Development Director

In Defense of Christians (IDC) is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that advocates for the protection and preservation of Christian communities in the Middle East.

IDC seeks a Development Director to manage the organization’s development and fundraising function, through the design and implementation of a strategic development plan.  The Development Director will design, execute, and maintain a sustainable development program and campaigns through traditional and alternative means and sources of fundraising.  The Development Director will foster and expand relationships among donors and supporters, while managing development data and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Building a strategic development plan to achieve IDC’s fundraising goals
• Working with the IDC team to implement development projects and campaigns
• Creating reports to inform donors of advocacy accomplishments and future initiatives
• Maintaining and developing bases of donor support through relationship-building, regular contact, and outreach campaigns
• Identifying new donors—individuals, corporations, foundations, etc.
• Donor and fundraiser data management
• Other relevant duties as assigned

Travel: Up to 25% of the time

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant development/fundraising experience preferred
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Customer relations management (Salsa Labs) familiarity preferred
• QuickBooks familiarity preferred
• Grant writing experience preferred
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills
• Entrepreneurial/self-starter personality
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong information management skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication
• Ability to work as a team member
• High moral character and professional ethics

Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter to: richard@indefenseofchristians.org