Development Director

UltraViolet (UV) is hiring a Development Director to oversee fundraising plans across our 501c3, 501c4, and SuperPAC to advance feminist political and cultural change. The Development Director is responsible for raising the annual revenue for UltraViolet ($5M across all entities for FY24) by maintaining the development systems, managing the development team staff, and representing UV publicly and in meetings with our donors and funders.

About UltraViolet:

Since 2012, UltraViolet has been the premier national organization advocating for gender justice issues using creative, strategic campaigning and digital-first organizing. UltraViolet drives feminist cultural and political change by exposing the white supremacist patriarchy and creating the conditions for a more just and equitable world for all.

Together with our more than 1.2 million members, we have taken over 17 million actions driving feminist cultural and political change. UltraViolet members have taken down major misogynists from Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein to Roger Ailes and Rick Ross, led the fight nationwide to combat racist and sexist disinformation during the 2020 election, campaigned for justice for women of color murdered by law enforcement, forced TikTok to include deadnaming and misogyny in its hate speech policies, and more. 

We work across a broad spectrum of interconnected issues that impact the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people, including gender-based violence, disinformation, health care, economic security, reproductive rights, and racial justice. In all of our work, we center frontline communities disparately impacted by sexist policies and practices, especially Black women, Indigenous women, women of color, people with disabilities, low-income women, immigrants, survivors, and LGBTQ+ people.

If fighting for a world beyond white supremacist patriarchy--a world where all people can thrive with freedom and dignity--ignites your passion, then UltraViolet is the organization for you! 

Job description:

Are you an accomplished, relational fundraiser who believes in the power of movement organizing and the power of resource mobilization to help funders and donors deepen their commitment to feminist culture change?

Are you a visionary leader and manager who excels in developing teams through clear communication, strategic planning, flexibility, and collaboration to achieve ambitious goals? 

Are you excited by data-driven research, moves management strategy, stewardship and cultivation tactics, and the creative challenge of supporting a diverse portfolio of foundations and donors?

Are you interested in helping build and manage a small, nimble fundraising team that prioritizes inclusivity, communication, shared responsibility, and impact?

If so, please read on! 

Reporting to the Vice President of Organizational Advancement and supervising the Grants Manager and any future development team hires, the Development Director is responsible for developing and executing the organization’s fundraising efforts, including donor communications and cultivation, donor prospecting, and department management. Working closely with the Executive Director and two VPs, the Development Director leads fundraising for all three UltraViolet entities (501c3, 501c4, and SuperPAC) to meet the organization’s annual budget goals ($5M across all entites in FY24), with an emphasis on overseeing UV’s robust portfolio of foundations and principal/major gift donors. The Development Director will be an important member of UV’s Leadership Team of senior staff.

The role is fully remote in an all-remote organization. The starting salary range is $135,000 - $150,000, plus a home office stipend based on the cost of living in your location and a cell phone stipend. A work computer and budget for home office supplies will be provided.

These are the required skills, traits and experience for this position: 

• A deep commitment to anti-racist feminism and gender justice. 
• 8 years of experience in fundraising, at least 2 years experience managing staff and/or leading and building teams.
• Proven experience designing and implementing fundraising goals, annual plans, and tracking systems for a nonprofit organization with exceptional attention to detail and strong project management skills. 
• Proven track record of success building and maintaining relationships with a diverse array of prospective donors across nonprofit, political, and foundation sectors, both virtually and in person.
• Ability to effectively and persuasively communicate complex ideas to high-level stakeholders, especially in written materials and oral presentations
•  A minimum of 5 years experience securing institutional gifts, which makes up 80% of UV’s current revenue mix, and ability to provide strong oversight to the grant management process and cycle.
• Proven experience and success raising six-figure and seven-figure major gifts for a $5M or larger organization.
• Capacity to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to be both a leader and an executor on our small, nimble team–maintaining the integrity of the fundraising plans, executing daily tasks, supporting colleagues, and directing the big picture and strategy.

Note: If you don’t check all the boxes above, but you’re interested and think you can do this job successfully, we welcome your application. 

We're hoping that you'll bring one or more of the following: 

• Existing professional relationships across the progressive and gender justice communities, and philanthropic community.
• Experience working in intersectional feminist organizing and/or racial justice organizing.
• Experience working in fundraising for feminist organizations and/or racial justice organizations, or digital-first campaigning organizations. 
• Knowledge and experience discussing and writing about intersectional feminist political and cultural issues. 
• Experience working for a national organization with a small, nimble team. 
• Salesforce certification or training.

You will thrive in this role if you're someone who: 

• Thrives while working remotely, since we are an all-remote organization. 
• Is comfortable juggling multiple tasks and enjoys a fast-paced environment, independently and as a team. 
• Is flexible and able to pivot seamlessly in a rapidly changing environment while handling multiple complex, deadline-driven tasks and priorities. 
• Is an excellent project manager, managing processes seamlessly from start to finish.  
• Loves working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a low-ego, collaborative environment. 

Perks of working for UltraViolet: 

• Fully remote workplace with home office stipend based on location. 
• Full health, dental, and vision benefits for employees, and generous coverage for your family. 
• 20 days vacation, 13 paid holidays plus 4 floating holidays, 2 weeks off at the end of year, a shorter workday on most Fridays. 
• Paid sabbatical after six years of service. 
• 401(k) with a 5% employer contribution. 
• Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave, plus support for childcare for work-related events and travel. 
• A work computer and budget for home office supplies provided upon hire.

Salary:   

• The salary range for this position is $135,000 to $150,000, plus a home office stipend based on the cost of living in your location and a cell phone stipend.

Application Process:  

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of 11:59pm ET on May 17, 2024. Depending on applicant volume and qualification, the process may include an interview with an outside hiring consultant, up to two interviews with the UltraViolet team, and a written component. Any applicants invited to, and who complete the written component will be provided a paid stipend in appreciation, regardless of whether they are subsequently selected to move forward. 
• To apply for this role, follow this link: https://ultraviolet.theresumator.com/apply/pQUaab3NPq/Development-Director 

UltraViolet is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, UltraViolet will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process in accordance with applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us at hr@weareultraviolet.org. 

UltraViolet is a multi-racial, multi-gender organization. We strongly encourage people of all genders, BIPOC people, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and those from other systematically marginalized communities to apply. 

UltraViolet is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. UltraViolet hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.