Senior Director Strategic Philanthropy

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Full Time Goleta, CA, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Position Description

Position: Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy

Employer: Vitamin Angels Alliance, Inc. (VA)

Department: Development

Location: Remote in the US
- Eastern or Central Time Zone Preferred

About Vitamin Angels

Vitamin Angels (VA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, global public health organization working towards ending malnutrition worldwide by distributing life-changing vitamins and minerals to at-risk mothers and children under five throughout the U.S., and around the world.

Vitamin Angels is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are a dedicated group of individuals who aim to foster a supportive environment where everyone can contribute, thrive, and grow.

Role or Purpose of Position

The Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy will lead Vitamin Angels’ fundraising from public foundations; global philanthropic alliances; and other institutional funders working in malnutrition; maternal, newborn, and child health; global public health; and adjacent areas aligned with Vitamin Angels 2030.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and working in close partnership with the Programs Team, the Senior Director will serve as a player-manager with initial responsibility for building the Strategic Philanthropy function. They will personally lead the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of high-value, high-potential, and strategically important funder relationships while establishing the strategies, systems, and internal partnerships necessary for long-term revenue growth.

The Senior Director will initially hire and manage one direct report and will build additional capacity as revenue and organizational needs warrant. They will work closely with the CDO to develop long-term fundraising and partnership strategies that maximize revenue, diversify Vitamin Angels’ funding base, and position the organization’s programs, evidence, and impact effectively within the philanthropic marketplace.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Pipeline Development and Resource Generation

• Build and manage a portfolio of high-value prospects and funders, including foundations, global philanthropic alliances, and other institutional partners focused on malnutrition; maternal, newborn, and child health; global public health; and adjacent areas.
• Establish and achieve ambitious annual revenue goals in partnership with the CDO, with accountability for securing new funding, renewing existing commitments, and increasing funder investment.
• Lead the full fundraising cycle, including prospect identification, research, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, negotiation, award management, stewardship, and renewal.
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and steward high-priority funders, developing sophisticated, long-term partnerships that advance Vitamin Angels’ strategic and programmatic objectives.
• Develop tailored engagement and solicitation strategies for priority prospects, ensuring that each opportunity has a clear strategy, owner, financial goal, next action, and timeline.
• Maintain accurate and timely prospect, pipeline, activity, relationship, and revenue information in Salesforce.
• Lead the development and submission of compelling proposals, concept notes, presentations, reports, and other funding communications in close partnership with Programs, Finance, and other internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Programs and Finance to develop realistic project scopes, budgets, deliverables, and reporting commitments that accurately…