Sr. Director, Fundraising Strategy And Execution
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,300 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM's Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Sr. Director, Fundraising Strategy and Execution to develop and implement a best-in-class philanthropy fundraising strategy and framework to inspire healthy accountability across the fundraising team for leveraging the system effectively.
This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to Vice President, Philanthropy and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.
Overview
The Sr. Director of Fundraising Strategy & Execution serves on the fundraising leadership team for IJM's US market, reporting to the Vice President of Philanthropy.
This leader is an organized, strategic, systems thinker who will be responsible for designing and implementing the fundraising plan across the integrated pipeline for midlevel, major and principal donors. The successful candidate is a seasoned fundraiser who can draw from personal experience to develop the systems needed to execute an integrated fundraising strategy.
While the Vice President is responsible for laying out the vision and desired direction, this role owns the strategy and execution of the vision across IJM's donor cultivation, acquisition, retention, reactivation, and stewardship strategies for all relationship fundraising. This leader will equip the team to cultivate and grow relational donors to participate to their full extent through IJM's current campaign, which will bring measurable protection from violence to 300 million people in poverty by the end of this decade.
This role will be accountable for building and implementing an integrated fundraising strategy across a fundraising team that serves 3 donor segments :
The ideal candidate is a strong, organized, leader with a demonstrated ability to inspire colleagues to achieve new levels of performance while holding them accountable for delivering revenue goals and donor satisfaction.
Role Priorities
Key Result Areas
Roles and Responsibilities
Leadership and Management
Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation
Training and Development
Education & Experience
Qualifications
Other Duties :
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities for the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All positions are required to perform any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Application Process :
Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith
What Does IJM Have To Offer?
IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate's value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.
At IJM, we're committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God's work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That's why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section
Director Fundraising • Washington, DC, US