Director of Development

ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York is an alliance of community and labor organizations working together to create good jobs, vibrant communities, and a more accountable democracy for all New Yorkers. ALIGN is the coming together of two long-standing New York community-labor coalitions, New York Jobs with Justice and Urban Agenda. Over the last three decades, we have been at the forefront of championing workers’ rights and fair economic development policies, winning high-quality jobs with career ladders and union pathways, and creating green jobs through municipal building retrofits and a just transition away from the fossil fuel economy. For more information about our work, visit www.alignny.org.

Position Description and Responsibilities:

We seek a talented and dedicated person to join our team as Director of Development and support the New York community‐labor movement for social, economic, and climate justice. This position will report to the Executive Director and be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Staff Development and Team Leadership:
  • Supervise the Senior Manager of Finance and Operations and any future fundraising, operations, or finance staff;
  • Recruit and supervise relevant vendors, consultants, and volunteers.
  • Ensure the effective participation of staff in fundraising efforts, particularly the Executive Director;
  • Manage the board fundraising and finance committee and ensure effective board participation in fundraising;
  • Collaborate with the leadership team support practices that maintain a caring, collaborative, and effective staff team.
• Strategic Fundraising and Financial Planning:
  • In collaboration with the Executive Director and others, develop, implement and monitor comprehensive annual and multi-year development plans to project and raise annual budget goals and advance ALIGN’s campaign priorities;
  • In collaboration with the Executive Director and others, develop and maintain a goal budget of $1.6 million.
• Institutional Fundraising:
  • Research, develop, and steward proposals for foundation funding with a long-term relationship approach;
  • Ensure timely submission of reports and renewal proposals for existing funders;
  • Coordinate foundation site visits and ongoing communication updates with institutional funders and prospects;
  • Develop and implement a strategy for fundraising from labor allies, including relationship building, development of all necessary materials.
• Events:
  • Oversee planning, coordination, budget management, and implementation of special events, including but not limited to galas, house parties, donor cultivation events, and other related activities;
  • Facilitate fundraising, programmatic, and logistical coordination with relevant staff, consultants, and stakeholder groups;
  • Build and manage an individual donor strategy.
• Other:
  • Explore and execute on any additional fundraising strategies, including grassroots and major donor fundraising;
  • Develop and implement strategies to broaden support for efforts for climate and economic justice.
  • Support with various aspects of the organization’s finances including but not limited to the annual budget & funds management.

Qualifications: We recognize that people from marginalized groups may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

Required:

• A commitment to social, economic, climate, and racial justice and the labor movement;
• An understanding of ALIGN’s mission and model for building power with community and labor;
• Minimum of 5 years of professional fundraising experience working in a community/climate organization and minimum of 2 years of leadership and staff management experience;
• Broad understanding and familiarity of the New York foundation landscape;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent project management and organizational skills;
• Demonstrated initiative and work as a team player.

Preferred:

• Experience working in or with labor unions
• Experience fundraising for environmental/climate justice and/or worker justice;
• Experience using CRMs, use of PowerBase a plus;
• Experience using various communication and task management systems, use of Asana and Slack a plus.

ALIGN takes the health of our employees, families, and communities very seriously. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment.

ALIGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The organization encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction.