Development Associate

About Seeds of Peace

For more than 30 years, Seeds of Peace has demonstrated that dialogue across differences is not only possible, but essential. Through its programs, Seeds of Peace has developed a global network of more than 8,000 alumni - young leaders from regions of conflict including the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States - who are equipped to engage across divides and lead with empathy, courage, and skill.

At a moment when polarization and conflict are intensifying globally and domestically, Seeds of Peace is entering a new phase of growth. Building on a proven model and decades of impact, SOP is expanding its reach, including a greater focus on the United States while maintaining and growing its international impact.

This next chapter will be defined, in part, by the strength of its development team.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to join Seeds of Peace in a period of significant evolution to help build a modern, high-functioning development operation.

The Development Analyst will serve as a core anchor of the development team and a key partner to the Senior Director of Development, supporting strategy, execution, and infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, proactive, and mission-driven, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to grow into increasing levels of responsibility over time.

The Senior Director will provide direct mentorship and coaching across all aspects of development, including strategy, donor engagement, systems-building and best practices. While prior development experience is valuable, we are interested in candidates with strong transferable skills who are eager to learn, take initiative, and grow quickly in the role.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Development Support

• Serve as a thought partner and right hand to the Senior Director of Development
• Support planning and execution of strategy across individual + institutional giving
• Manage + track the prospect pipeline through all stages to ensure consistent movement
• Support board member engagement in development activities, including preparation, coordination, and follow-up

Prospect Research & Pipeline Development

• Conduct in-depth research on individual, foundation, and corporate prospects
• Develop prospect profiles, briefing memos, and strategic recommendations
• Help build and maintain a robust and actionable pipeline

Team Coordination & Communication

• Liaise and coordinate with senior leadership in preparation for donor engagement
• Support post-meeting follow-up, e.g., drafting communications, tracking next steps, and creating tasks to ensure timely execution
• Support reporting, tracking, and data integrity across the development function, including alignment with finance reporting, forecasting, and board-level materials
• Coordinate across internal stakeholders, including finance, program, and communications, and leadership teams
• Assist in facilitating, organizing and leading development team meetings

Systems, Infrastructure & Best Practices

• Help build and implement development protocols, workflows, and systems
• Maintain accurate and timely records in the CRM (Virtuous)
• Work with our project management platform ensuring timeliness + accountability
• Support reporting, tracking, and data integrity across the development function

Who You Are

• Deeply aligned with the mission of Seeds of Peace and motivated by our impact
• Highly motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and exceptionally reliable
• Proactive and self-directed, with the ability to anticipate needs and take initiative
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal
• Tech-savvy and comfortable working in CRM systems + PM tools
• Curious, thoughtful, eager to learn and grow through mentorship, with the ability to quickly absorb and apply new skills in a dynamic environment

What Makes This Role Unique

• This role is a “force multiplier”, with the opportunity to gain experience across all areas of development
• Meaningful collaboration with senior leadership and major philanthropic funders
• Opportunity to help rebuild a development apparatus from the ground up
• Mentorship and coaching with a clear path for growth and increased responsibility
• The chance to contribute to work that is urgently needed and globally relevant

Medical, Dental, Vision, unlimited PTO, 403B, Group Life Insurance

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