Associate Director, Client Development (East Region)

Arabella Advisors - Washington, DC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arabella Advisors seeks a resourceful, detail-oriented Associate Director to support the East Coast client development team. You will engage philanthropists and foundations, help shape new initiatives, and collaborate with senior leaders to drive engagements across education, conservation, and the environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to racial equity, open to diverse locations, and require eligibility to work in the United States.

Job description

Associate Director, Client Development (East Region)

Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists and investors who are serious about impact achieve the greatest good with their resources. We help our clients imagine what's possible, design the best strategies, learn what works best, and do the work necessary to realize their visions.

Our staff is a team of passionate problem-solvers—mission-driven and action-oriented—with a unique combination of experience in philanthropy, business, nonprofits, government, finance, law, and other fields. We combine creative, strategic thinking with knowledge and networks developed through decades of hands‑on experience.

The fastest‑growing philanthropic advisory firm in the nation, Arabella is also a certified B Corporation. Our leadership team, advisors, colleagues, and staff are fundamentally concerned with social change. We share a desire to make a difference and apply an outcomes‑focused approach. Our internal culture supports employee passions, enables continuous learning, and fosters innovation, risk‑taking, and fun—even as it emphasizes excellence.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Arabella Advisors seeks a resourceful, detail-oriented, organized, high‑performing professional to support the East Coast client development team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in building a career in the social sector through proactive and strategic work, including by engaging early with philanthropic clients to shape new initiatives, and partnering closely with senior leaders at Arabella. This position entails a mix of revenue tracking and reporting, strategic planning for engagement with prospects and key clients, project management of internal strategic initiatives, and proposal development. You will gain a deep understanding of the East Coast philanthropic landscape, and you will partner with senior leaders to drive new engagements forward that will help clients achieve impact on wide range of key issues from early childhood education to conservation and the environment.

Arabella Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to racial equity. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.

We encourage you to read (or listen to)our DEI statementprior to applying. We make a particular effort to recruit people of color and members of marginalized groups to apply for open positions. Once you have applied, we welcome your feedback on how you have experienced our values around DEI in the recruitment process.

While Arabella is open to individuals from various locations applying to join our team, please note that we generally are unable to pay for relocation expenses, and all applicants must already be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of application to be considered for this position.