Verra

Director

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, cohesive development strategy that aligns with Verra's mission and growth objectives, encompassing philanthropic contributions (including major gifts), grants, and corporate partnerships, with a focus on climate-focused donors and foundations.
• Identify, research, and cultivate new funding prospects, including foundations, institutional partners, and high-potential donors, while implementing innovative approaches such as digital campaigns, donor events, and diversified revenue stress to expand Verra’s funding based and maximize impact.
• Lead generation for donor acquisition, retention, and stewardship efforts, ensuring strong relationships with foundations, corporations, and climate-focused donors.
• Design and manage grant proposals and reporting processes to ensure compliance and timely submissions.
• Maintain a robust donor pipeline, track prospect progress, and manage cultivation strategies to ensure a steady flow of funding opportunities.
• Oversee CRM implementation and optimization, ensuring accurate donor data management and leveraging insights for strategic decisions.
• Create compelling fundraising materials, including proposals, donor decks, and impact reports that communicate Verra's mission and outcomes.
• Track and analyze fundraising performance metrics to provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Represent Verra at key events and networking opportunities, elevating organizational visibility and cultivating strategic partnerships.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with communications and marketing teams, finance, legal and program teams to align development efforts with organizational priorities, including media campaigns, digital outreach, and donor engagement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with legal and ethical fundraising standards and maintain accurate documentation of donor interactions.
• Mentor global team members and colleagues on development best practices, donor engagement strategies, and CRM utilization, while building organizational capacity for grant writing and stewardship to foster a culture of philanthropy across teams.
• Lead the fundraising change management process for the organization.
• Develop compelling stories and reports that demonstrate Verra’s impact for donors and stakeholders, supporting grant proposals and stewardship efforts.
• Continuously refine processes and tools to increase efficiency and impact, leveraging technology and data-driven insights.
• Support fundraising budgeting and forecasting, monitoring progress against goals and providing insights to leadership for strategic decision-making.

Director, Development

Administration

• Support registry users with opening and using their accounts, including creating new project records, and issuing, transferring, and retiring VCUs and other units
• Review documents submitted by accountholders for completeness and accuracy
• Respond to accountholder enquiries and registry-related requests, always maintaining a high standard of registry user satisfaction
• Coordinate closely with the Verra program team to ensure project listing, registration, and issuance requests are processed efficiently
• Work closely with other Verra departments on user requests and issues
• Work with the Verra Registry developer to resolve data and software issues and participate in functional testing of Registry system enhancements
• Draft and update FAQs, user guides and standard operating procedures for our customers and the registry administrator team
• Process Know-Your-Customer (KYC) checks on new registry account applications
• Coordinate with the Verra finance team to track and process accountholder invoices.

Director, Development

Registry Administrator