Senior Officer (d/f/m) Fundraising Development (Maternity Cover)

International Rescue Committee; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work in humanitarian sector

Starting salary €51,428.58 gross per年å

Gym membership

Company pension scheme

Shopping vouchers

Childcare subsidy

Job bike leasing

Deutschlandticket

confidential psychological support

Job summary

The International Rescue Committee Germany seeks a Senior Officer, Fundraising Development, to drive donor content and programmes that strengthen donor engagement and revenue. You will develop donor journeys across digital channels and collaborate across markets to ensure content alignment with global standards.

Responsibilities include testing content formats, analyzing campaign performance, and leading content strategies to optimize ROI while achieving income targets and KPIs.

Qualifications

• University degree or 2–4 years practical experience in donor and/or content acquisition and retention.
• Analytics and reporting to inform channel/content decisions with ROI focus.
• Experience creating fundraising content across formats; Canva and Adobe CC including Premiere.
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM.
• Excellent written and spoken German (CEFR C1+) and fluent English.
• Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging content for donor journeys and communications across digital, email, direct mail and telemarketing to raise donations.
• Support private market content with audience-specific material such as face-to-face pitches and website copy.
• Collaborate with colleagues in other markets and global teams to align content.
• Test and improve content formats to increase income across audiences.
• Analyze web/digital campaign performance and use findings to guide content and testing.
• Own KPI and income targets and ensure reports capture learnings for future activity.

Skills

Analytics & reporting

German (CEFR C1+)

English fluency

Communication skills

Content development

Donor engagement

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Premiere

Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non‑governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions‑driven, passionate change‑maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world‑wide for a better future.

About Us

Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life‑changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. In 2016, IRC Germany was founded and engages in global humanitarian work as well as throughout Germany in the areas of education, economic wellbeing, and safety, legal protection, and empowerment.

Purpose of the Role

The role is situated within IRC's Mass Market Fundraising Team (MMDE), which is responsible for the acquisition, development and stewardship of individual donors in Germany, with the primary goal of maximizing the lifetime value of new and existing donors. As Senior officer Fundraising development, you play a key role in planning and creating content and communications that inspire donations and promote an engaging donor experience. Your work focuses on strengthening donor engagement and increasing fundraising revenue. You will work across two connected pillars, namely content development and programme development, that together drive donor acquisition, retention and development for IRC Germany.

Major Responsibilities

• Create engaging content for donor journeys and donor communications across digital acquisition, email, direct mail, and telemarketing to increase donations and donor engagement.
• Support colleagues in the private market with audience‑specific content, such as face‑to‑face pitches and website copy.
• Work with colleagues in other national markets and the global support team to keep content aligned and share ideas.
• Test and improve content and formats on an ongoing basis to raise income and impact with different audiences.
• Analyse web and digital campaign performance across IRC Germany's fundraising efforts, and use the findings to guide content and testing decisions and give prospects and supporters a great digital experience.
• Take responsibility for how your activity performs against agreed KPIs and income targets, and make sure campaign reports capture learnings for future activity.

Essential

• Relevant university degree or equivalent practical experience (at least 2‑4 years) in donor and/or customer acquisition, retention, and content development, ideally in a non‑profit or NGO context.
• Proven ability using analytics and reporting to inform channel and content decisions and measure success against key KPIs, primarily ROI.
• Experience creating and adapting fundraising content and messaging across formats and channels, including design tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Adobe Premiere.
• Experience using Salesforce or an equivalent CRM.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in German (C1 level or above, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR), and fluent in English.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office (especially Excel).

Desirable

• Experience working with agencies, external consultants, and vendors.
• Experience and knowledge in applying AI tools to support fundraising activities, such as content creation, campaign optimization, or data analysis.

Preferred

• Experience working in a centralized or international organization, or in other cross‑team and cross‑country collaboration.

We Offer

• Meaningful work within a collaborative team.
• A starting salary of 51,428.58 Euro gross per year as well as an annual salary increase.
• Attractive employee benefits such as gym membership, company pension scheme, shopping vouchers, childcare subsidy, job bike leasing, subsidized Deutschlandticket (national public transport), and access to timely and confidential psychological support if needed.
• 30 days of annual leave and special leave days.
• Flexible hybrid‑work options (working hours, office/homebased).
• Training and professional development opportunities, including access to free language courses.
• Assistance services for people with disabilities, if required.

Please submit your application November 9, 2026.

For questions regarding the position, please contact Burrhus Njanjo ([e-mail]).

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and rebuild. We are trusted for our ability to reach people in the toughest places, put our clients at the center of everything we do, and - as an evidence‑based organization - to relentlessly improve the impact we deliver for those we serve. If you’re ready to be part of a team that brings ingenuity, fortitude and optimism to making a lasting impact, we want to hear from you. The IRC Way, our code of conduct, is founded upon our core values of Integrity, Accountability, Service and Equality.