Strategic Chief of Staff: Fundraising & Ops

PragerU; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PragerU in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to the Co-Heads of Development to act as strategic operator driving execution for a 30+ fundraising team. You will align priorities with executive leadership, build scalable systems, oversee initiatives, and ensure coordination across departments.

The role blends strategic planning, operational leadership, and hands-on project work in a fast‑paced, high‑growth nonprofit environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fundraising, development operations, strategic initiatives, or organizational leadership, including experience managing teams, projects, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate 2nd- and 3rd-order effects when designing processes and systems.
• Proven problem-solver with an entrepreneurial drive to build and improve.
• Proficiency with fundraising CRMs and related software preferred.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, ability to write/edit well is necessary.
• Self-starter with high ethical standards and strong alignment with our content, presenters, and worldview.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in handling diverse responsibilities.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 15 - 20% of the time.
• Critical thinker and collaborative team player with a strong sense of urgency.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and adapting quickly to shifting priorities.
• Ability to manage up and provide strategic/vision input to executive team - not just an executor but also a thinker/strategic planner.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO’s liaison to the fundraising team by managing priorities and requests to prioritize focus.
• Interact professionally with high-net-worth individuals and donors, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Coordinate meeting agendas to ensure timely and thorough preparation with actionable outcomes.
• Oversee all reporting (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual) for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Handle approval processes for a variety of projects and documents.
• Create and modify existing SOPs for the department.
• Take the lead for onboarding new team members.
• Manage internal workflows for event success, including timeline oversight, day‑of CEO coordination, and post‑event tasks and follow up.
• Happy to work with supervisory team on any project needed, including scheduling/calendaring/coordinating with a servant leadership mindset (no job is too small).

Skills

Fundraising

Development ops

Strategic planning

Project management

Cross-functional

Written & verbal comms

Tools

Fundraising CRMs

Job description

PragerU in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to the Co-Heads of Development to act as strategic operator driving execution for a 30+ fundraising team. You will align priorities with executive leadership, build scalable systems, oversee initiatives, and ensure coordination across departments.

The role blends strategic planning, operational leadership, and hands-on project work in a fast‑paced, high‑growth nonprofit environment.