HR Manager

UnCommon Law; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Remote work arrangements

Job summary

UnCommon Law seeks a Development Director to lead comprehensive fundraising efforts, shaping strategy and campaigns across foundations, corporates, major gifts, and grants. You will build scalable systems, engage volunteers, and deepen community investment while serving as a public-facing leader for donors and policymakers.

Our Oakland office offers a hybrid model, with potential for fully remote arrangements for highly qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

• Lead the fundraising strategy and campaigns across foundation, corporate and individual giving.
• Oversee grant writing and reporting, and manage multi-year fundraising programs.
• Develop scalable systems and volunteer engagement pipelines to deepen community investment.
• Cultivate relationships with donors, funders, partners, policymakers, and community stakeholders.

Job description

The Development Director is a dynamic and strategic leader and team manager responsible for designing and leading UnCommon Law’s comprehensive fundraising efforts to help grow and sustain UnCommon Law’s impact and next phase of growth. This role is responsible for all aspects of resource development, including foundation, corporate, and individual giving; major gifts; donor and funder prospecting and stewardship; grant writing and reporting; and multi-year campaigns. The Development Director will build and manage systems that strengthen organizational fundraising capacity, including developing a scalable volunteer engagement strategy and pipeline to deepen community investment. As a public-facing leader, the Development Director will cultivate relationships with donors, partner organizations, policymakers, and other community stakeholders, while providing internal leadership, strategy, and accountability for fundraising efforts across the organization. We are seeking an experienced, relationship-driven leader who brings strategic clarity, effective systems, and strong execution to advance UnCommon Law’s work on behalf of incarcerated people.

Our office is based in Oakland, CA, and we offer a hybrid work model to our employees. We are open to considering fully remote arrangements for highly qualified candidates.