Director, Development Midwest

AIPAC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

AIPAC's Midwest office in Chicago seeks a Director to drive growth in financial support for pro-Israel candidates across the Midwest, with regular travel. The Director will cultivate existing members, increase contributions, and inspire new donors to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship through high-level solicitations and strategic relationship management.

Core duties include creating a development plan, building relationships with top donors, identifying new supporters, meeting retention

Qualifications

• Five+ years in political fundraising, sales, or related field with a track record of meeting/exceeding goals.
• Exceptional people skills and ability to build close donor relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and think strategically.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a development plan to increase support for pro-Israel candidates and grow revenue through high-level solicitations and stewardship.
• Build and sustain relationships with current high-level donors to increase investment in our work.
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors to commit resources toward pro-Israel candidates and AIPAC.
• Solicit current AIPAC donors to fulfill commitments for pro-Israel candidates and Members of Congress.
• Meet quarterly and annual retention, upgrade and acquisition goals.
• Identify, recruit and develop lay leadership for local political leadership roles.
• Provide timely political and policy updates to engage involvement in pro-Israel politics.
• Maintain Salesforce CRM with campaign projects and activity logging.

Skills

Donor relationships

Sales experience

Fundraising

Communication skills

CRM systems

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred or commensurate experience

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Outreach.io

Job description

Our Midwest office is seeking a Director to drive substantial growth in financial support for AIPAC and pro-Israel candidates across the Midwest region, based in Chicago with regular travel throughout the Midwest. Directors make a direct impact on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship in three ways: 1) by cultivating and increasing the political commitments of existing AIPAC members and 2) by increasing the financial support to AIPAC from existing members and 3) by inspiring pro-Israel Americans to join as significant financial supporters of AIPAC, including directly supporting pro-Israel Members of Congress and candidates. A successful Director has a proven track record in sales, client relations, political fundraising, or another field that showcases your ability to build strong relationships, close deals, and grow revenue.

Detailed Duties

The Director will be measured against effective execution of the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Create and execute a development plan aimed at increasing support for pro-Israel political candidates and growing AIPAC’s revenue through high level solicitations, donor cultivation and stewardship
• Build and sustain strong, personal relationships with current high-level donors in your portfolio and inspire them to increase their investment in our work to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship.
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors to commit significant resources toward pro-Israel candidates and AIPAC.

• Solicit current AIPAC donors to fulfill their political commitments on behalf of pro-Israel candidates and Members of Congress

• Meet quarterly and annual retention, upgrade and acquisition goals for pro-Israel politics and AIPAC
• Identify, recruit and develop lay leadership for local political leadership roles
• Provide timely political and policy updates that inform and inspire people to become more involved in pro-Israel politics and AIPAC
• Maintain and update Salesforce CRM to ensure the most accurate and timely information is included including campaign projects and logging individual activities/communications, and meetings.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Intense passion for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, as well as knowledge of issues related to Israel, the Middle East and American politics
• A minimum of 5 years work experience in political fundraising/sales/fundraising or a related field with a successful track record of achieving and exceeding goals
• Exceptional people skills and the ability to form close, personal relationships with current and prospective AIPAC members
• Work efficiently under pressure; meet deadlines; demonstrate strategic thinking and good decision-making, as well as an entrepreneurial spirit
• An understanding and appreciation for AIPAC’s bipartisan, single-issue approach
• Self-motivated and highly driven and able to work independently, in addition to working with your colleagues to meet goals and objectives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Salesforce CRM, Outreach.io or other similar tools are a plus
• Bachelor's degree preferred or commensurate experience

AIPAC is offering a competitive market base salary between $120,000.00 and $175,000.00for the position. A job offer within the range will depend on how closely a candidate's skills and experience match the role's requirements. AIPAC also offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that contributes to employees’ overall total compensation package. AIPAC is an equal-opportunity employer.

This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and AIPAC reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as deemed appropriate.