Senior Resource Acquisition Manager

Overview

Senior Resource Acquisition Manager

Position type:
Full-time, Salaried, Exempt.

Location:

Flexible (remote);
Must be located and eligible to work in the U.S. Salary range: $82,. Closing date:
February 13, 2026.

Notes:
Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position will remain open until a sufficient pool of diverse candidates who meet the job requirements is identified; the review of new applications may pause after the stated deadline. The start date is ideally 2–4 weeks after offer. About The Center For Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and the organization s mission are described below.

CDP began in 2010 with the goal of pioneering the practice of strategic disaster philanthropy. It has a $40 million budget and a team of more than 30 staff members working remotely across the U.S. CDP is a trusted partner, helping foundations, corporations and individuals boost the impact of philanthropic giving in response to disaster and humanitarian crises by supporting equitable recovery and addressing root causes of vulnerabilities worldwide.

In 2024, CDP awarded approximately $16 million through 78 grants to grantee partners worldwide, demonstrated thought leadership through webinars, blog posts, featured speaking engagements and other events, and served 20+ philanthropic partners through consulting efforts.

CDP has earned Charity Navigator’s Four-Star rating, Candid s Platinum Transparency seal and is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity. As an organization grounded in racial and intersectional equity, our team members are committed to strengthening communities most vulnerable to disasters because of systemic inequities. We value integrity, boldness, innovation, humility and empathy in pursuit of our mission.

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The senior resource acquisition manager will report to the Vice President of Strategy and Innovation and will guide business development for cross-departmental, complex, restricted grants. This role is responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing complex programmatic philanthropic funding opportunities, including large grants focused on disaster philanthropy, corporate partnerships and strategic investments for catalytic innovations at the intersection of disaster and philanthropic giving.

The role blends high-level relationship building, proposal strategy and internal process leadership to expand the organization s revenue portfolio and ensure alignment between external opportunities and programmatic priorities.

This position is ideal for a strategic business development professional who thrives in a small-team environment and can independently lead sophisticated proposal development and grant capture processes. The role supports CDP s core goals of:

• Increasing revenue to fund and deliver on CDP s mission.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with institutional funders interested in more sophisticated programmatic partnerships with CDP.
• Expanding CDP s restricted grants capture capacity across departments to accelerate innovation and cross-team efforts.

As a fully remote workforce, CDP prioritizes engagement and relationship building. In-person team retreats are scheduled 2–3 times per year (3–5 days of travel).

You are an energetic, persuasive and collaborative thinker and executor of business development planning and processes. You provide new and actionable recommendations for CDP on grant opportunities beyond current private funding relationships. You think strategically to simplify complex issues for a wide variety of donor audiences and can manage a high-level business development process with strong internal capacity and systems.

You are a servant leader who fosters an open and equitable environment for colleagues. You communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, convey ideas clearly and inspire action. You are a curious professional who can execute across discrete and ongoing deliverables and share a commitment to CDP s…