Brennan Center Justice: Institutional Relations Officer

Overview

Brennan Center for Justice:
Institutional Relations Officer

120 Broadway NY

$110,000-$125,000 / Yearly

Brennan Center for Justice

Other

Non-Profit

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested applicants to apply early, as the position will be filled once a qualified candidate is found. Please use our website to apply to the role. Upload the following documents: (1) a cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) contact information for three supervisor references. Applications without all the previously listed materials will not be considered.

Please, no phone calls or faxes; it is strongly preferred that you apply on our website. If you have difficulty with the online system, you may send your application by e-mail to: brennancenterjobs with “Institutional Relations Officer” in the subject line, after registering in the online system.

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve the systems of democracy and justice in the United States. We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. The Brennan Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protections in national security policies.

Part think-tank, part advocacy group, part cutting edge communications hub, we start with rigorous research. We craft innovative policies. And we fight for them – in Congress and the states, in the courts, and in the court of public opinion.

The Development team is responsible for raising revenues needed for the Brennan Center to operate and remain sustainable into the future. The Brennan Center entirely relies on donations; it receives no funding from NYU or the government.

The Development team is highly collaborative. It has grown to 18 staffers to keep pace with steep revenues growth and a diversifying donor base – we are supported by 40,000+ donors.

Position Overview

We seek a results-driven, dynamic, and experienced fundraising professional to join our Development team. The Institutional Relations Officer is a crucial frontline fundraising role for the Brennan Center. You will join a high-performing Development team that has raised $50-60 million in the last several fiscal years. The team is organized around three principal revenue sources: institutional donors, major donors (individuals and family foundations), and small and midlevel donors.

The team also organizes an annual fundraising gala.

The Officer will be responsible for securing major grants from institutional foundations and philanthropies – both existing and new donors. We seek a well-rounded fundraiser proficient at managing and executing all aspects of securing prospects and retaining donors. A key feature of the role is to guide and collaborate with the Center’s leaders and staff, who are among the nation’s preeminent democracy and justice policy reformers.

A successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills that enable effective philanthropic relationships and smooth internal collaborations. Another key qualification: an appetite for juggling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment that often operates in “campaign” mode.

This role reports to and closely collaborates with the Senior Director for Institutional Relations and will be part of a five-person Institutional Relations team. The position also will collaborate regularly with the VP for Development and other members of the Development team, the Center’s President, and program leaders and staff.

Note:This position is based at our headquarters in New York City.

Key Responsibilities

The Officer will serve a critical role in raising funding from institutional foundations, law firms, and corporate philanthropies. The full portfolio brings in over $10 million annually with ambitions to grow. It includes more than 45 active grants, around 70 percent of which are at the six or seven-figure level.

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