The Centre for Effective Altruism is hiring a Development Officer for the Animal Welfare Fund (AWF). In this new role, you will build and run the AWF’s major donor fundraising, developing the strategy and managing high-net-worth relationships. This is an individual contributor position with significant autonomy and the opportunity to grow into management.
What You'll Do
- Co-develop the AWF’s major donor fundraising strategy with the Chair, covering donor segmentation, gift levels, acquisition, and portfolio growth.
- Build and maintain testing frameworks to evaluate gift programs and incorporate data-driven insights into strategy.
- Stay current with the AWF’s programs, grantmaking strategy, and theory of change to ensure fundraising reflects mission and impact.
- Own the donor cultivation process, ensuring active and intentional engagement with clear journey mapping.
- Develop and maintain individualized engagement plans for donors across the portfolio.
- Ensure donors have an outstanding experience at every touchpoint, feeling informed, appreciated, and connected to impact.
- Support the Chair in preparing for donor interactions with briefings, talking points, and follow-up plans.
- Build the AWF’s donor engagement infrastructure from the ground up, including the CRM and other systems.
- Own the CRM, maintaining clean data, tracking engagement, and building reporting infrastructure.
- Lead on drafting all donor-facing written communications, including impact reports, funding proposals, and updates.
- Review donor communications to ensure they clearly articulate mission, strategy, impact, and are compelling.
- Support development and execution of specific fundraising initiatives, such as thesis-driven funds.
- Identify and develop new fundraising approaches aligned with the AWF’s philanthropic operating model.
- Translate fundraising strategy into concrete plans, timelines, and workstreams.
- Oversee day-to-day operations to ensure strategies are consistently translated into practice.
- Manage multiple fundraising initiatives simultaneously, proactively flagging priority or timeline shifts.
- Manage up effectively, keeping stakeholders informed without requiring close oversight.
- Potentially directly manage relationships with a portfolio of donors, including cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in major gift fundraising or high-net-worth relationship management, with a track record of cultivating and closing significant gifts.
- Skilled project manager who can define scope, set timelines, and deliver high-quality work across multiple workstreams.
- Organized and detail-oriented, able to keep everything on track without requiring close oversight.
- Exceptional writer and communicator, able to produce donor-facing content that is precise, credible, and compelling.
- Comfortable with CRM systems and data management, keeps records clean and uses data to inform strategy.
- Genuinely excited about the potential for strategic philanthropy to reduce animal suffering at scale.
- Clear and rigorous thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Thrives in a fast-moving environment, adapts quickly, and takes initiative without waiting for direction.
Nice to Have
- Interest in innovative, non-standard fundraising initiatives such as thesis-driven funds.
Technical Stack
- Bloomerang (CRM)
Team & Environment
You will be an individual contributor on the EA Funds team, with the potential to grow into management. You will report to Karolina Sarek, Chair of the Animal Welfare Fund, and collaborate with the AWF’s grantmakers, EA Funds Leadership, Marketing and Communications, and a future Partnerships team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Private health insurance
- Flexible work hours
- $6,000 / £5,000 annual professional development allowance
- $6,000 / £5,000 mental health support allowance
- Extended parental leave
- US: 10% unconditional 401k contribution
- UK: 10% pension contribution
- Compensation: US: $119,989 base salary. UK: £72,184 base salary.
Work Mode
This role is fully remote.
The Centre for Effective Altruism is an equal opportunity employer.
