Associate Director, Foundation Relations - Center for Reproductive Rights

Title: Associate Director, Foundation Relations

Department: Development

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 230+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center's human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has fueled the Center's exceptional growth to an operating budget of more than $50 million and won the respect of law firms worldwide. Our global pro bono network includes over 2,100 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 125 law firms, contributing over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services annually. The Center's Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org

The Job: The Associate Director, Foundation Relations is responsible for managing the Center's foundations fundraising program, with a portfolio of over 40 funders (providing 60-70 annual grants). The Associate Director will develop and maintain a highly engaging cultivation and stewardship program to ensure that existing foundation donors are properly stewarded and benefit from a close relationship with the Center and staff. The Associate Director will oversee the writing of compelling donor communications including grant proposals and reports and other donor materials and will ensure their timely submission. S/he will work with the Leadership of the Development team to meet annual revenue targets for foundation fundraising and to ensure the Center's ability to sustain its current foundations revenue. The Associate Director will oversee a team of two staff: a Senior Manager for Corporate and Foundation Relations and a Manager, Foundation Relations.

This position is to be based in New York City or Washington, D.C. This position will also require some travel domestically and perhaps internationally, approximately 1-2 trips a quarter. Covid-19 vaccination is required for all US-based employees of the Center.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee the foundation funding portfolio, including managing a portfolio of donors while also managing other frontline fundraisers.
• Help set and meet annual and multiyear revenue goals, monitor foundation fundraising
  projections, and liaise with key teams, such as Development Operations and Finance.
• Oversee the development of proposals and reports for all foundations, developing case
  rationales for proposals and overseeing the preparation of support materials to
  accompany submissions.
• Oversee foundation donor data analysis and tracking systems for donor and revenue
  information, including in Raiser's Edge.
• Attend inter-departmental meetings and build relationships with the Center's program staff, communications staff, and others to acquire the information needed to engage funders and steward grants effectively.
• Manage two fundraisers (Senior Manager for Corporate and Foundation Partnerships and Manager, Foundation Relations) to effectively meet their revenue goals.
• Assist with other fundraising projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 12-15 years of fundraising experience with institutional donors.
• Proven experience in leading successful proposal development, securing 6-figure grants from major foundation donors.
• Ability to work professionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail,
  accuracy and pacing.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with capacity to receive and
  accept constructive feedback.
• Understanding of and commitment to the Center's mission.
• High level of discretion and sensitivity to donor confidentiality issues

Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $152,000. This salary reflects a position based in New York City or Washington, D.C. This salary will be subject to a downward locality adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside the location listed in this posting. Note that most of the salaries listed on our job postings reflect New York, NY salaries, where our National offices are headquartered.

Union Status: This position is not covered by the Center's Collective Bargaining Agreement.

FLSA Exempt Status: This is an exempt position.

Benefits:

• Health: The Center pays up to 90%* of the premium for a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage. (* % may differ in various countries).
• Flexibility: The Center currently operates in a hybrid model, requiring staff to work 3 days per week in the office and allowing work 2 days per week from home.
• Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical, and community well-being. The Center provides generous leave, including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones.
• Growth: You will be working with and learning from some of the top legal and operational minds, all passionate about advancing reproductive rights worldwide. You will also be eligible for a stipend to use towards professional growth.
• Global: You will get a front-row seat to the fight for reproductive rights globally. You will have access to Employee Resource Groups to connect to colleagues with similar interests/backgrounds/views.
• Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (*applicable only in US and Kenya).

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

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