Major Gifts Officer

REPORTS TO: Global Director of
Development

LOCATION: Remote, New York or Northeast
Corridor

CONTRACT TYPE / HOURS: Full Time

REMUNERATION: $75,000-$100,000, commensurate
with experience. The salary for candidates in other locations will
be set using a UN Cost of Living calculator that endeavors to
generate a local salary that offers the same standard of living
reflected by the NYC salary.

About Equality Now

At Equality Now, we aspire to create a world in
which women and men have equal rights under the law, and full
enjoyment of their human rights.

Our mission is gender equality. And how we get there matters. Here
are the values behind everything we do.

Founded in 1992, we are an international human rights organization
that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls
around the world. Our campaigns are centered on four program areas:
Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End
Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs
of adolescent girls.

We are truly global and we have a team of 70+ people located all
around the world. We have team members in Benin, Beirut, Delhi,
London, Geneva, San Jose, El Salvador, Argentina, Nairobi, Tbilisi,
New York and Washington DC among others.

We offer a great experience for talented people who are passionate
about equality. To work here, you’ll need to share our core values
which are: integrity, tenaciousness, perseverance and inclusivity.
For more information, visit equalitynow.org.

Position / Role Summary

The Major Gift officer will play a leading role in
shaping and executing strategies for growing the major gifts
portfolio and ensuring best practice moves management with Equality
Now’s major donors and prospects. This includes supporting the
Global Executive Director and Global Director of Development’s
major donor engagement efforts. The Major Gifts Officer will also
play a strong role in ensuring the success of our annual gala by
coordinating sponsor solicitations, benefits and relations. This
position reports to the Global Director of Development and oversees
a Development Officer whose role is focused on events and mid-level
gifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and help grow Equality Now’s major donor portfolio to
  meet annual fundraising goals of $2.5-$3.5 million in major gifts,
  grants and gala sponsorship by identifying and cultivating a strong
  pipeline of donor prospects, as well as retaining and upgrading
  existing donors.
• Independently and proactively forge strong relationships with
  major donors and prospects to understand their interests, develop
  strategic touchpoints, and create engagement and recognition
  opportunities to drive relationships forward, and accurately track
  moves in the donor database (NXT Raiser’s Edge).
• Solicit existing and prospective major donors and family
  foundations capable of giving $5,000 to $250,000, collaborating
  with colleagues to develop the best and most compelling ask in
  alignment with organizational priorities
• Partner with and “manage up” to the Global Director of
  Development and Global Executive Director to ensure proper moves
  management and tracking of the leadership portfolio. This includes
  surfacing priority prospects, supplying research and talking
  points, scheduling and staffing donor meetings and “ghost-writing”
  donor correspondence and other materials needed to move
  relationships forward.
• Contribute to the success of Equality Now’s annual gala by
  managing solicitations, sponsor relations, seating and other
  benefits, and supporting gala marketing, communications and
  production as needed
• Become an expert in Equality Now’s Theory of Change, work and
  impact to write inspirational and highly-polished letters of
  inquiry, program overviews, proposals, reports and impact
  updates
• Coordinate Advisory Board meetings and activations, support
  members’ engagement in fundraising and event planning and help to
  ensure Equality Now is fully leveraging their time, talents and
  networks in service of our mission.
• Provide day-to-day management and mentorship to the Mid-Level
  Giving & Events Officer in developing and engaging the
  mid-level donor portfolio and coordinating gala production and
  logistics.
• Help create annual goals and budgets, and strengthen
  development team functioning to support frontline fundraising and
  ensure timely gift processing, documentation and acknowledgement of
  major gifts/sponsorships
• Develop a robust network of programmatic, finance, and
  communications colleagues to become an expert in EN programs and
  operations and achieve all required outcomes

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

The Major Gifts Officer will is expected to work
externally with major individual donors and family foundations, and
internally in close partnership with the Global Executive DIrector
and Global Director of Development, as well as with a cross-section
of staff in Development, Communications and Program as needed to
support the development of donor relations.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Meeting annual Major Gifts and Gala Sponsorships revenue goals,
  in partnership with Development Director and Global Executive
  Director
• Major donors retained, upgraded and added year-over-year
• Demonstrated ability to articulate Equality Now’s work and
  impact to donors, orally and in writing, in a compelling and highly
  professional manner, and independently build/use insights about
  donors/prospects to develop thoughtful and targeted engagement
  plans
• Number of donor touchpoints (impact updates, meetings,
  invitations, etc.) executed independently and supported for the
  Global Executive Director and Global Director of Development.

Qualifications, Skills And Experience Required

• Minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible fundraising
  experience, with at least 4 years of experience in a proactive,
  frontline fundraising role
• Demonstrated ability to independently engage and develop
  relationships with high-net-worth donors and close 5-7 figure
  gifts
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills,
  demonstrating a level of professionalism and polish in engaging
  internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in event fundraising and execution
• Strong experience prepping organizational leaders and program
  staff for donor meetings and working with colleagues to produce
  compelling funding proposals and reports
• Knowledge of basic principles and best-practices in prospect
  identification, donor cultivation and stewardship
• Highly sociable, emotionally intelligent and motivated to meet
  new people, build relationships and spark engaging cause-focused
  conversations
• Ability to work effectively and respectfully in a fast-paced
  environment with diverse, international co-workers and executive
  leadership
• Experience using donor databases to track moves management and
  key metrics
• Ability to travel when needed
• Sense of humor and adaptability
• Bachelor’s degree required

Desirable:

• Prior knowledge and professional experience in women’s rights,
  human rights or social justice movements strongly preferred
• Management and mentorship experience
• Working knowledge of Raiser’s Edge/NXT;
• Cross-cultural/international experience; and
• Master’s Degree and/or CFRE

Competencies Required

• Exceptional judgment and attention to detail, with a “customer
  service” mindset
• Strong executive functioning, project management and
  organizational skills, and the ability to independently prioritize
  and plan
• Entrepreneurial, results-oriented mindset

How To Apply

Please visit: https://equalitynow.applytojob.com/apply/lDXnhGkt1l/Major-Gifts-Officer and submit
a resume/CV, cover letter and
fundraising-related writing sample.

Deadline for applications is July 31

Due to the volume of applicants anticipated for this
role, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an
interview.

Equality Now is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a
diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds
to apply. Equality Now offers a competitive compensation package,
including base salary, savings, health and vacation benefits, and
is an Equal Opportunity employer. Equality Now employees are
selected on the basis of ability without regard to race, colour,
religious beliefs, sex, gender identity and expression, language,
political or other opinion, nationality, ethnic or social origin,
disability, pregnancy, mental status, HIV status, age, marital
status, or sexual orientation.

We welcome all kinds of diversity. Candidates are selected on the
basis of ability, in accordance with all country and location
specific laws.   We take your privacy very seriously and we
are committed to protecting your personal information online.

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