[Hiring] Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy @VITAMIN ANGEL ALLIANCE INC

Role Description

The Senior Director, Strategic Philanthropy will lead Vitamin Angels’ fundraising from public foundations; global philanthropic alliances; and other institutional funders working in malnutrition; maternal, newborn, and child health; global public health; and adjacent areas aligned with Vitamin Angels 2030.

Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO) and working in close partnership with the Programs Team, the Senior Director will serve as a player-manager with initial responsibility for building the Strategic Philanthropy function. They will personally lead the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of high-value, high-potential, and strategically important funder relationships while establishing the strategies, systems, and internal partnerships necessary for long-term revenue growth.

The Senior Director will initially hire and manage one direct report and will build additional capacity as revenue and organizational needs warrant. They will work closely with the CDO to develop long-term fundraising and partnership strategies that maximize revenue, diversify Vitamin Angels’ funding base, and position the organization’s programs, evidence, and impact effectively within the philanthropic marketplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• At least 12 years of progressively responsible fundraising or related experience, including at least five years leading and managing high-performing teams.
• Significant experience in foundation and institutional fundraising, with a proven record of personally cultivating, soliciting, negotiating, and securing significant grants and philanthropic commitments.
• Demonstrated success meeting ambitious revenue goals, growing an institutional funding portfolio, and securing new and renewed multiyear support.
• Strong knowledge of the foundation and global philanthropic funding landscape, with a demonstrated ability to establish and cultivate senior-level relationships with funders and other external stakeholders.
• Experience developing complex proposals, concept notes, presentations, budgets, and funder reports in collaboration with programmatic, financial, and executive colleagues.
• Experience managing restricted grants and ensuring compliance with funder requirements, deliverables, budgets, and reporting commitments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical, scientific, and programmatic information into clear and compelling cases for philanthropic investment.
• Knowledge of global health and development funding trends.
• Experience building or significantly expanding a fundraising function, team, or portfolio.
• Strong financial acumen and demonstrated ability to work with Programs and Finance to develop accurate project budgets and funding requests that reflect the full cost of program delivery.
• Proven ability to recruit, coach, develop, and hold staff accountable while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with funders, executives, technical experts, and colleagues across the organization.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, sound judgment, and the ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Entrepreneurial, goal-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable building a new function while personally managing a high-value fundraising portfolio.
• High standards for quality, accuracy, responsiveness, donor service, and accountability.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or a comparable CRM, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to Vitamin Angels’ global mission and willingness to embody its guiding behaviors: collaboration and inclusivity; integrity, kindness, and respect; solutions and action orientation; accountability and a growth mindset; and innovation and learning.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure with professionalism, humility, adaptability, and good humor.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Requirements

• Relevant Master’s Degree (Preferred)
• Experience in nutrition or maternal, newborn, and child health (Preferred)
• Knowledge of a non-English language (Preferred)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package includes Medical, Dental and Vision Care
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Paid parental leave
• And more