Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war‑torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, World Relief has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

World Relief seeks a Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations to develop a portfolio of relationships with corporate and private foundation partners through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship best practices. The position will be part of defining strategy with donors, interfacing with internal program staff for project development, stewarding high impact proposals/reports, and developing relevant content to generate leads.

• Manage an annual income goal.
• Meet monthly lead indicator objectives.
• Retain partners.
• Acquire new donors and develop new partnerships.
• Implement creative and best‑in‑class partner care.
• Work in partnership with international and U.S. field offices to achieve fundraising goals.
• Develop, coordinate and manage a defined portfolio of partners within the Corporate & Foundation donor portfolio; conduct in‑person meetings, traveling as necessary/approved, with prospects and existing partners.
• In advance of each new fiscal year, participate in the creation of donor journey strategies for prospective and existing partners.
• Develop and submit proposals, drawing on input and expertise from program staff.
• Ensure timely receipt of project deliverables and required reports; partner with colleagues to prepare and submit consolidated reports to funders and other stakeholders on the progress of partnerships.
• Deliver world‑class written and verbal communications that demonstrate the impact of giving to World Relief.
• Travel and represent World Relief at meetings with prospects and partners; navigate a complex relationship map of internal and external players.
• Function as part of a team environment with key leaders in the organization, including at the S/VP, President and CEO level.
• Track all aspects of donor annual fundraising plans and ensure proper follow‑up using World Relief’s preferred donor database management system.
• Effectively move prospective donors through the World Relief sales process through expert qualifying, pitching and closing skills.
• Create and deliver engaging partner care and growth strategies for each prospect and partner, adding value to their relationship with World Relief, building trust in the organization and connecting them deeply to our mutual mission.
• Support donor database management system by ensuring that hard and soft records are up‑to‑date and accurate.
• Proactively pursue new leads, converting them into prospects and guiding them through a sales process towards partnership – creative thinking, persistence and entrepreneurialism required.
• Maintain…