Senior Director, Development & Major Gifts Strategy

Human Rights Foundation (HRF); New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Generous paid time off

Opportunity to contribute to HRF's...

Job summary

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is seeking a Sr. Director of Development to lead HRF’s fundraising program at a pivotal moment in its growth.

Reporting directly to the President, this senior role will set strategy, own revenue targets, and lead a 5-7 person development team to drive major gifts and donor engagement. You will build and grow a portfolio of high-capacity donors, collaborate with marketing, finance, and operations, and represent HRF at principal events including foundation and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of nonprofit development experience, with management experience.
• Demonstrated track record of working with individuals, family offices and foundations
• Experience managing and developing a development team, with a record of strengthening individual and team performance
• Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills; able to represent HRF with credibility and warmth at the highest levels of donor engagement
• Strong strategic thinking; able to set and execute a long-term fundraising vision and translate it into an operational plan
• Deep commitment to HRF’s mission and a genuine understanding of the global human rights landscape
• Experience with planned giving, endowment campaigns, or multi-year pledge strategies

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of 5-7 development professionals, with full accountability for individual and team performance
• Setting annual revenue goals, owning the development budget, and reporting to Celine and the board on progress against targets
• Hiring, onboarding, and developing team members; building a high-performance development culture with clear expectations and growth paths
• Working in close partnership on team operations, pipeline accountability, and reporting; retaining and building the pipeline of mid-level donors is a key priority
• Setting and owning HRF’s annual and multi-year fundraising plan and revenue targets in partnership with the President
• Managing the development budget, including tracking spend against plan and making resourcing recommendations
• Identifying opportunities to grow revenue across individual giving, institutional partnerships, and planned giving
• Improving processes around donor segmentation, pipeline management, and portfolio strategy across the full development team
• Reporting on fundraising performance to the President and the board, including quarterly pipeline reviews, revenue forecasts, and year-end results
• Coordinating with Operations on systems, logistics, and cross-departmental workflows that support the development function
• Grow a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, directly soliciting and working with leadership to close six and seven figure gifts.
• Represent HRF at events and identifying and qualifying new prospects through board referrals, events, and proactive prospecting

Skills

Nonprofit development

Team management

Donor relationships

Strategic planning

Communication

Board engagement

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is seeking a Sr. Director of Development to lead HRF’s fundraising program at a pivotal moment in its growth.

Reporting directly to the President, this senior role will set strategy, own revenue targets, and lead a 5-7 person development team to drive major gifts and donor engagement. You will build and grow a portfolio of high-capacity donors, collaborate with marketing, finance, and operations, and represent HRF at principal events including foundation and