Global Development Strategy & Operations Director

New Energy Nexus; Dublin; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote position

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

New Energy Nexus is seeking a Director of Development Strategy & Operations to lead the global fundraising engine. You will translate frontline intelligence into prioritized fundraising strategy, coordinate a distributed team, and ensure resources align with organizational priorities.

The role focuses on strategy, leadership, and operations rather than donor-facing relationships. You will drive platform-wide development, work with country directors and program leads, and build scalable systems

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in nonprofit fundraising/development, strategy, or operations.
• Ability to turn frontline input into strategy and prioritization.
• Experience leading a distributed team and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and prioritize a global fundraising strategy based on funder signals and market intelligence.
• Lead and develop the platform-level development team across country leads and program leads.
• Oversee CRM and pipeline reporting, ensuring data quality and actionable insights.
• Coordinate multi-country proposals and consolidate narratives and budgets.
• Create standardized fundraising collateral and templates for funders and conferences.
• Partner with communications to align collateral with program updates.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Project management

Fundraising strategy

CRM/donor analytics

Tools

CRM systems

Google Workspace

Slack

Job description

New Energy Nexus is seeking a Director of Development Strategy & Operations to lead the global fundraising engine. You will translate frontline intelligence into prioritized fundraising strategy, coordinate a distributed team, and ensure resources align with organizational priorities.

The role focuses on strategy, leadership, and operations rather than donor-facing relationships. You will drive platform-wide development, work with country directors and program leads, and build scalable systems