Major Gifts Officer

Titus Talent Strategies; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Water4 seeks a Major Gifts Officer to manage a high-value donor portfolio, identify and solicit five- and six-figure gifts, and build lasting partnerships with supporters and internal teams.

You will lead flagship events, collaborate with Development and NUMA Program teams, and ensure donor records are accurate while traveling up to 50% as needed.

The role rewards accountability, transparency, and mission-driven fundraising to end poverty through water solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of sales experience with a high-performing team
• Track record of donor-centered relationships and high close rates
• Strong attention to detail and calendar transparency
• Self-starter with autonomy and collaboration
• Willingness to travel up to 50%
• Genuine enthusiasm for expanding access to safe water and Water4's mission

Responsibilities

• Execute the major gifts strategy (75%): grow revenue via new gifts, renewals, upgrades, and reengagements with a personal portfolio targeting $350,000+ in year one.
• Lead fundraising events (20%): plan and support flagship events and screenings.
• Maintain donor operations (5%): ensure accurate donor records and timely gift acknowledgments.

Skills

Sales experience

Donor relationships

Calendar transparency

Autonomy

Travel up to 50%

Mission alignment

Job description

Our client, Water4 is a Christian faith-driven, international nonprofit reimagining a world free from the water crisis. Since 2008, Water4 has equipped local entrepreneurs across more than 30 countries to build market-based, community-owned safe water solutions — creating lasting economic, physical, and spiritual change for over one million people. Water4 believes people, not programs, solve poverty, and that water is best delivered through business, not aid alone.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a driven, relationship-first fundraiser to manage and grow a portfolio of major donors investing in Water4's mission. This is a high-accountability, high-performance role for someone who thrives on ambitious goals, values transparency and shared accountability, and wants their work to carry lasting impact.

As Major Gifts Officer, you'll identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major donors — securing five- and six-figure gifts while building long-term partnerships. You'll work closely with the Development and NUMA Program teams to craft personalized engagement strategies and compelling proposals, and help lead flagship events like Walk4Water4, vision nights, and documentary screenings.

What You'll Do

• Execute the major gifts strategy (75%): Partner with the Director of Development to grow revenue in priority order — new major gifts, renewals/upgrades, and reengaging lapsed donors — while managing a personal portfolio targeting a minimum of $350,000 in new/renewed gifts in year one, growing year over year.
• Lead fundraising events (20%): Plan and support flagship events, including vision nights, house parties, documentary screenings, conferences, and Walk4Water4.
• Maintain donor operations (5%): Partner with the Development Project Manager and Donor Services team to keep donor records accurate and gifts properly acknowledged.

What You Bring

• 3-5 years of sales experience, ideally with a high-performing, multi-million-dollar-revenue team that uses shared accountability and visible activity tracking
• A track record of building customer- or donor-centered relationships with high close rates
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with calendar and activity transparency
• A self-starting, highly collaborative approach and comfort operating with significant autonomy
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, depending on donor location
• Genuine enthusiasm for expanding access to safe water for the billions of people who currently lack it
• Alignment with Water4's mission-driven, entrepreneurial approach to ending poverty through business, not aid

Water4's Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Water4 is a faith-based 501(c)(3) organization. In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-1), religious organizations may give hiring preference to individuals who share their religious beliefs, and Water4 exercises that right — team members are asked to affirm and live out alignment with Water4's Christian faith and mission.

Beyond this, Water4 is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.