Chief Development Officer

Jewish Women's Archive; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) seeks a Chief Development Officer to lead fundraising and development strategy. You will partner with the CEO and senior staff, building relationships with boards, foundations, and individual donors to sustain and grow the $2M operating budget.

The role requires strategic leadership, hands-on fundraising, and a commitment to diversity and social justice, with a hybrid work model and opportunities across Boston and NYC areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in senior leadership and fundraising.
• Proven track record of increasing fundraising revenue and major gifts.
• Ability to articulate the organization’s mission to funders.
• Demonstrated donor relationship development and stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead all fundraising activities for JWA, including prospecting and managing major donors.
• Design and implement major donor strategy to fund campaigns and events.
• Support the CEO’s development efforts with donor strategies and moves management.
• Develop and execute donor appeals and grass-roots campaigns with communications staff.
• Manage foundation relations and craft grant proposals and reports.
• Cultivate board members as donors and oversee the development committee.
• Expand planned giving and oversee donor database and acknowledgments.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Major donor cultivation

Grant writing

Donor relationship management

Strategic planning

Board relations

Effective communication

Tools

DonorPerfect CRM

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Grant databases

Job description

ChiefDevelopment Officer

Put yourself at the intersection of history, feminism, Judaism, and social change. Help lead a dynamic team at a nonprofit working to strengthen the voices and impact of Jewish women and gender-expansive Jews.

The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) is a global organization devoted to collecting and promoting the stories and voices of Jewish women*, to ensure a moreaccuratehistorical narrative and a more inclusive future. Founded in 1996 as an innovative online archive, JWA has become the world’s largest source of information on Jewish women and has built a wide range of leadership, online, and public programs that provide education and insight and spark conversation and change.

JWA enters its fourth decade with a new,timelystrategic plan to build on itsstrong foundation, meet the moment, and expand its impact.

*JWA embraces expansiveunderstandingsof Jewishness and gender. We include Jews from all backgrounds and those who are non-binary, genderqueer, or gender-questioning.

Position Summary

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) plays a core role in JWA’s success, leading our development efforts.Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Judith Rosenbaum, the CDO will serve as ahands-on organizational leader responsible for setting and articulating a compelling fundraising strategy andexecutingthe day-to-day management of the organization’s fundraising activities, including individual, foundation, and legacy giving.

The CDO will work in close partnership with the CEO and other senior staff and build relationships with Board members, foundation officers, and individual donors to raise the$2Mannual operating budget and ensure JWA’s sustainability.With a new strategic plan andasignificantmatchinggrant towardstheplan’simplementation, this is an exciting timetoadvance JWA’s momentum and impact.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead all fundraising activities forJWA, includingidentifyingand cultivating individual andinstitutional prospectsandmanaging a portfolio of major donors.
• Design and implement major donor strategy to fund annual and strategic plan campaigns, including managing events to expand stakeholder base.
• Support the CEO’s development efforts, including designing individual donor strategies and implementing rigorous moves management.
• Developand, in partnership with JWA’s communications staff,execute a comprehensive strategy for donor appealsand grass-roots campaigns.
• Manage foundation relations andcraftgrant proposals and reports.
• Cultivate board members as donors and networkers; manage relevant board committees such as the development committee.
• Expand and enhance JWA’s plannedgivingprogram.
• Oversee management of donordatabase, donation processing, and acknowledgments, including partnering with the COO on refining JWA’s development infrastructure as a part of the strategic plan.
• Drive data analysis and benchmarking against goals.
• Serve as part of JWA’s senior leadership team.
• Supervisethe Development& Executiveassistant.
• Represent JWA with local and national stakeholders.

Required Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of success in senior leadership and fundraising.
• Proventrack recordof increasing an organization’s fundraising revenue and soliciting major gifts from existing and newprospects.
• Strong commitment to and passion for the mission of JWA and the ability to articulate the importance of the organization’s work to prospective and current funders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, foster, and sustain donor relationships.
• Ability to work successfully with individuals at all levels within the organization, including board members, donors, and staff.
• Strong oral and written communicator,including grant writing experienceand excellent presentation skills.
• Strong organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, short-term needs, and long-term planning.
• Fluency with digital platforms, e.g., Microsoft Suite, Google Suite,DonorPerfect(or similar CRM), grant database.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and receptivity to feedback.
• A commitment to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and passion for social justice.

Personal Qualities and Mindset

• Drive to achieve results:You havea track recordofaccomplishingambitious goals and getting results even when there are obstacles. Youseta high bar and meet it, because you think three (or 30) steps ahead toanticipatehurdles andcome up withpragmatic solutions. You plan backwards and involve stakeholders appropriately.You have experience managing multiple projects and keeping tasks from slipping through the cracks.
• Strategic thinking and implementation:You keep thebig picture inmind. You arepracticed atdefining priorities and setting goals to help advance the organization as awhole.You also know how toexecutethose goals and can plan andtrackaccordingly.
• Hands-on mindset:You arecomfortable as theprimary development staffmember, and excited to be involved at all levels of the fundraising process.You’rereadyto roll up your sleeves and do the work.
• Relationship-building:You enjoy working with people, collaborating withcolleagues as wellasmaintaining strong relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders. You have the patience to think through problems and know how to build alliances and find points of collaboration even when there are competing interests.
• Innovation and experimentation:Youthink outside the boxand sharenew ideasor approaches. You welcomenew informationand unfamiliar ways of thinking and being. You have an entrepreneurial spirit andaren’tafraid to experiment and to learn from the process, whileremainingrealistic about what isfeasiblewithin a giventimeframe.
• Kindness and generosity:You recognize being a part of a larger team and the value of your coworkers. You share ideas, welcome feedback,offer assistance, and ask for help.
• Positive attitude and sense of humor:You take your work seriously butdon’ttake yourself too seriously. You know when tolaugh atand learn from mistakes.

Salary,Benefits, and Location

The salary range for this full-time position is$130,000-$150,000,commensuratewith experience. The position is eligible for a generous benefits package, including health and dental insurance, life insurance, long-term and short-termdisability, paid parental leave, 403(b) contribution, FSA, and QTA, paid federal and Jewish holidays, professional development funding, and hybrid work model.

JWA’sofficeis located inNewton,MA, witha hybridschedule.Candidates in the Boston and New York City areas are preferred, thoughwe are open to remote candidates. JWA is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, LGBTQ people, and disabled people are strongly encouraged to apply.

JWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At the Jewish Women's Archive, we are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and accountability. We honor the wisdom, insights, perspectives, and experiences of diverse viewpoints and recognize that many critical voices have been underrepresented in Jewish organizational life and nonprofit organizationsas a whole fortoo long. We welcome applications from people of diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, culture, age, creed,disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other protected status.