Our Mission     New Leaders develops transformational school leaders and advances policies and practices that ensure high academic achievement for all children—especially students from under-resourced communities. Position Details The Director, Development & Donor Impact (“Director”) will be based out of a home office located anywhere within the contiguous United States (Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern time zones) or United States territories that fall within the Atlantic time zone. Position Overview The Director is responsible for working directly with the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief External Relations Officer (“CERO”), and the Senior Executive Director, Partnerships to secure philanthropic gifts and grants from new or reengaged national and regional foundations, corporations, individuals, and government sources. The Director will execute and evaluate strategies to raise funds annually in service of the organization’s mission and work, supporting the direct fundraising activities of the CEO, CERO, and Senior Executive Director, Partnerships and overseeing the stewardship and renewal of a small portfolio of our largest existing donors. The Director will report to the Senior Executive Director, Partnerships. Specific Responsibilities Prospecting and Cultivation + Lead the development of a robust prospect pipeline of fundersthrough sophisticated prospect identification, qualification, and cultivation strategies, fully leveraging the talents and connections of leadership staff and prioritizing the fundraisingactivities of the CEO and CERO to ensure the organization meets its annual funding and revenue goals. + Generate bold and compelling funding proposals, concept papers, reports, and other fundraising collateral for donors, crafting compelling narratives that: treat donors as true partners in our work; accurately represent New Leaders’ mission,visionand impact; and meetthe interest and expressed needs of donors. + Lead the identification, assessment,and submission of RFPs/RFQs by leveraging creating project plans, drafting contextualized content, managing freelancers’ contracts and deadlines, and liaising with other New Leaders teams for additional support and input as necessary. Stewardship and Portfolio Management + Work closely with the Senior Executive Director, Partnerships in establishing clear and ambitious annual revenue goals for a small portfolio of our largest existing donors. + Execute a best-in-class and donor-centric stewardship strategy fora small portfolio of our largest existing donors, leading approaches to expand and enhance donor's experiences with New Leaders and build new avenues of engagement. + Work with donors directly within assigned portfolio to gain insight and understanding of current experiences and expectations of engagement, proactively planning thoughtful, personalized relationship-based stewardship plans. + Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of donor engagement and stewardship strategies, leveraging best practices and other innovative solutions to improve donor retention and satisfaction. + Regularly and intentionally connect New Leaders’ donors to the results of their philanthropy, showcasing the impact of their support, with the ultimate goal of encouraging the donor engagement cycle to repeat and increase over time. + Generate bold and compelling funding proposals, concept papers, reports, and other fundraising collateral for donors, crafting compelling narratives that: treat donors as true partners in our work; accurately represent New Leaders’ mission, vision, and impact; and meet the interest and expressed needs of donors. + Regularly meet with existing donors, both in-person and virtually, serving as an external face of New Leaders while providing deep and meaningful stewardship touchpoints, including school visits, observation sessions, and funder meetings and events, leading all appropriate preparation and follow-up steps. + Partner with appropriate staff to identify, define, design, and execute reports and presentations to meet the needs and questions of a small portfolio of our largest existing donors. Operations and Collaboration + Cultivate and convey a deep level understanding of New Leaders’ programs and their impact on underserved and underrepresented students while engaging in fundraising work grounded in the principle of excellence for all students. + Build strong personal relationships and work closely with teams across the organization to gather, interpret and synthesize information that will be used to craft proposals and reports and ensure compliance with funder requirements. + Manage assigned portfolio with thoroughness and efficiency, tailoring actions to bring together resources related to donor requests and ensuring colleagues are well-prepared to meet each donor’s needs. + Organize and meet all proposal and reporting deadlines and prepare/follow-up on all funder meetings in an excellent, timely manner. + Create and manage systems and tools that facilitate the exchange of knowledge and information within and across teams. + Ensure accuracy of data related to progress to goal and fundraising outcomes for reporting to internal and external stakeholders. + Maintain accurate and functional internal databases and reports, including cash reports, overdue payment reports, progress to goal reports, development dashboards, and opportunities and next steps. + Represent the Development Team in meetings with external stakeholders and internal colleagues, including cultivation and stewardship, status update and planning meetings. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications and Competencies + Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree required. + Professional Experience: Minimum of seven years of professional experience required, including 2-4 years of fundraising and/or grant writing, ideally in a nonprofit setting, required. + Team-Driven: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with individuals across a variety of backgrounds and experiences; must be results-driven while maintaining a collaborative and inclusive leadership style. + Mission Alignment: Passionate belief in academic excellence for every student, aligned with New Leaders' mission. + Role-Specific Competencies: + Experience managing a fundraising portfolio of $1M+ strongly preferred. + Demonstrated ability to influence laterally and manage “down”/ “up” to execute on tight timelines; able to operate with purpose, urgency, nimbleness, and accuracy in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. + Demonstrated comfort level with ambiguity in an ever-changing context. + Strong data analysis capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to synthesize compelling narratives from a wide range of sources and data points. + Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability. + Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. + Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, proposes solutions, and is able to adapt to change. + Flexibility in a dynamic environment and demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned work with minimal supervision. + Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. + Experience working with Salesforce, HubSpot, or another CRM tool preferred. + Superior communication skills, including active listening and the ability to compellingly articulate what is inspiring about our work and why it is critical to the broader education reform movement. + Energetic, self-motivated, and a team player. + Must be energized by external communications, fundraising, and relationship management. + Experienced in leading funder meetings and highly comfortable working with national foundation and corporate executives. + Highly organized, detail-oriented, and strong at prioritization and time management. + Must excel at planning, writing, storytelling, and creating compelling collateral. + Must be able to travel up to approximately 20% of the time aligned to New Leaders’ Travel and In-Person Activities policy. What We Offer Note: Salaries vary based on geographical location. After applying, candidates who move forward in the hiring process are provided with a salary for their geographical location. + Employees may be eligible for merit awards and/or bonuses depending on their role, organizational guidelines, and individual performance. + Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week may be eligible to participate in New Leaders’ benefits, including: + New Leaders Wellness Program + Medical plan options, dental care, and vision + 401K plan + Generous paid-time-off (PTO) benefits Application Deadline March 8, 2026. Please note applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.   New Leaders is an equal opportunity employer. New Leaders evaluates applicants for employment on the basis of qualifications, merit and work-related criteria and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, handicap, pregnancy, childbirth, medical condition, marital or familial status, family responsibilities, veteran status, personal appearance, political affiliation, matriculation, or any other characteristic protected by law in administration and operation of its Programs and activities, including admission or access thereto, or treatment or employment therein. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of such status and will not be discriminated against based on such status.