Strategic Development & Partnerships Director

Low Cost IT; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSAs

403b retirement match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Vacation days

Sick days

Personal days

Family leave

Job summary

UNA-USA is seeking a Director of Development and Partnerships to lead fundraising strategy, donor relations, and partnership development. You will build a robust donor pipeline across major donors, foundations, sponsors, and corporate partners, designing multi‑year fundraising plans and coordinating proposals, reporting, and engagement initiatives.

The role collaborates with the Executive Director and UN Foundation Development to advance UNA‑USA’s mission, visibility, and advocacy goals, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate professional experience.
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in development, fundraising, donor relations, corporate partnerships, foundation relations, sponsorships, strategic partnerships, coalition engagement, external affairs, or nonprofit revenue generation.
• Demonstrated experience cultivating, coordinating, and supporting relationships with donors, funders, sponsors, corporate partners, foundations, institutional supporters, or strategic partners.
• Experience developing or coordinating partnerships that advance mission impact, audience engagement, public visibility, advocacy priorities, convenings, programmatic goals, or revenue objectives.
• Experience managing donor or partner pipelines, including prospect research, cultivation support, proposal coordination, partnership concept development, stewardship, reporting, renewal tracking, and relationship follow‑through.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement multi‑year fundraising plans that meet or exceed revenue targets.
• Lead annual funds, major gifts, capital campaigns, and special initiatives aligned with UNA‑USA priorities and the United Nations Foundation’s strategic plan.
• Identify grant opportunities, oversee proposal development, and manage donor reporting.
• Build and maintain relationships with major donors, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Develop compelling fundraising messages, stewardship plans, and impact reports.
• Provide tools, training, and guidance to strengthen fundraising capacity across UNA‑USA’s national chapter network.
• Plan and execute fundraising events that deepen donor engagement.

Skills

Fundraising strategy

Major gifts

Donor relations

Grant writing

Proposal development

Event planning

Donor reporting

Pipeline management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, international relations, nonprofit management, business, communications, philanthropy, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

EveryAction

Job description

UNA-USA is seeking a Director of Development and Partnerships to lead fundraising strategy, donor relations, and partnership development. You will build a robust donor pipeline across major donors, foundations, sponsors, and corporate partners, designing multi‑year fundraising plans and coordinating proposals, reporting, and engagement initiatives.

The role collaborates with the Executive Director and UN Foundation Development to advance UNA‑USA’s mission, visibility, and advocacy goals, while