Director of Development

About the role:

Our client supports the best and brightest scientists conducting groundbreaking cancer research in Israel with the goal to end the suffering caused by cancer. We are the largest non-governmental funder of cancer research in Israel. Our research has been instrumental in the development of breakthrough FDA-approved drugs, such as Gleevec, Doxil and Velcade, as well as in treatments related to nano-medicine, immunotherapy, stem cell research and targeted therapies. Since our inception, we have funded over 2,900 grants totaling just over $100million. Our research continues across all the leading Israeli institutions. ICRF funded researchers have been awarded 2 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, 5 Israeli Prizes and 2 Lasker Awards.

The Opportunity

The Director of Development is a frontline fundraiser who is a self-starter and passionate about our mission and knows how to get in front of people to drive growth. This person will work closely with the Executive Director and be responsible for increasing the organization's fundraising efforts through the identification, cultivation and stewardship of direct givers.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Identify, expand and diversify an ongoing pipeline of new potential donors
• Create compelling cases of support and implement related cultivation and stewardships plans
• Actively represent the organization and its mission
• Development of short- and long-term fundraising plans to meet revenue goals
• Help identify and establish new donor markets
• Ensure accurate gift recording, tracking and acknowledgements
• Coordinate and support certain cultivation, engagement and fundraising events to ultimately create revenue

Experience and Skills We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proven track record of cultivating and closing ongoing five and six figure annual gifts
• Ability to move prospects in a timely fashion toward solicitation and closure
• Familiar with Israel and the Jewish Philanthropic Community within the defined market
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities at one time
• Advanced working knowledge of the full Microsoft Office 365 Suite, especially excel
• Willingness and ability to work off hours and sometimes travel to support the market

If you are interested, please send your resume to ron@stonemanagement.com