Manager, Major Giving East

About the role

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.

Background/IRC Summary

The International Rescue Committee's (IRC) External Relations (ER) department enables the organization to respond to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Within ER, the USA Philanthropy team leads the organization's work with USA-based High-Net-Worth Individuals. We're seeking an ambitious Major Giving East Manager to join our team!

Job Overview/Summary

The Manager, Major Giving East will play a meaningful role in supporting the USA Philanthropy East team, helping to handle distinct portfolios of high-net-worth donors and prospects and acting in very close collaboration with Officers and leadership to supervise progress on and implement the strategy for some of our most significant donor relationships.

They will support the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a defined portfolio of IRC prospects and donors for assigned Officers. They will also coordinate stewardship reporting requirements, ongoing communications, information management, and donor database updates.

The Manager will closely collaborate across ER to coordinate donor engagement, stewardship, and recognition consistent with donor stewardship plans and to maintain up-to-date portfolios for assigned Officer(s). This position offers a wide-ranging growth opportunity for someone eager to advance to front-line fundraising.

Highlights of Major Responsibilities

• Collaborate with assigned Officer(s) to carry out strategies for high-net-worth individuals within each's portfolio, bringing in critical revenue for the organization.
• Draft correspondence that supports the Officer's interactions with the portfolio, including general and targeted communications such as letters and contact reports.
• Support the payments for bank transactions. Ensure completeness of payment documents in compliance with IRC and Donor policies and procedures.
• Assist in creating materials, agendas, and briefings for external prospect and donor meetings and for internal strategy meetings.
• With the Officer(s), supervise and manage expectations and objectives for each donor and prospect within the portfolio, including adhering to stewardship reporting requirements and timeframes.
• Alongside the Officer(s), act as the liaison between donors or prospects and field staff, ensuring both parties receive the most critical information and that it is communicated clearly and strategically reflective of its audience.
• Collaborate with other teams, including Prospect Research and Management, Analytics, and Operations, to supervise the entire donor cycle for Major Giving East.
• Update the donor database (Salesforce) to maintain portfolio assignments, build and update giving proposals, request prospect research, review report requirements and submissions, supervise ongoing donor communication and activity, as well as additional relationship management duties.
• Manage information flows between donors and prospects, program staff, and Officer(s).
• Supervise internal drafting and approval processes vital for proposals, reports, and budgets.
• Assist Senior Director, USA Philanthropy (West Coast) with administrative tasks including calendar management
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues and IRC program/support staff globally.
• Undertake special projects and administrative tasks as advised.

Minimum Job Requirements

Work Experience: Minimum 2-3 years previous work experience, preferably gained in a development or fundraising team, non-profit, marketing, or sales team.

Proven Skills and Proficiencies

• Ability to meet deadlines with quality products.
• Strong interpersonal skills; oral, written and presentation skills.
• Experience with and knowledge of relevant technologies and tools. with excellent analytical skills combined with the substantiated ability to multi-task, prioritize duties, and handle time effectively.
• Understanding of the role of written communications in building and maintaining individual and institutional relationships.
• Ability to identify, build, and implement processes vital to support effective donor relationships.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain lasting professional relationships both internally and externally.
• Highly computer literate, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as familiarity with CRM databases, including Salesforce.
• Ability to respond quickly to changes in short-term work priorities.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Dedication to fundraising for international development, humanitarian, human rights, social justice, and US immigrant communities.
• Understanding of the US fundraising marketplace.

Additional information

Working Environment: This role requires being located in the NYC area to report into our NY HQ in a hybrid (2x weekly) model. Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace where they can effectively complete their work during regularly scheduled hours.

Compensation

(Pay Rate: $67,000-$75,000/yr). Ranges are 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.

Professional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation.

IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Benefits

IRC offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.

Highlights include 10 paid sick leave, 10 U.S. holidays, 20-25 generous paid time off based on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $163/month, dental starting at $6.50/month, and vision starting at $5/month, flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, and commuter), a 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match (immediate vesting) along with a non-elective employer contribution based on age and years of service (3-year vesting), disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.