Senior Manager of Donor Engagement

About Us

As the JVP family of organizations, we are growing, developing and mobilizing a powerful grassroots, multiracial base of Jews toward Palestinian freedom and the end of Israeli apartheid and occupation. As a family of organizations, we have JVP, a 501(c)(3) organization; JVP Action, a 501(c)(4) organization, and JVP Action PAC.

About You

You’re an experienced movement fundraiser ideally with two years of experience managing fundraisers or staff, and are comfortable working with donors across giving levels. You see organizing and fundraising as two sides of the same coin. You want to bring your expertise to the table to build a robust fundraising program that deepens relationships with donors while also developing resource mobilization skills among fundraisers consisting of staff, board members, and volunteers. You’re committed to ensuring the movement for Palestinian liberation is fully funded by people deeply invested in this work. You’re just as comfortable getting in the weeds on a spreadsheet as you are jumping on a call with a donor or coaching a staff person in crafting a pitch. You enjoy thinking big picture about how various moving pieces all fit together.

About the program

JVP’s fundraising model integrates fundraising, organizing, and strategic communications. Roughly 85% of our income comes from individual people — our average donation is $60, our most common donation is $18. We are an organization funded by our membership. From member-to-member phone banks to seasoned volunteer donor organizers holding major gift portfolios, JVP members actively participate throughout our entire fundraising program.

About the role

This role oversees multiple components of JVP’s Individual Donor Engagement Program. They manage staff, build robust relationships with donors, oversee discrete programs, and support member-fundraiser involvement across all giving levels. The person in this role must be able to effectively manage timelines, and have experience working with staff, board, and volunteers alike.

The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded fundraiser, possess strong project management skills, and will be someone who understands how to activate and engage donors across multiple platforms appropriate to the donor's giving tier. Candidates should possess a depth of knowledge and experience in fundraising and organizing grounded in grassroots, social justice movements.

This position will also heavily contribute to the overall visioning of the JVP family of organizations’ fundraising strategy and will have opportunities to innovate to grow the movement at large. The Senior Manager of Donor Engagement will report directly to the Development Director.

Duties & responsibilities

Strategic Thinking and Team Management (40% of time):

• Supervises 2-3 staff members, conducting annual reviews, weekly supervision check-ins, and approving quarterly work plans. Provides peer coaching to program managers in the development department.
• Manages select staff donor portfolios to ensure goals and targets are met.
• Co-develops fundraising strategy to align with organizational strategy and team capacity.
• Holds key relationships with partners and represents JVP in coalition spaces.
• Coaches and supports staff, board, and members in fundraising skill development and strategic alignment.
• Supports overall development team operations.

Donor Engagement (30% of time):

• Holds a donor portfolio of 20-40 of major donors ($1,000-4,999) and top donors ($5,000+).
• Ability to occasionally travel for in-person donor meetings within the US.
• Project manages 1-2 in-person donor events/fundraisers, working with both staff and donors in developing impactful in-person donor events.

Program Management (30% of time):

• Develops and manages a newly created planned giving program, working closely with other staff and member leaders in implementation.
• Provides strategic direction to a volunteer fundraising network that spans across all donor tiers, ensuring programmatic and strategic alignment across the network.
• Identifies gaps in current individual giving program and makes recommendations on how to bridge them.

Role requires staff to be on a computer for extended periods of time. Occasional travel and work on nights/weekends. The position is fully remote and typical work hours are 9:30am - 5:30pm local time, though this is a highly flexible work environment.

Note: Jewish Voice for Peace is committed to being flexible in order to respond to changing political dynamics and programmatic priorities, which means that the expectations of every position are dynamic. This description reflects the assignment of essential functions, but does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned on an ongoing basis.

Core Competencies

We do not expect the person in this role to have every single competency listed, and value the range of backgrounds that would make someone successful in this role. If you feel you meet at least 70% of these requirements, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Core Competencies:

• Political and Strategic Alignment: Commitment to building power towards JVP’s political goals. Rooted in values of justice for all people, and works to express those values in their work & fundraising approach, including in forging connections across movements and to deepen accountability to Palestinians. Understands grassroots fundraising as a core piece of how we connect people to JVP’s wider work.
• Data-Driven Program Management: Track record of developing new programs and seeing them through start to finish. Demonstrated ability to successfully see projects and campaigns with many moving pieces through from start to finish. Experience in data-driven decision making and in program reporting that encompasses qualitative and quantitative benchmarks.
• Major Donor Cultivation and Solicitation: A proven track record in developing and stewarding relationships with high-level donors with 4- and 5-figure asks. Ideally, this person also has a background in prospecting and upgrading donors.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Excellent and compelling writing and communication skills, with the ability to craft persuasive fundraising messaging. Ability to give clear, actionable feedback to a variety of stakeholders.
• Inclusive leadership and management: Models and inspires accountability, motivating others to take action and meet goals. Holds the team accountable and acknowledges growth edges in self and in others. Uses coaching, training, and feedback to develop others and support problem-solving. Sees mistakes as learning opportunities. Seeks and engages well with feedback from both junior and senior staff and other stakeholders. Enthusiastic about supporting and encouraging people with a span of comfort levels and experiences with fundraising.

Ideal, but not required:

• Familiarity with differences between 501(c)(3), 501(3)(4), and electoral fundraising. While all three are great, a high level of comfort with at least one is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with Jewish community, values, and traditions (Note: While not required for hiring, willingness to learn on the job is required.)
• Knowledge of EveryAction or other CRMs.

Application Process

We aim to be transparent and efficient in our hiring process. Each question you will be asked throughout our hiring process ties directly back to one of the skills and experiences listed above. In each stage, you will be asked to provide examples of these skills and experiences or how you would draw on your experience to handle a scenario commonly found at JVP. Our typical hiring process includes:

• Job application: You will not be asked to submit a cover letter. Instead, the application consists of several questions related to the role you are applying for, in addition to uploading a resume or CV. Your answers will be assessed anonymously by the hiring committee, based on the skills outlined above. The hiring committee will not look at your CV/resume or any identifying information until you have been invited to a first round interview, and will make those decisions based on your answers to the initial set of questions.
• 30 min video interview: Typically with the hiring manager and staff members you would work with on a regular basis.
• Written work assessment, responding to a scenario commonly found on the job.
• 60 min video interview: Typically a slightly larger group as the first interview.
• Reference check

Benefits of working at JVP:

• Up to 20 accumulated vacation days per year
• Up to 12 sick days per year
• Paid time off for political education and anti-racist training
• 17 paid holidays (9 floating and 8 federal)
• Health, vision, and dental insurance with premiums currently paid by JVP, and 15% of family benefits to be paid by JVP
• A supplemental health fund for trans and gender nonconforming staff
• Bereavement, parental and medical leave
• Flexible Spending benefit
• 1% of salary paid into 401k by JVP

Please note: As part of JVP’s commitment to equity and transparency, we have a no salary negotiation policy. Salary negotiations can introduce bias and perpetuate wage inequality.

JVP is committed to providing flexible work arrangements that suit the needs of our staff. All our positions are remote and based in the United States.

People of color, Sephardi and/or Mizrahi applicants, people with disabilities, and transgender or gender non-conforming applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Jewish Voice for Peace opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression. JVP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran.