EMILY's List: Chief Development Officer

Overview

EMILY's List:
Chief Development Officer —

Location:

Washington, DC.

Salary: $200,000;

Employment Type:

Non-Profit;
Minimum Level of

Experience:

Senior Leadership (overseeing multiple Department Directors).

The starting salary for this position is $200,000 and is commensurate with experience. EMILY's List office is based in Washington, DC. This position is based in the DC office with a hybrid schedule requiring at least 3 days per week in office.

EMILY's List is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a multicultural, diverse working environment. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply.

• Serves as the strategic and operational leader of fundraising for EMILY's List
• Leads the design and execution of a multi-year national development strategy responsible for 80% of the cycle budget for the organization
• Responsible for engaging and expanding the EMILY's List donor community, increasing growth and diversity in membership, major donor relationships, and overall revenue
• Leads a high-performing team of 15-20 full-time staff and consultants located across the country
• Partners with Campaigns teams to translate political moments into fundraising opportunities, align fundraising strategy with electoral priorities, and maximize impact in key races
• Drives fundraising best practices, including systems utilization, prospecting, reporting, and donor services and communications
• Creates all fundraising and revenue projections for the organization and contributions bundled for endorsed candidates and drives progress and accountability to these goals
• Understands the organizational strategy and aligns development activities to increase the reach and visibility of EMILY's List
• Works closely with the President, Executive Director, Board of Directors, and senior leadership on all development, partnerships, messaging, marketing, events, branding, and positioning efforts for the organization
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  · uilds and maintains strong relationships internally, ensuring the flow of information to and from other departments is timely and consistent, including aligning fundraising activities with the Digital team and ensuring the Development team has the resources and information from other departments that they need to be successful
• Serves as an external ambassador for EMILY's List within donor, political, and partner communities
• Develops the departmental budget and approves spending decisions, allocating resources in a fiscally responsible and strategic manner
• Uses available information and consults with others to make decisions in a timely manner and assesses risk when strategic decisions are made
• Other duties as assigned
• Travel is required as needed for events and meetings

• 12-15 years’ experience in political fundraising, including senior-level experience developing and executing plans in multi-channel fundraising
• A proven track record of overseeing a fundraising program of at least $20 million per cycle and securing five- to six-figure level contributions
• A creative thinker and self-starter skilled in cultivating and managing new donors, expanding and diversifying fundraising sources, with proven success achieving large scale revenue targets
• Exceptional people manager with a talent for empowering and supporting high-performing, experienced staff
• Track record of expanding and diversifying donor communities
• Experience leading fundraising programs through periods of growth, change, or modernization
• Deep understanding of the Democratic political landscape, campaign cycles, and independent expenditure environments
• Strong and persuasive verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership capabilities
• Experience working with senior executives and Boards of Directors
• Comfortable holding others accountable to desired outcomes and revenue targets
• All candidates should possess commitment and passion to elect Democratic pro-choice women, as well as a commitment to the diversity of our candidates, membership, partners, and staff

EMILY's List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic…