Director of Major Gifts

Join the JVC Northwest Team!

We are hiring a full-time Director of Major Gifts to develop a robust major gift program for JVC Northwest that aligns with our organization's commitment to racial equity and social justice.

Job Title:                              Director of Major Gifts

Status:                                  Full time, exempt, at-will employee

Reports to:                         Executive Director

Compensation:                 $75,000 - $90,000 based upon experience and geographic location of applicant

Location:                             Portland, OR or Seattle, WA

Start Date:                          September 2021

Since the first Jesuit Volunteers started to serve in Alaska more than 65 years ago, the mission of Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest has been to respond to local community needs in our region by recruiting, placing, and supporting volunteers who provide value-centered service grounded in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Guided by our four core values over the decades since our birth, JVC Northwest has grown into a movement that exceeds a year of community service. Our work has become a movement for simplicity, a movement for justice, a movement for intentional community and radical love. As we launch a new strategic plan this fall, we aim to reimagine, deepen, and sustain the movement to better respond to the world’s great needs now and in the future.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Executive Director (ED), the Director of Major Gifts is responsible for developing a robust major gift program for JVC Northwest that aligns with our organization’s commitment to racial equity and social justice. The Director will work in partnership with JVC Northwest’s Recruitment and Engagement team to coordinate the full range of marketing, community engagement, and fundraising efforts needed to ensure the future sustainability of JVC Northwest. The Director of Major Gifts will work closely with all constituents at JVC Northwest, including board and committee members, current and former volunteers, their families and friends, and other individual and institutional donors. The Director of Major Gifts will be responsible for creating and implementing a plan that will focus on the cultivation of major donors, the launch of a multi-year major and planned giving campaign, and the coordination of grants management for JVC Northwest, in partnership with the leadership team and with the support of a contract grant writer. The Director of Major Gifts will also work in partnership with the Recruitment and Engagement team and with the support of a contract designer to create all print and digital communications needed to support major gift fundraising.

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