Senior Officer (m/f/d) Fundraising Development (Berlin)

Stiftungen; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

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Job summary

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Germany sucht eine/n Senior Officer Fundraising Development zur Planung und Erstellung von Inhalten, die Spendenakquise und -bindung stärken. Die Rolle arbeitet an zwei Säulen: Content-Entwicklung und Programm-Entwicklung, um Spender:innen zu gewinnen und zu halten.

Sie arbeiten eng mit Teams in Deutschland sowie globalen Support-Strukturen zusammen, nutzen Tools wie Salesforce, Canva und Adobe Premiere und berichten KPI-getrieben über Ergebnisse.

Qualifications

• Abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium oder gleichwertige Erfahrung im Fundraising/Marketing, ideal in NGO-Kontext.
• 2–4 Jahre relevante Berufserfahrung im Donor- bzw. Kundengewinnungs-Content.
• Ausgeprägte Fähigkeit zur Analyse von ROI-KPIs und zur Berichterstattung.

Responsibilities

• Erstelle ansprechende Inhalte für Spendenwege und Kommunikation über digitale Kanäle, E-Mail, Direct Mail und Telemarketing.
• Unterstütze Kolleg*innen bei zielgruppenspezifischen Inhalten und Website-Texten.
• Arbeite mit internationalen Teams zusammen, um Inhalte abzustimmen und Ideen zu teilen.
• Teste und optimiere Inhalte, um Einnahmen und Spenderbindung zu erhöhen.
• Analysiere Web- und Kampagnendaten, leite Entscheidungen und verbessere die Nutzererfahrung.

Skills

Deutschkenntnisse (C1)

Englischkenntnisse (fließend)

Analytische Fähigkeiten

KPI-orientiertes Denken

Teamarbeit

Education

Universitätsabschluss oder gleichwertige Erfahrung

Tools

Salesforce

Canva

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Premiere

Excel

Job description

Das International Rescue Committee (IRC) leistet Hilfe bei den schlimmsten humanitären Krisen weltweit und steht von Krieg und Krisen betroffenen Menschen zur Seite, um ihre Gesundheit, Schutz & Sicherheit, Bildung, ihre wirtschaftliche Situation und ihre Selbstbestimmung zu sichern und zu fördern. IRC wurde 1933 auf Initiative von Albert Einstein gegründet und ist eine der weltweit größten internationalen humanitären Nichtregierungsorganisationen (INGO). IRC ist in mehr als 40 Ländern und 29 US-Städten tätig und unterstützt Menschen dabei, zu überleben, die Kontrolle über ihre Zukunft zurückzugewinnen und ihre Communities zu stärken. Im Dienst der Menschlichkeit leisten IRC-Mitarbeitende einen nachhaltigen Beitrag, indem sie Millionen von Menschen Sicherheit, Würde und Hoffnung zurückgeben. Wenn Sie ein*e lösungsorientierte*r, leidenschaftliche*r Wegbereiter*in für Veränderung sind, kommen Sie zu uns, um das Leben von Millionen von Menschen weltweit positiv zu beeinflussen und gemeinsam eine bessere Zukunft zu gestalten.

IRC (International Rescue Committee) Germany is looking for a:

Berlin or Remote (within Germany) | Starting December 1st 2026in full-time/part-time (32–40 hours/week) | Initially limited to 7 months

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.

• 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.
• 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
• Desirable: 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.

As an organization committed to an empowering work environment, equal opportunities, and against any form of discrimination, we welcome applications from people regardless of their origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, age, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We particularly encourage people with personal or family experience of flight and migration to apply.

With equal qualifications, we give preference to applications from people with severe disabilities. If you have any questions about accessible applications or inclusion, please feel free to contact our Inclusion Officer, Christine Mader ( [e-mail] ).

To ensure equal opportunities, we kindly ask you to refrain from including photos in your application documents.

Please submit your application November 9, 2026.