geographically dispersed staff.
Experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with constituents such as major donors and corporations.
Experience designing and executing fundraising plans for a program or an organization.
Experience in soliciting and closing major or planned gifts of $100,000 or more.
Experience in managing and tracking multiple prospects and donors.
Experience working with fundraising principles and practices.
Collaboration, relationship and partnership-building skills.
Experience, coursework or other training in current and evolving trends in charitable giving, particularly in the areas of capital campaigns, major gifts and planned giving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health care benefits
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan with an 8% employer match
Parental leave
Accrued paid time off
Life insurance
Disability coverage
Employee assistance program
Other life and work well-being benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

fundraising plansmajor giftsplanned givingcapital campaignsrelationship managementstakeholder engagementstrategic planningbenchmarkingproject managementnegotiation

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationrelationship buildingleadershipstrategic thinkingproblem solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsfacilitationadaptability