Director, Major Gifts
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Equality Now
Remote (local)- Career category: Business development, Fundraising/ Grant management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 10+ years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: USD 120,000 USD-USD 140,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Not specified
- Deadline: 14/10/2026
- Location: United States
MISSION OBJECTIVE:
The Director, Major Gifts plays a pivotal role in advancing Equality Now’s global mission by leading and growing a major gifts portfolio, including gala sponsorships, mid-level giving and donor engagement. In partnership with the Chief Development Officer and Chief Executive Officer, the Director translates Equality Now’s development strategy into actionable fundraising plans, strengthens donor pipelines and systems, and cultivates meaningful relationships with individuals, family foundations, and philanthropic networks.This role spans strategy, donor cultivation and stewardship, portfolio management, events, executive engagement, and team leadership, and collaborates closely with Annual Giving & Development Operations functions. It requires an experienced fundraising leader with sound judgment, strong relationship-management skills, cross-cultural fluency, and the ability to translate Equality Now’s complex legal and programmatic work into compelling opportunities for philanthropic investment.
The Director will have the opportunity to shape and strengthen Equality Now’s Individual and Major Giving program during an important period of organizational growth. The successful candidate must be comfortable building systems, navigating complexity, inspiring donors and colleagues, and building the capacity of supervisee(s) and other junior staff focused on securing sustainable revenue to advance legal and systemic change for women and girls worldwide.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS & TARGET SKILLS PROFILE:
The Director will be thoroughly committed to Equality Now’s mission. The position requires deep subject-matter expertise, visionary leadership, and functional integration capacity. Specific requirements include:
The Director will be thoroughly committed to Equality Now’s mission. The position requires deep subject-matter expertise, visionary leadership, and functional integration capacity. Specific requirements include:
Substantive Knowledge
- Deep expertise in major gift fundraising, high-touch donor engagement strategies, and best practice moves management, ideally in a global nonprofit setting, with demonstrated success in securing 5–7 figure gifts from individuals and family foundations
- Strong understanding or direct experience in event fundraising, high-touch donor engagement and strengthening development operations and workflows.
Execution Skills
- Demonstrated leadership experience, with a focus on strategic delivery and operational excellence.
- Proven ability to recruit, mentor, and manage staff, fellows, and consultants, fostering high-performing, accountable teams, while modeling inclusive leadership, ensuring all voices are heard, valued, and meaningfully integrated into decision-making processes.
- Strategic and creative thinker with a record of translating vision into measurable outcomes.
- Strong project management skills with a track record of meeting deadlines and producing high-quality deliverables in fast-paced environments.
- Highly organized, results-oriented, and adaptable, with experience in database management (Raiser’s Edge NXT or equivalent).
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically, sometimes on short notice, to support regional teams, engage with partners, and represent Equality Now.
Targeted Specialized Knowledge
- Bachelor's degree required, Master’s degree, Continuing Education or significant professional experience in relevant fields is highly desired (e.g., International Relations, Nonprofit Management, Public Policy, Law, Human Rights, CFRE certification, etc)
- 10+ years of progressively responsible fundraising experience, including substantial, independent donor-facing work and staff/program management responsibilities.
- Demonstrated success working in a global human rights, gender equality, or related international NGO context, with proven ability to navigate diverse and complex organizations is preferred.
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