Development Officer, Institutional Giving, Scholars at Risk

Reporting to Scholar at Risk's Executive Director, this role is primarily responsible for researching and cultivating contacts with foundations, family foundations, corporations, and government sources, including sources outside of the United States. Key responsibilities include developing and managing prospect lists and records; identifying and researching prospects; developing pitches tailored to each prospect’s interests; drafting correspondence, LOIs, and proposals; and tracking follow-ups, schedules, and deadlines. Develop fluency in all areas of SAR’s work to best identify prospects and to develop pitches, LOIs and proposals.

Scholars at Risk is an independent not-for-profit corporation hosted at New York University (NYU). SAR staff are NYU employees seconded to SAR and as such are eligible for NYU employee benefits, including generous vacation leave and holidays; medical, dental, vision and life insurance options; and retirement benefits (all subject to terms established by NYU as described at https://www.nyu.edu/employees/benefit/full-time/professional-research-staff.html).