Senior Development Officer - R4459, Washington D.C.

• Compensation: USD 95600 - USD 119500 - yearly

Founded in 1961, WWF works to help people and nature thrive. As a global conservation organization, WWF operates in more than 100 countries, partnering with communities, companies, and governments to protect wildlife, conserve vital habitats, and advance sustainable solutions. Grounded in science and driven by collaboration, WWF works to help nature by conserving biodiversity, supporting resilient communities and addressing climate change.

Nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 5 million globally are WWF members.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world's leading conservation organizations, seeks a Development Officer. The Development Officer will manage a portfolio of individual and family donor relationships to secure significant philanthropic support for WWF-US's strategic priorities. This role focuses on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors through a relationship-based approach, contributing to sustained revenue growth and long-term donor engagement.

• Manage a portfolio of donor relationships: Manage a portfolio of approximately 75-100 individual and family relationships
  , prioritizing donors with capacity and inclination to give at the $100K+ level.
• Develop and execute donor strategies: Develop and implement individualized engagement strategies to cultivate, solicit, and steward donors in alignment with WWF's fundraising priorities.

• Financial goal: Achieve and maintain a three-year rolling average of $1M-$2M in new and renewed philanthropic revenue, with a focus on securing and growing gifts at the $100K+ level.
• Engagement goal: Maintain an average of 8-10 meaningful interactions per year with each assigned donor or qualified prospect, encompassing cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.
• Proposals: Submit at least 12-18 tailored proposals or solicitations annually, with an emphasis on securing major gifts of $100K and above.
• Pipeline development: Demonstrate consistent progress in identifying, qualifying, and advancing new prospects, with a focus on building a pipeline of $100K+ opportunities.
• Portfolio management: Ensure effective stewardship, timely follow-up, and accurate documentation of donor engagement in CRM.
• Collaboration: Partner with colleagues across Development and program teams to align donor strategies and support broader fundraising goals.
• Support programmatic alignment: Work closely with program staff and leadership to align donor interests with WWF's highest-priority initiatives and funding opportunities.
• Contribute to team goals and culture: Actively participate in team strategy discussions, contribute to a collaborative fundraising environment, and support shared learning and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Communicating Effectively: Translates WWF's work and messaging to internal and external audiences to secure buy-in and inspire action.
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Embraces change by quickly learning and iterating new engagement tools and methodologies; treats emerging challenges as opportunities.
• Diplomatic Communication and Organizational Savvy
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  This includes discernment, and sound judgement with confidential and sensitive information, and desire to understand the history and relationships that impact processes and behaviors.
• Interpersonal insight: the ability to accurately understand and interpret other people’s thoughts, feelings, motivations, and behaviors.

• A Bachelor's degree with 6+ experience in major gifts fundraising, including:
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and best practices of non-profit major gifts development…