Associate Director of Development – Individuals

Location
New York, USA

Full time
40 hours per week

Contract
Open-ended

Salary
c. $110,000 – 120,000

BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL

Associate Director of Development – Individuals

• Location: New York, USA
• Full time: 40 hours per week
• Contract: Open-ended
• Salary: circa USD 110-120,000

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

We are seeking to recruit as Associate Director of Development (ADoD), who will be responsible for building, soliciting and stewarding a portfolio of qualified donors and developing relationships.  They will set and execute the strategy for each donor, primarily in the up to $99,000 giving range, although the candidate must be comfortable working with higher level donors as well.

In collaboration with the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the ADoD will grow and enhance BirdLife International’s relationships with donors, bringing them closer to the organization and ensuring they realise their importance to the mission.

The ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator, researcher and writer and will work collaboratively with the Development team and various departments across the organization to produce compelling collateral materials that represent BirdLife’s mission and the diverse programming across the BirdLife Partnership.

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BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.

Application: Applications should include a covering letter summarising the applicant’s suitability for the position, a detailed CV and contact details of two referees known to the applicant in a professional capacity. Applications should be sent by email, stating where the advert was seen, to: [email protected], marking your application with “Associate Director of Development” in the subject line.

Shortlisting for this role will take place as applications are received.  We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable applicant has been appointed. 

Interviews: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.