Associate Vice President, Development

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County • West Palm Beach, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Vice President is a senior fundraising leader responsible for the strategy, execution, and results of assigned Annual Campaign portfolios and initiatives at Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. Reporting to the Vice President, Annual Campaign, the role leads frontline development professionals while personally cultivating and soliciting a donor portfolio. The position balances strategic leadership with hands-on fundraising, establishes priorities and donor and volunteer strategies, and drives measurable growth in Annual Campaign giving. Campaign and portfolio assignments may evolve with community priorities and organizational needs. Candidates from outside the Palm Beaches are encouraged to apply.

The role supervises and develops staff; leads assigned campaign strategies, initiatives, and volunteer engagement; manages donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and portfolio activity; and collaborates with Federation teams and community partners. The position is based in Federation’s West Palm Beach offices, in a professional and welcoming facility secured during business hours. The organization describes its culture as collaborative and offers employee wellness and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive nonprofit fundraising experience, including demonstrated success in donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and revenue growth.
• Proven success soliciting and securing gifts of $10,000 or more, retaining and upgrading donors, developing higher-capacity prospects, and building effective volunteer partnerships.
• Demonstrated track record of personally securing significant philanthropic commitments, increasing donor giving, and strategically managing donor portfolios to achieve measurable fundraising growth.
• Demonstrated ability to independently develop and execute fundraising strategies, manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and deliver measurable results with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• At least 3 years of successful supervisory experience, preferably managing frontline fundraising professionals, including coaching and holding fundraising professionals accountable for measurable outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills, with demonstrated initiative, professionalism, discretion, and follow-through.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and fundraising databases; ability to apply prospect research and performance data to donor strategy, portfolio decisions, and staff coaching.
• Commitment to Federation’s mission, the Jewish community, and Israel, with familiarity with the Jewish calendar and lifecycle.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of Jewish communal life, philanthropy, and the Federation system; prior professional experience within Jewish communal organizations strongly preferred.
• Supervisory experience managing frontline fundraising professionals is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set individual and team goals with the Vice President, balancing personal donor responsibilities with staff supervision and development.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and portfolio reviews; coach staff on donor strategy, solicitation preparation, volunteer partnerships, stewardship, and follow-through.
• Provide timely feedback, conduct performance reviews, support onboarding and training, address performance concerns with the Vice President and Human Resources, and support hiring and staff development as needed.
• Clarify assignments and next steps, coordinate shared administrative support, and help staff resolve competing priorities.
• Lead the strategy, execution, and performance of assigned campaigns, setting priorities, identifying opportunities, resolving challenges, and making timely decisions; engage the Vice President on significant strategic decisions, risks, and resource needs.
• Translate Annual Campaign priorities into coordinated plans for assigned communities and affinity groups, prioritizing retention, increased giving, and donor progression while sustaining acquisition and broad participation.
• Lead assigned campaigns and leadership initiatives, developing volunteer leaders and coordinating relevant local and national partnerships.
• Review campaign performance, recommend how to focus staff time, volunteer outreach, and fundraising resources, address performance risks, test approaches, and report trends and recommended actions to senior leadership.
• Recruit, train, and support volunteer leaders, ambassadors, and solicitors; prepare them for donor conversations, match volunteers to relationships, and ensure follow-through and ongoing skill development.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and close gifts, emphasizing donor retention, upgrades, and multiyear support; develop individualized engagement, solicitation, and stewardship plans.
• Set portfolio, revenue, and activity goals with the Vice President that allow time for supervision.
• Use business intelligence, wealth screening, and prospect research to qualify donors, identify upgrade opportunities, and rebalance portfolios.
• Manage focused, active portfolios based on capacity, engagement, and potential; cultivate donors across giving levels and coordinate relationship ownership and transitions for leadership-capacity donors with the Philanthropic Leadership Unit.
• Maintain timely Microsoft Dynamics records, clear relationship ownership, and documented next steps; coordinate outreach and transitions so donors experience one Federation.
• Partner with the William A. Meyer Jewish Community Foundation on donor-advised fund renewals and upgrades, Annual Campaign Endowment and Forever Lion of Judah Endowment opportunities, and legacy conversations as appropriate to donor interests.
• Review personal and team revenue, retention, upgrades, average gifts, progress toward $10,000 and $25,000 giving, portfolio health, and qualification, solicitation, and stewardship activity; use results to improve strategy and inform resource recommendations.
• Partner with Events, Marketing & Communications, stewardship, and campaign operations on personalized donor engagement and impact communications, broad-based outreach, and activities within agreed budgets.
• Use shared support to protect frontline relationship-building time.
• Represent Federation with donors, volunteers, and community partners; stay informed about Federation priorities and partner services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Disability and life insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness program focused on physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid Jewish and U.S. holidays.
• Early office closings on Fridays in observance of Shabbat and early closings on many holiday eves.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Pre-tax benefits including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
• Professional development opportunities, including in-house courses through Federation University, cross-departmental trainings, conference participation, professional certifications, fellowships, and leadership cohorts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior