Development Officer

UltraViolet (UV) is hiring a Development Officer (DO) to actively contribute to the success of our fundraising plans across our 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC entities to advance feminist political and cultural change. The DO is responsible for participating in fundraising strategy and undergirding the integrity of the fundraising plans, owning grant management from prospecting to report submission, maintaining funder communications and relationships, and ensuring impeccable data and operations to support UV’s overall fundraising efforts.

About UltraViolet:

Since 2012, UltraViolet has been the premier national organization advocating for gender justice issues using creative, strategic campaigning and digital-first organizing. UltraViolet drives feminist cultural and political change by exposing the white supremacist patriarchy and creating the conditions for a more just and equitable world for all.

Together with our more than 1.2 million members, we have taken over 17 million actions driving feminist cultural and political change. UltraViolet members have taken down major misogynists from Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein to Roger Ailes and Rick Ross, led the fight nationwide to combat racist and sexist disinformation during the 2020 election, campaigned for justice for women of color murdered by law enforcement, forced TikTok to include deadnaming and misogyny in its hate speech policies, and more. 

We work across a broad spectrum of interconnected issues that impact the lives of women, girls, and gender-expansive people, including gender-based violence, disinformation, health care, economic security, reproductive rights, and racial justice. In all of our work, we center frontline communities disparately impacted by sexist policies and practices, especially Black women, Indigenous women, women of color, people with disabilities, low-income women, immigrants, survivors, and LGBTQ+ people.

If fighting for a world beyond white supremacist patriarchy--a world where all people can thrive with freedom and dignity--ignites your passion, then UltraViolet is the organization for you! 

Job description:

Are you an accomplished, relational fundraiser who believes in the power of movement organizing and the power of resource mobilization to help funders deepen their commitment to social justice?

Are you an expert communicator with a high attention to detail, who can write and speak persuasively and passionately about feminist political and cultural change?

Are you excited by data-driven research, creating efficient and thoughtful systems and workflows, and the creative challenge of supporting a large and diverse portfolio of foundations and institutions?

Are you interested in being a part of a small, nimble fundraising team with ambitious goals, that prioritizes inclusivity, communication, shared responsibility, and impact?

If so, please read on! 

Reporting to the Director of Development (DoD) and working closely with the Vice President of Organizational Advancement (VPOA) and the Executive Director (ED), the Development Officer is an active contributor to the success of the 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC fundraising plans. 

The DO manages the full life cycle of UV’s current and prospective grant portfolio, working closely under the DoD’s leadership to ensure the execution of the institutional giving plans, including research, prospecting, proposal and report writing, funder communication, meeting preparation and participation, record maintenance, and internal fundraising reporting. The DO also participates as part of the development team in setting the fundraising strategy and ensuring the accuracy of reports and data, overseeing the timely sending of acknowledgment letters, and owning internal record maintenance in Salesforce and Dropbox. The DO provides crucial written and verbal communications services for the team including preparation of persuasive written funder-facing collateral, donor research and strategy thought-partnership, and maintaining a small portfolio of donors. 

The role is fully remote in an all-remote organization. The starting salary range is $85,000 - $105,000, plus a home office stipend based on the cost of living in your location and a cell phone stipend. A work computer and budget for home office supplies will be provided.

These are the required skills, traits, and experience for this position: 

• A deep commitment to anti-racist feminism and gender justice.
• 3 years of experience in fundraising, including demonstrated experience in grant writing and grants management.
• Proven experience managing full-cycle major grant portfolios, including all pre-award, award, and post-award activities and tracking.
• Ability to effectively and persuasively communicate complex ideas to high-level stakeholders, especially in written materials and oral presentations.
• Orientation toward relational fundraising, and ability to maintain relationships with a diverse array of donors in a virtual environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong project management skills. 
• Capacity to manage time spent on multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines in a fast-moving digital-first campaigning environment.
• Proven experience utilizing a CRM and/or fundraising tracking systems, with the ability to be an organized executor on daily tasks and maintain impeccable data and compliance with our fundraising procedures.
• Note: If you don’t check all the boxes above, but you’re interested and think you can do this job successfully, we welcome your application. 

We're hoping that you'll bring one or more of the following: 

• Existing professional relationships across the progressive and gender justice communities, and philanthropic community.
• Experience working in intersectional feminist organizing and/or racial justice organizing.
• Experience working in fundraising for feminist organizations and/or racial justice organizations, or digital-first campaigning organizations. 
• Knowledge and experience discussing and writing about intersectional feminist political and cultural issues. 
• Prior experience as a grants manager or grants writer in a nonprofit organization.
• Experience working for a national organization with a small, nimble team. 
• Salesforce certification or training.

You will thrive in this role if you're someone who: 

• Thrives while working remotely, since we are an all-remote organization. 
• Is comfortable juggling multiple tasks and enjoys a fast-paced environment, independently and as a team. 
• Is flexible and able to pivot seamlessly in a rapidly changing environment while handling multiple complex, deadline-driven tasks and priorities. 
• Is an excellent project manager, managing processes seamlessly from start to finish.  
• Loves working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a low-ego, collaborative environment. 

Perks of working for UltraViolet: 

• Fully remote workplace with home office stipend based on location. 
• Full health, dental, and vision benefits for employees, and generous coverage for your family. 
• 20 days vacation, 13 paid holidays plus 4 floating holidays, 2 weeks off at the end of year, a shorter workday on most Fridays. 
• Paid sabbatical after six years of service. 
• 401(k) with a 5% employer contribution. 
• Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave, plus support for childcare for work-related events and travel. 
• A work computer and budget for home office supplies are provided upon hire.

• The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $105,000, plus a home office stipend based on the cost of living in your location and a cell phone stipend.

Application Process:  

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, September 6th. The process may include up to three interviews with the UltraViolet team and a written component. Any applicants invited to and who complete the written component will be provided a paid stipend in appreciation, regardless of whether they are subsequently selected to move forward. 

UltraViolet is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, UltraViolet will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process in accordance with applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us at [email protected]. 

UltraViolet is a multi-racial, multi-gender organization. We strongly encourage people of all genders, BIPOC people, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and those from other systematically marginalized communities to apply. 

UltraViolet is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. UltraViolet hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.