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ABOUT THE ROLE

Unite America seeks a full-time Sr. Director of Donor Strategy & Analytics to join our Investor Relations team, which is working to build a first-of-its-kind, cross-partisan philanthropic community that will mobilize over $100M in new resources over 20232024 to scale the democracy reform movement.

The ideal candidate profile will possess a combination of strong strategic thinking, superb communication chops, and excellent analytical skills. Above all, your mission will be to partner with the Head of Investor Relations, as well as the rest of the Investor Relations team, to design, and execute, the strategies for how we bring more science to the art of fundraising.

As the first hire in this position, this is a compelling opportunity for an enterprising and mission-driven individual to build out a new, critical function on an exciting & fast-growing team.

The position will ideally be based at Unite Americas main office in Denver, CO, although exemplary remote candidates will be considered. Unite America offers a stipend for new hires willing to relocate. Remote employees may be expected to travel 12 times per quarter for team meetings and retreats.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement strategies to drive funding growth, together with the head of the department and in support of your teammates on the frontlines with prospects and donors. These will include ownership over our lead generation model and activities; market segmentation work; and prospect research function.
• Serve as a critical "business partner" of our frontline fundraisers, empowering, equipping, and supporting them to manage their portfolios and achieve their annual goals. Assist the Head of Investor Relations with running weekly fundraising meetings, elevating the right data to the team.
• Own and direct the planning, forecasting, and monitoring of all contributions, with a keen focus on understanding and catering to the needs of our donors. Create and maintain monthly & annual goals, align projections with these goals, and utilize real-world data about prospects and existing donors to meet their philanthropic interests.
• Manage and maintain UA's fundraising pipeline model and data model; more broadly, ensure that all team activities are metrics- and data-driven and help build & implement strong performance management systems.
• Drive strategy and management of all systems and tooling for the Investor Relations team, including leading the department'sas well as the organization'stransition to Salesforce. Identify and champion other technology solutions, too.
• Serve as the owner and chief refiner of all relevant internal processes that support fundraising; this includes working collaboratively with key leaders in other departments who are stakeholders of our work, including Programs and Finance.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strategy & Operations Leadership: Minimum 57 years of experience in an analogous role connecting strategy & operations to revenue generation, with at least 2 years of leadership experience (e.g., Development Operations; Advancement Services; Sales or Revenue Operations).
• Analytical Thinking: Strong critical & analytical thinking; significant experience analyzing data and understanding its relationship to overall strategy. Mastery of Excel or Google Sheets is a must.
• Systems Mindset: Demonstrated experience creating scalable, repeatable systems & processes, underpinned by a high degree of organization and attention to detail. Proficiency working with cloud software applications and a desire to learn new technologies. Familiarity with the Salesforce platform is a strong plus.

• "Self-Starter" Orientation: A proactive, determined, self-directed & "can-do" disposition.
• Communication Skills: Strong communications chops to partner effectively cross-functionally. Moreover, the ability to communicate crisply & clearly to an executive audience is critical, including knowing when to constructively manage up.

• Humility, Respect, and a Commitment to Working Across Difference: Commitment to inclusivity and an ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives. Excitement to work on a team that spans political persuasions & ideologies, and to contribute further to that diversity.

ABOUT UNITE AMERICA

Unite America is a non-partisan, philanthropic venture fund that invests in candidates, campaigns, and organizations in order to advance nonpartisan election reforms that will foster a more representative and functional government capable of solving Americas most pressing challenges.

Founded in 2014, Unite America and its 25+-person team has grown to be a leader in the democracy reform movement. The organization has existed in its current form, and with its current primary focus, since 2019; in that time, we have successfully mobilized tens of millions of dollars from scores of philanthropists to reform campaigns across the country.

Recent victories where we played a leading or a major supporting role include: implementing Ranked Choice Voting in NYC, the largest expansion of RCV in history; winning a major anti-gerrymandering campaign in Virginia; adopting a first-of-its-kind, final-four voting system in Alaska that helped elect one of the most ideologically diverse slate of statewide officeholders in recent history; and helping to pass a citizen-led ballot initiative in Nevada to implement Alaska-style reforms in that state. We are poised to dramatically scale our impact in the years to come.

Organizationally, we are committed to building a team that reflects diverse identities, experiences and perspectives; a culture of working across differences toward common goals; and a workplace where everyone feels included, respected and heard.

ABOUT THE INVESTOR RELATIONS TEAM

The Investor Relations team at Unite America is the driving engine responsible for engaging a national, cross-partisan network of political philanthropists to mobilize over $100M in new resources to the democracy reform movement over the coming years.

We seek to bring a philanthropic venture capital model to scaling a movement that has, to date, remained too disparate and undercapitalized. To do so, we serve as a one-stop shop for philanthropists who want to maximize their impact but do not have the capacity or expertise to conduct their own diligence. The Investor Relations department packages investment opportunities into a cohesive portfolio, convenes our philanthropic community and engages prospective donors, and reports back to them on progress and results.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation (est. $120,000$140,000)
• 401(k) Plan (with up to a 3% employer contribution match)
• Health Care Plan (medical, dental, and vision)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (vacation, sick days, public holidays, and team-wide wellness days)
• Family Leave (maternity, paternity, and adoption)
• Paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff
• Training & Professional Development
• Wellness Resources
• Opportunity to join an inclusive, vibrant, and diverse team
• Last but not least, the chance to make a real difference in guaranteeing a strong democratic future for our country!