Senior Director, Development

HOPE worldwide is a Biblically-based Christian international charity that changes lives through the compassion and commitment of dedicated staff and volunteers to deliver sustainable, high-impact, community-based services to the materially poor and needy. Today HOPE worldwide serves one million people annually on every inhabited continent. After 30 years, HOPE worldwide continues to be an organization dedicated to serving, teaching, healing, and loving communities made vulnerable due to poverty, disease, or disasters.

Together we can inspire greater hope in our world. To learn more about HOPE worldwide visit hopeww.org. Connect on Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In, Twitter, and Tik Tok for the most current news on programs around the world.

The Senior Director of Development is the strategic leader for fundraising and brand visibility. This role

sets and executes a comprehensive development strategy; partners with the CEO, CFO, and Board of Directors on major initiatives; manages a major gifts portfolio ($10,000+); drives corporate/foundation strategy; leads strategy for stewardship, qualification, cultivation, and solicitation of major donors; oversees development analytics; and oversees the communications/marketing function (direct mail, email, social, collateral) to support revenue growth and donor engagement.

• Provide direction and coordination for all fundraising activity across programs and departments; translate organizational goals into annual development and communications plans with KPIs and dashboards.
• Actively partner with senior leadership (CEO, CFO) and Board members to design and implement comprehensive strategies (individual, corporate, foundation, government grants, planned giving).
• Lead, mentor, and develop the development and communications/marketing teams; set clear goals, coach performance, and build an inclusive, accountable culture.

• Hold a personal portfolio of $10,000+ major donors including qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of these donors; drive acquisition, renewal, and upgrades.
• Identify, prepare, and submit proposals for corporate grants and strategic foundation opportunities; maintain a long-term relationship-management approach; oversee timely, compliant reporting.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the planned/estate giving program.

• Oversee the creation and editing of direct mail, email appeals, social content, and campaign landing pages
  ; ensure message alignment, brand consistency, and compelling storytelling tie to impact.
• Partner with the Communications/Marketing staff to implement an integrated communications and marketing plan that supports fundraising goals

• Collaborate with the CFO to align revenue forecasts and budgets; monitor all donor data and present statistical analysis to leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Monitor/report on team progress via agreed-upon metrics (pipeline health, appeal performance, donor retention/upgrade rates, grant win rate).
• Must be recognized by HOPE worldwide, Ltd. as a spiritually mature, professing Christian who aligns with and lives out the organization’s fundamental Christian beliefs.
• Must agree to, and adhere to, the organization’s Statement of Faith, mission, and core values.
• Must model a Christ‑centered lifestyle and bewilling to represent HOPE worldwide’
• identity in professional contexts.

• Bachelor’s degree required with a preferred emphasis in fundraising, marketing, public relations, or business.
• Master’s degree and/or CFRE preferred.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in nonprofit development, including securing 5- and 6-figure gifts, supervising staff, and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategy, portfolio management, corporate/foundation relations, and donor-centric communications.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in CRM systems (e.g., Donor Perfect), MS Office, and data-driven decision-making.
• Knowledge of fundraising best practices, including…