Vice President, Global Development

Overview

The Vice President of Global Development leads global efforts to engage individual and family donors, as well as corporate partners, in supporting Oceana’s campaigns to protect and restore our oceans. The Vice President is responsible for creating and executing a comprehensive development plan to build strong donor relationships and manage a team to achieve ambitious fundraising goals. The successful candidate will help maintain and forge new relationships to grow Oceana’s financial resources, impact, and visibility.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Vice President serves on the Executive team and is a strategic partner with the heads of Institutional Giving, Marketing & Communications, Finance, and VPs leading campaigns in nine countries plus the European Union.

The successful candidate will continue to expand and diversify Oceana’s donor base/pipeline and work closely with other team members to secure funding for current and new initiatives. It is expected that the amount raised by Oceana will increase in future years as the Vice President systematically and effectively strengthens the organization’s overall fundraising capacity.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic fundraising plan including major gifts, annual giving, planned giving, corporate partnerships, and events.
• Actively work with the CEO and senior staff to develop and implement ongoing fundraising and stewardship strategies that include major gifts, events, and corporate fundraising.
• Partner with the Board of Directors to identify, engage, and steward donors.
• Collaborate with Marketing & Communications to ensure consistent messaging and donor engagement, as well as implementation of an effective events and corporate partnership strategy.
• Work with leaders in countries around the world to support their outreach and fundraising with major donors and corporate partners in their countries.
• Serve as a member of the Executive Committee, acting as a spokesperson for Oceana at community events, partnership meetings, and with the media.
• Collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer to develop and implement Oceana’s financial strategy.

• Actively solicit and steward a portfolio of ~200 major gift supporters.
• Solicit six- and seven-figure contributions.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, and solicit prospective individuals and family foundations, and steward them to build long-term relationships.
• Assess the current corporate partnership approach and results and develop an updated strategy to expand revenue and enhance Oceana’s brand globally.
• Develop and implement a new events strategy to attract new donors, deepen relationships with existing donors, leverage corporate partnerships, and increase revenue.
• Manage a team that plans and implements all special events, both in-person and virtual, ensuring fundraising, attendance, marketing, and program goals are met and kept within budget.

• Supervise and mentor a team of 12 staff managing major gifts, events, and corporate and celebrity partnerships, establishing clear performance metrics and leading the team to achieve department goals.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing environment focused on achieving fundraising objectives.
• Oversee the development and submission of grant proposals and reports, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of funding requirements. Work with the Institutional Giving team to realize efficiencies in campaign reporting.

• Work closely with the Accounting & Finance team to ensure accurate revenue recording, financial records, and compliance with legal and accounting requirements.
• Oversee research on funding sources and trends to position Oceana ahead of major funding changes and trends.
• Provide and present statistical analyses to the Board and senior leaders.
• Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance against goals and the strategic plan, providing regular updates, projections, and analysis to the CEO and Board of Directors.

Education and

Work Experience:

• Bache…