Bay Area JDC Representative

JDC • San Francisco, CA

20h • Remote

About The Position

JDC is seeking a deeply committed, experienced full-time Senior Development Officer (SDO) to serve as the Bay Area JDC representative in the San Franscisco-Bay area. This effective fundraiser will be instrumental in driving JDC’s mission forward—pursuing strategic opportunities with tenacity and cultivating meaningful relationships. The representative will be responsible for stewarding a portfolio of significant individual and foundation donors, deepening partnerships with the Jewish Federation of the Bay Area, and identifying and engaging new major gift prospects. This is a remote position with domestic and international travel required. Thinking about applying? Frequently cited statistics show that certain applicants may hesitate to apply for positions due to a false perception that they must meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply if you meet a majority of the requirements. We look forward to your application.

Requirements

• 10-15+ years of professional fundraising experience including substantial experience in closing five- and six-figure gifts (and ideally seven-figure gifts) is strongly desired.
• Demonstrated success in raising funds for Jewish non-profits and working with donors in the Jewish community.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including an intuitive ability to understand donor motivations and relate to their values.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, able to inspire confidence, trust, and enthusiasm, whether one-on-one or in front of a large audience.
• Self-starter with a results-driven mindset, strong organizational skills, and the ability to creatively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Technologically fluent with donor CRM systems such as Raiser’s Edge, NXT, Salesforce, etc.
• Ability to travel locally on a regular basis, meeting with donors, Federation leadership and prospects in communities in the San Francisco-Bay area.
• Ability to travel domestically 8-10 times and overseas 1-3 times annually.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fundraising for overseas/global organizations.
• Familiarity with Israel and global Jewish communities

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, research, engage, and cultivate a pipeline of high potential individuals, foundations, and corporate donors for new, renewed or increased ($50K - $1M+) gifts for JDC’s priority and budget programs.
• Develop and meet your individual and departmental fundraising goals and metrics
• Cultivate and deepen strategic funding relationships with lay leadership. Including JDC Board members and trustees of Federations and other significant Jewish organizations.
• Develop and plan innovative donor engagement activities, ranging from intimate briefings to large scale events, travel to the field, and execute in person and virtual briefings.
• Represent JDC’s global impact and vision to a range of audiences, tailoring messaging to resonate with diverse philanthropic motivations and interests.
• Work closely with units across global RD and the entire organization to ensure alignment at all levels, including identification of donors, outreach and solicitation, identifying funding needs, communication and messaging.
• Participate in special projects, cross-functional initiatives, and donor-related assignments as needed.
• Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, vision and dental insurance coverage
• Paid time off, including 20 vacation days, 20 sick days, 3 personal days, 10 national holidays, and up to 14 Jewish holidays depending on the Jewish calendar for any given year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time staff who have worked with JDC for at least 1 year
• 403(b) with JDC contributions of 6.5% of salary
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• commuter benefits
• life insurance
• Ongoing opportunities for professional development through workshops and trainings with our internal L&D program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed