Senior Development Manager
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Role Summary
Join the International Rescue Committee as a Senior Development Manager to lead fundraising efforts and donor relations in San Diego, driving impactful humanitarian initiatives.
About the Organisation
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Graduate degree in a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive professional experience in resource development/fundraising within a nonprofit, social services, or humanitarian organization, including donor cultivation and stewardship, grant writing, and special event management;
- Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience, including performance management and staff development;
- Demonstrated experience managing organizational communications and/or public relations, including media relations and public-facing content development;
- Experience developing and monitoring a development/communications budget and tracking progress toward fundraising goals.
- Experience engaging private foundations, corporations, or major donors in the San Diego/Southern California market;
- Familiarity with IRC’s Integrated Fundraising Model or a comparable multi-office fundraising structure.
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality;
- Proven leadership, coaching, and team-building skills, with the ability to manage staff performance in accordance with IRC’s People Manager Standards;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce polished, donor-centric, brand-compliant materials;
- Strong relationship-building, diplomacy, and networking skills, with success engaging donors, volunteers, partner agencies, government officials, and colleagues across a range of backgrounds and contexts;
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving, prioritization, and time-management skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and donor CRM platforms, with the ability to generate reports and interpret data to inform strategy;
- Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable, insured vehicle; comfortable driving agency vehicles (e.g., minivans) as needed.
- Proficiency with Salesforce CRM;
- Experience with design/publication tools such as Canva, Adobe, or Publisher;
- Bilingual or multilingual skills reflecting languages spoken by the local client community.
Working Conditions
We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $120 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plan with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
- Standard, professional office environment combined with local travel throughout the San Diego/El Cajon service delivery area;
- Hybrid schedule specific to the needs of the Development/Communications team; requires a minimum of three days per week in the office, with flexibility to work remotely or in the field on other days;
- Occasional evening and weekend hours required to support events, donor engagements, and community activities;
- Ability to reliably commute to the San Diego/El Cajon service area; current residence in San Diego County strongly preferred.
- *Compensation: ($105,370). Compensation is based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Eligibility Criteria
This position is for applicants who already have a legal right to work in the United States.
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