Chief of Staff, Development & Strategic Initiatives

PragerU; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PragerU in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to the Co-Heads of Development to act as strategic operator driving execution for a 30+ fundraising team. You will align priorities with executive leadership, build scalable systems, oversee initiatives, and ensure coordination across departments.

The role blends strategic planning, operational leadership, and hands-on project work in a fast‑paced, high‑growth nonprofit environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development operations, strategic initiatives, or organizational leadership, including experience managing teams, projects, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate 2nd- and 3rd-order effects when designing processes and systems.
• Proven problem-solver with an entrepreneurial drive to build and improve.
• Proficiency with fundraising CRMs and related software preferred.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, ability to write/edit well is necessary.
• Self-starter with high ethical standards and strong alignment with our content, presenters, and worldview.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in handling diverse responsibilities.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 15 - 20% of the time.
• Critical thinker and collaborative team player with a strong sense of urgency.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
• Ability to manage up and provide strategic/vision input to executive team - not just an executor but also a thinker/strategic planner.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO’s liaison to the fundraising team by managing priorities and requests to prioritize focus.
• Interact professionally with high-net-worth individuals and donors, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Coordinate meeting agendas to ensure timely and thorough preparation with actionable outcomes.
• Oversee all reporting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Handle approval processes for a variety of projects and documents.
• Create and modify existing SOPs for the department.
• Take the lead for onboarding new team members.
• Manage internal workflows for event success, including timeline oversight, day‑of CEO coordination, and post‑event tasks and follow up.
• Happy to work with supervisory team on any project needed, including scheduling/calendaring/coordinating with a servant leadership mindset (no job is too small).

Skills

Fundraising

Development ops

Strategic planning

Project management

Cross-functional

Written & verbal comms

Tools

Fundraising CRMs

Job description

Location: Los Angeles, California (on-site)

Our mission is to promote American values through the creative use of digital media, technology and edu-tainment. We’re proud to be voted among the “Best Place to Work in Los Angeles” by the LA Business Journal 4 years in a row.

As Chief of Staff to our Co-Heads of Development, you’ll serve as the strategic operator behind one of the organization’s most critical functions. You’ll drive execution across a 30+ person fundraising team, align priorities with executive leadership, build scalable systems and processes, oversee key initiatives, and ensure seamless coordination across departments. This role combines strategic planning, operational leadership, executive partnership, and hands‑on project execution in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO’s liaison to the fundraising team by managing priorities and requests to prioritize focus
• Interact professionally with high-net-worth individuals and donors, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and discretion
• Coordinate meeting agendas to ensure timely and thorough preparation with actionable outcomes
• Oversee all reporting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) for both internal stakeholders and external partners
• Handle approval processes for a variety of projects and documents
• Create and modify existing SOPs for the department
• Take the lead for onboarding new team members
• Manage internal workflows for event success, including timeline oversight, day‑of CEO coordination, and post‑event tasks and follow up
• Happy to work with supervisory team on any project needed, including scheduling/calendaring/coordinating with a servant leadership mindset (no job is too small)

Successful Candidates Will Possess

• 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development operations, strategic initiatives, or organizational leadership, including experience managing teams, projects, and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate 2nd- and 3rd-order effects when designing processes and systems
• Proven problem‑solver with an entrepreneurial drive to build and improve
• Proficiency with fundraising CRMs and related software preferred
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, ability to write/edit well is necessary
• Self‑starter with high ethical standards and strong alignment with our content, presenters, and worldview
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in handling diverse responsibilities
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 15 - 20% of the time
• Critical thinker and collaborative team player with a strong sense of urgency
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and adapting quickly to shifting priorities
• Ability to manage up and provide strategic/vision input to executive team - not just an executor but also a thinker/strategic planner

What We Do

We promote American values through educational videos for people of all ages. People come to PragerU for a variety of reasons, but they all have one thing in common: They want to grow—intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. To learn more about PragerU, visit http://prageru.com.

Salary Range

The salary target for this role is $100,000 - $150,000+. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and most recent market data. This position is eligible for an annual bonus based on personal and company performance, in addition to our robust benefits package.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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