Director of Development

About Princeton in Africa :

Princeton in Africa (PiAf) is an independent non-profit organization based in Princeton, NJ that helps future leaders develop lifelong connections to the people and nations of Africa. We offer highly selective yearlong fellowships to recent college graduates and young professionals with organizations across the African continent; we enable our Fellows, through their work, to make significant contributions to Africa’s well-being; and we encourage our Fellows to cultivate meaningful relationships with communities in Africa and with one another. Find out more about us at

About the Role :

Position : The Director of Development reports to the Executive Director and works closely with the Program Team.

Job Summary : The Director of Development is responsible for leading and managing the fundraising and development activities of the organization. This includes designing and implementing fundraising strategies, cultivating relationships with donors and supporters, grant writing and management, and organizing fundraising events. This role is critical in leading the strategy to engage new and diverse sponsors as PiAf enters into a phase of expansion.

Essential Responsibilities

Relationship Management and Donor Cultivation

• In collaboration with the Executive Director, cultivate and maintain relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, and other potential funding sources of Princeton in Africa.
• Communicate Princeton in Africa’s mission, vision, and impact to potential donors and stakeholders.
• Manage spring & winter appeals.
• Research and design appeals and special campaigns.
• Work with the alumni board to develop and implement yearly alumni campaigns.
• Track all donations and manage donor correspondence throughout the year.
• Manage all donor records and mailing lists, including the CRM system of PiAf (ELEO 2.0).
• Manage reporting to donors throughout the year, including managing communications from sponsored Fellows.
• Conduct foundation, corporation, and other prospect research, and identify additional fundraising opportunities that fit within our mission. The focus is to diversify the geographic locations we fundraise in.
• Track monthly financial information & prepare reports for the Executive Director & accountant as needed.

Fundraising and Strategic Leadership

Research and Grant Writing

Event Planning

Marketing and Communications

Qualifications and Skills :

Additional Information :

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through December 14 but we encourage early applications.

Please direct any questions about this position to jobs@princetoninafrica.org. Include ‘Director of Development’ in the title of the email.