Director, Investor Relations (Individual Giving)

$118,000 - $122,000/Yr

The End Fund - New York, NY

Full-time - Director

New York, NY

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

About the position

The Director of Investor Relations at the END Fund is a key role focused on developing and executing strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward significant gifts from high-net-worth individuals and corporate prospects. This position is integral to advancing the END Fund's mission to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through effective fundraising and partnership development. The successful candidate will work closely with the VP of Investor Relations and other senior staff to achieve ambitious revenue goals while enhancing donor engagement and commitment.

Responsibilities

• Execute a fundraising and marketing plan to secure funding towards the Fund's $500 revenue goal by 2030 in the US individual major gift market.
• Develop a strategy for the target market of prospective donors and create an Annual Plan to implement the strategy.
• Participate in cultivation meetings, correspondence, and events as a chief steward of the END Fund brand.
• Oversee preparation of strategy, briefing, and debriefing materials for meetings with major donors.
• Contribute to the research, preparation, drafting, and editing of major concept notes and grant proposals.
• Maintain prospect investor database and use advancement systems.
• Contribute to pipeline reporting and meetings to share awareness of prospect status.
• Design and execute ways to deepen donor commitment and enhance gift giving.
• Manage project work by staff colleagues and consultants.
• Provide inputs to and review fundraising reporting by staff colleagues and consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant graduate coursework a plus.
• At least 7 to 10 years progressively responsible experience in not-for-profit fundraising or demonstrated transferable skills.
• Proven track record for cultivating, soliciting, and securing 6 to 8-figure donations.
• Specific knowledge of private foundation grant making, corporate giving, and high-net worth cultivation strategies.
• Exceptional ability to convey complex ideas in a clear, direct, and lively style (both written and verbal).
• Creative thinking to develop engagement strategies with maximum impact.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, especially writing and content creation.
• Confidence and poise to interact regularly with corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals.
• Familiarity with global health issues, and NTDs specifically, or an appetite and interest to learn.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural skills.
• A self-starter who enjoys working in a start-up environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability and desire to travel domestically and internationally.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Employer-paid health for team members
• Cost-share option for dependents
• Twelve weeks fully paid family care leave
• Flexible work arrangements
• Annual professional development allowance
• Cell phone and WiFi connectivity support