Director Operations, Leadership Giving at National Audubon Society in New York, California

$115,000-$125,000/year = National

$125,000-$135,000/year = Alaska, CA (not San Francisco), Connecticut, D.C., Chicago, Oyster Bay, NY

$140,000-$150,000/year = NYC (not Oyster Bay), San Francisco, Seattle

Facilitate the cultivation and elevation of relationships with major and principal gift capacity with a focus on hemispheric work:

Ensure consistent and urgent movement of a portfolio of donors with multiple Relationship Managers and Natural Partners

Develop donor strategy recommendations, correspondence, and materials for partners and including the Managing Director, Latin America, Caribbean and Canada; Audubon Americas Team; CEO; CCO; CDO; and other Relationship Managers

Collaboratively create gift concept papers in support of gift conversations, manage follow-up and engagement of communications colleagues to execute on proposal deliverables.

Create, craft and draft communications, proposals, reports and donor-facing materials in English and Spanish.

Partner with VP, Senior Leaders and ET members and offices to proactively elevate a culture of philanthropy at Audubon and move the Leadership Giving team towards larger, less-restricted revenue generation.

Provide strategic support to Leadership Giving team of 20+ and cohesion with the teams reporting to the VP, Development Operations & Donor Services in partnership with Director Operations, Leadership Giving who is focused on fundraising in North America.

Regularly organize, structure and attend strategy development meetings with programmatic and strategy partners to document outcomes and next steps as well as to support follow-up with program staff and fundraising team members.

Serve as Development’s content expert on Audubon’s international work, including program priorities and successes (programmatic and fundraising) for the principal and leadership giving team

Serve as a primary point of contact between Development and Audubon Americas directing parties as needed

Lead as project manager for fundraising for and through the Americas by:

Tracking and supporting solicitation, reporting and stewardship efforts

Managing supports from Research team

Creating donor-facing materials in English and Spanish

Maintaining a calendar of deliverables for the Audubon Americas team

Providing design support to fundraisers for proposals

Coordinating Dev Comms and Art Department review for all materials produced to ensure branding alignment

Coordinating and managing additional support from Development Services for donor events and trips, as well as CEO/CCO/CDO and other natural partners trips within Latin America and Canada

Coordinating and organizing accurate donor and prospect data collection and management in Salesforce

Acting as a Salesforce “Super User” resource for the team, ensuring proper compliance with organizational rules and best practices

Ensure CBAP report is amended regularly to reflect updates and activity by gift officers working throughout the region; analyze and report on efforts to VP as requested.

Participate in meetings with development coordinators and managers reporting to Senior Directors to ensure work product is high quality, best practices are shared, and coordination across teams is consistent to build cohesive delivery of development support across the organization and culture of philanthropy

Track and help manage leadership giving team progress towards annual goals and metrics, analyze activity/data, and report on progress to VP—preparing regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) reports

Manage requests from Managing director, Latin America, Caribbean and Canada; ET; Audubon Americas VPs and program leads; development colleagues and others, helping to manage Managing Director’s, CDO’s, and VP’s involvement and prioritization of time. Attend meetings on behalf of VP as requested and report back on outcomes and next steps.

Work closely with Director, Development Planning & Analysis to create and implement new tools, structures and processes

Collaborate with Finance department to ensure secured funds are allocated and coded properly based on donor intent.

Partner with Audubon staff to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging principles are incorporated and followed in all aspects of our work.

Other job-related duties as assigned.

Senior-level development professional with 10+ years of experience in organizations that have a reputation for strategic thinking, organizational excellence, and aggressive fundraising action. Bachelor’s degree also required. Equivalent work experience will also be considered.

Experience in working in partnership with teams managing donor relationships.

Verbal and written fluency in English and Spanish, strong copy-editing skills preferred

A skilled project manager, capable of designing, leading, and delivering results on a variety of project types, including those with both heavy analytics needs and narrative content creation.

A self-starter with a positive attitude and demonstrated capability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Keen attention to detail, with the ability to synthesize and carefully analyze information; follow best practices, trends, and support decision making for Audubon’s development operations and donor services programs.

Skilled at working cross functionally with leaders, as well as volunteers and boards.

Ability to drive, manage and execute project work; establish and monitor priorities and maintain flexibility while meeting deadlines.

Exceptionally strong communicator; superior interpersonal skills also a must.

Experience with Asana or similar project management software is desired. Proficiency in all relevant digital programs preferred, including Slack.

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, as well as navigating, analyzing, and reporting data from fundraising databases and other web-based tools. Knowledge of Salesforce a plus.

Ability to maintain confidentiality, while exercising discretion and personal judgment where appropriate.

A flexible approach to work, with the willingness to work some evenings and weekends and travel when necessary.

Interest, understanding, and commitment to the conservation of birds, other wildlife, and their habitat is critical, as is the ability to communicate Audubon’s mission, goals, and programs effectively and with the highest professional standards.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.