Remote Officer, Major Giving (East) Job in New York, NY International Rescue Committee

Who you are

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience
• Proven expertise in major giving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic, cross-functional team structure
• Experience using databases required
• Dedication to fundraising for international development, humanitarian, human rights, social justice, and U.S. immigrant communities
• Ability to handle and work through change in a proactive and positive manner
• Have a can-do attitude with a flexible disposition to respond to fast-paced, shifting priorities

What the job involves

• Manage a portfolio of 70 - 100 high-capacity major giving donors, prospects, and suspects. Results in retaining donors and realizing ever-growing size gifts at the high six and seven-figure level
• Engage donors and prospects and create strategic correspondence, including solicitations, cultivation pieces, reports, and other stewardship materials
• Work effectively across teams to craft tactics and engagement strategies to deepen donor commitment, increase giving, and fully leverage funding opportunities