Interim Director of Development – Chief of Staff

About

UpTogether is a systems change organization dedicated to disrupting traditional approaches to ending poverty in the United States. The organization emphasizes that poverty is not due to individual failure, but rather a result of systemic policies that inhibit economic mobility.

UpTogether partners with families and communities experiencing financial hardships, providing them cash investments without restrictions. They work to amplify stories and evidence that show the effectiveness of these investments.

By collaborating with community organizations, members, and partners, UpTogether aims to foster equitable systems that allow everyone to thrive.

Description

• Support the oversight and execution of the External Affairs’ functions for UpTogether through the end of 2026, serving as a strategic thought partner to the team and CEO.
• Be a relationship steward, cultivator of new funding opportunities, and coordinator, while ensuring continuity across national fundraising, partnership, and communications during the interim period.
• Along with the CEO, provide bi-weekly support to the External Affairs team which includes Senior Partnership Managers and consultants, to facilitate ongoing pipeline development, fundraising, proposal development, and project execution.
• Assist with oversight of contractors to similarly ensure timely and quality execution of work.
• Meet regularly with foundations, partners, municipal representatives, coalitions, and other stakeholders to maintain partner relationships and fundraising, as well as cultivate new prospects.
• Submit pending / upcoming proposals and steward proposals through decision and fund implementation where funding is secured.
• Coordinate and support new proposal development, internal review, and grant applications.
• Maintain Salesforce records, proposal tracking, and project management flows.
• Serve as point person for funding prospects that are already underway, in place, or requiring project development and fund design.
• Meet with existing stakeholders about specific fund-related needs, which may range from relationship development and maintenance, to identifying donors and partners, to scoping out fund design, and supporting implementation of existing and new funds through cross-functional coordination and partner engagement.
• Actively prospect and lead new fundraising opportunities for both direct cash and operations.
• Update pipeline dashboard and create relevant reports for the Board of Directors, Executive Team, and All Staff meetings to demonstrate revenue progress, trends, insights, and analysis.
• Along with the CEO, lead strategic external communications, presentations, talking points, partner engagements, and any other external-facing materials.
• Support UpTogether’s individual giving efforts by maintaining donor stewardship, coordinating donor communication and acknowledgment, helping the stewardship of donors.
• Support planning and execution of UpTogether’s year-end giving campaign, coordinating campaign timeline, messaging, donor outreach, campaign materials, reporting and collaboration with Board of Directors and Executive Team.
• Support the Executive Team and Board of Directors in regularly scheduled meetings, to ensure the continued coordination of governance and strategic work and the presentation of timely, data-driven information for decision-making.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate quarterly Board of Directors meetings and bi-monthly Executive Team meetings.

Salary: $119.6k - $145.6k / year

Type: Full-Time

Location: United States – Remote