Associate VP, High Impact Philanthropy

Associate VP of High Impact Philanthropy

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.

Location: San Francisco, Seattle, New York, or Washington, DC

Position Status: Full Time

Salary Level: Starting salary for this role will be from $145,500.00 USD up to $185,000.00 USD annually, commensurate on experience and skillset.

Risk Level: Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability.

About Mercy Corps:

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 35 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

Program/Department Summary:

The Development team works to raise private funds by cultivating and maintaining relationships with private donors. We are passionate about Mercy Corps' mission and dedicated to supporting our worldwide team that is improving the lives of 50 million people in more than 35 countries. Private sector revenue is playing an increasing role at Mercy Corps, and it is critical we build a strong culture of private-sector philanthropy amongst individual donors. The High Impact Philanthropy (HIP) team raises funds from and manages Mercy Corps' relationships with high-net-worth individual philanthropists and family foundations. The HIP team oversees the full scope of the HWNI pipeline from high-capacity mid-level supporters to major and principal philanthropists and planned giving benefactors building relationships to unlock transformative capital and grow Mercy Corps' community of support. The team operates under the strategic leadership of the Chief Development Officer and is composed of team members who work directly with donors (relationship managers), manage planned giving, and support fundraisers with research and account management.

General Position Summary

The Associate VP of HIP is a key leader within Mercy Corps, charged with leading and managing a high growth potential team and scaling private sector revenue. The Associate VP will partner with the Chief Development Officer to diversify Mercy Corps' revenue base by increasing private giving from major and principal individual donors in the US and in the UK. The portfolio spans Principal Gifts ($250k+), Major Gifts ($10k+), Leadership Giving (high potential $5k+), and Planned Giving.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Strategy:

Sets high level strategy to position Mercy Corps for significant revenue growth from private individual philanthropy.

Develop and oversee the execution of a planned giving growth strategy and integration across all donor life cycles.

Lead the development and implementation of Mercy Corps' HIP strategy, focusing on growing the individual giving portfolio in the US and Europe to increase unrestricted revenue year-over-year.

Responsible for advising on revenue goals, bi-annual revenue forecasting, and establishing...