Senior Major Gifts Officer

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) is seeking a Senior Major Gifts Officer to refine and grow the major gifts program. The role focuses on planning fundraising strategy, managing a donor portfolio, and leading a high-performing major gifts team to secure large-scale gifts with measurable impact.

You will partner with the Senior Development Director and Executive Director on campaign planning, cultivation, and stewardship of funders across corporate, foundation, and individual

Qualifications

• Plan fundraising strategy for major gifts program.
• Manage a donor portfolio and ensure high-quality stewardship.
• Lead a high-performing major gifts team to meet goals.
• Serve as strategic partner to Senior Development Director and Executive Director on campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute annual fundraising plans for major gifts.
• Oversee donor portfolio including corporations, foundations and individuals.
• Recruit, coach and manage the major gifts team and pipeline.
• Collaborate on campaign strategy, donor cultivation, and stewardship.
• Support hiring of additional staff to grow the program.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Portfolio management

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Across the state, Washington has more science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and health care jobs than it can fill, yet our higher education system cannot keep up with the demand for skilled employees. The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) is a unique public-private partnership designed to address our talent shortage as well as the opportunity gap in higher education. We connect our state’s leading industries to top students from diverse backgrounds by reducing barriers to education and providing a supportive pathway for academic progression and career development. This powerful public-private partnership is the first of its kind in the country, and is a “win-win-win” for Washington students, Washington industry, and Washington state residents.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) is seeking a Senior Major Gifts Officer to help us refine, shape and grow the major gifts program for this thriving public-private partnership. Our goal is to build on the success of our generous founding funders to develop a more robust and diversified funding pipeline.

The Senior Major Gifts Officer will be a highly skilled, experienced, results-oriented professional who can plan fundraising strategy, manage a portfolio and lead a high-performing major gifts team. They will serve as a strategic thought partner to the Senior Development Director and the Executive Director on campaign planning and the cultivation and stewardship of corporate, foundation and individual funders. The successful candidate will bring an understanding of the complexities of philanthropy and will be excited to help build and grow the WSOS major gift strategy and team.

This position is a rare opportunity for you, a talented fundraising professional, to work on a smaller, close-knit and mission-driven development team while still focusing your energies on planning for and securing large-scale gifts that lead to measurable impact that you would typically only encounter in a much larger organization. As the first person to hold this role, you will have the opportunity to help shape the job and the major gifts program, including helping to hire another MGO to work on your team early in your tenure. You will be a key leader in a successful nonprofit that is innovative, collaborative and equity-focused, and your work will make a real difference in the lives of the thousands of under-resourced and underrepresented students WSOS serves. Come join us!

COMPENSATION

$95,000 - $110,000