Associate Director, Leadership Strategy Engagement

Location: New York

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JRThe International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.

A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
** Background:
** The External Relations (ER) department is comprised of three main but complementary functional areas:
Private fundraising, Communications, and Advocacy. The main objective of the department is to enable this organization of more than 15,000 staff to have the resources needed to continue serving 18 million people worldwide in places affected by war and disaster.
** Job Overview
** The Associate Director of Leadership Strategy Engagement (LSE) serves as the primary facilitator for senior leadership engagement with key donors at International Rescue Committee.  Acting as an internal “air traffic controller” and critical fundraising resource, the Associate Director will work in close partnership with the President’s Office, Leadership Board, Vice President of Philanthropy,Senior Director of Private Fundraising Campaign, Senior Directors of Private Fundraising, and Principal and Major Gift Officers.  

The role is designed to support a well-orchestrated experience for the organization’s most significant donors by aligning executive leadership engagement, frontline fundraising activity, and stewardship execution. The Associate Director will facilitate coordination, sequencing and accountability across teams to ensure donor relationships are advanced thoughtfully and efficiently according to strategies set by relationship managers.

The Associate Director will play a critical part in enabling leadership engagement, strengthening systems and processes, and ensuring high priority donors experience a coherent and high-quality arc of engagement across geographies, portfolios, and fundraising teams.
** Major Responsibilities:
***** High-priority Donor Portfolio Facilitation
**** Maintain coordination of all activity and progress toward fundraising strategy for donors engaging with executive leadership.
* Partner with the VP of Philanthropy, Senior Director of Private Fundraising Campaign, High Value Fundraising Leadership, and frontline fundraisers to advance donor strategies in alignment with organizational priorities and guidelines.
* Coordinate with High Value Fundraising Leadership, Prospect Research, and Donor Engagement to ensure top donor giving data, reporting, and stewardship are consistently tracked and managed at a global level.
* Meet regularly with high value fundraisers to review relevant donor strategies, ensure accuracy of tracking, and strengthen giving processes and documentation.
* Promote consistency, transparency, and shared standards for high-level engagement across regional and international teams.
* Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and coordination needs among high priority donors
* Provide regular portfolio and pipeline updates to executive leadership, campaign leadership, and philanthropy leadership.
*** Executive Leadership Engagement
**** Collaborate with High Value Leaders and fundraising partners to coordinate executive leader engagement in high priority donor strategies.
* Consolidate and help prioritize requests for executive involvement in donor meetings, events, and stewardship activities.
* Co-lead internal planning meetings with fundraisers and executive leadership in…