The Director of Special Projects is a high-impact, utility-player role at Leadership Roundtable, responsible for supporting the organization’s most critical priorities. This individual will serve as a central operational liaison for executive leadership, ensuring smooth coordination of key workstreams, strategic initiatives, and organizational events, while driving special projects across operations, development, and programming.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a trusted operational assistant to executive leadership, supporting priority projects and ensuring follow-through on key organizational commitments and opportunities
- Collaborate with senior leadership to anticipate the needs of executive leadership, proactively managing their time, information, and action items related to strategic initiatives
- Help coordinate the work of the leadership team, facilitating communication and follow-through across functions
- Support executive leadership in preparing for board meetings, which may include coordinating logistics, compiling briefing materials and board packets, helping to draft talking points, and managing follow-up communications on their behalf
- Draft correspondence, reports, presentations, and other materials on behalf of executive leadership
- Lead end-to-end logistical planning and execution of Leadership Roundtable's events, including annual convenings and various fundraising events
- Manage logistics, timelines, vendor relationships, and budgets for events in collaboration with other key directors and team members
- Contribute to post-event synthesis, reporting, and follow-up communications
- Lead the planning and execution of fundraising events
- Support the Managing Partner and development team in donor cultivation activities, including preparing briefing materials, talking points, and follow-up correspondence
- Contribute to grant reporting, donor communications, and other development projects as needed
- Help identify and track donor engagement opportunities in coordination with leadership
- Lead or support special organizational projects which may span program, communications, partnerships, or operations
What We're Looking For
- Highly organized and adaptable nonprofit professional
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to ensure seamless execution of special projects that advance strategic objectives and long-term vision
- Experience driving both strategy and execution in fast-moving, cross-functional roles
- Proven ability to manage executive-level support and coordinate complex workstreams
- Demonstrated experience in end-to-end event planning and execution
- Experience supporting development or fundraising activities
- Ability to draft correspondence, reports, presentations, and other executive materials
Team & Environment
- Reports to Senior Director and Executive Partner (dual reporting line)
- Co-responsible leadership
- Servant leadership
- Innovation
- Partnership with lay, ordained, and religious leaders
- Commitment to best practices in management and leadership
Benefits & Compensation
- Full-time remote position
- Travel required for events and convenings
Work Mode
- Full-time with travel required for events and convenings
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
