Director

Elevate is a small business providing comprehensive grant writing support to nearly 100 nonprofit organizations working on a wide variety of issues. Our fully-remote staff work on teams and build long-term partnerships with clients to support every stage of the grant cycle: fundraising strategy & goal development, prospect research and cultivation, drafting and submission, and funder stewardship. All staff work remotely, with the option to visit our co-working space in downtown DC or meet with clients and teams in-person provided that these activities align with our COVID-19 policies. All candidates must be legally authorized to work for Elevate, and must work for Elevate, in the United States.

• →Lead 4-5 client teams while overseeing the work of junior staff; 
• →Develop and implement comprehensive institutional fundraising strategies in close partnership with clients that establish short- and long-term goals, prospecting priorities, and systems for cultivation and stewardship;
• →Lean on impeccable project management skills to ensure prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, and grand calendar management deliverables are completed on time and at a consistently high quality for each client;
• →Manage early career development professionals who are eager to learn from you about institutional fundraising;

• →Draft select proposals, reports, LOIs, and concept papers to ensure highly strategic writing on the most complex deliverables.
• →Contribute positively to Elevate’s culture, commitment to equity and inclusion, and company values. 

All applicants should apply via our Rippling hiring platform. You are asked to provide an updated resume, as well as a cover letter that should detail the following:

• →Relevant skills and experience;
• →Your interest in the position, including your interest in advancing in your career at Elevate, specifically;
• →Your professional strengths;
• →Evidence of your alignment with our company values.

Based on these materials, a hiring manager will contact you with next steps on a rolling basis. Applicants whose experiences and qualifications are strongly aligned with the position will be asked to complete a hiring exercise designed to assess your fundraising strategy and grant writing skills, as well as an interview process that will include at least two interviews prior to final decisions.

We accept applications and hire on a rolling basis that is aligned with our staffing needs for new clients and projects. This process can take anywhere from one to three months from application to start date. Additionally, we use Rippling to communicate with our applicants throughout the hiring process. Please take a moment to add emails from @ats.rippling.com as a safe sender before submitting your application. If you do not, emails may be directed to your spam folder, or may not reach you at all.

Elevate provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, creed, ancestry, citizenship, religion, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, family responsibilities, age, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, marital status, disability, personal appearance or any other protected characteristic or status under applicable federal, state and local laws. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for any part of the application process, please contact hr@elevatedeffect.com.

The annual salary for this full-time position is $72,500 and is based on a market analysis of comparable job duties and positions within the nonprofit sector and across a variety of United States geographies. Due to our commitment to internal parity within each position and across the company, we do not negotiate salaries.